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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Riverside Studios)

Theatremonkey
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So, seen it, and it is, to coin a phrase "mostly useless". Not going to review it, but if anyone is thinking of going (don't bother), there is some advice to pass on:

1) "VIP Package" - not worth the extra cash unless you want the goodie bag. Your priority access and priority seating mean that you get into the first scene area before the rest of the public. You get to choose a bar stool to sit on. This is needed as otherwise you could well be standing up for around 30 minutes to watch the first scene (when they get round to starting it). 

In the second room, everybody gets at seat. In the third room, you can use benches marked "priority seating" - but nobody is checking if you hold that ticket or not.

SEATING IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PRIORITY.

MAIN THING: ARRIVE EARLY, LIKE 30 MINUTES BEFORE, AND GET IN LINE. DO NOT GO TO STUDIO TWO. THE ENTRANCE FOR THIS IS TO THE LEFT OF THE BOX OFFICE AS YOU LOOK AT IT. DOWN THAT CORRIDOR. GET IN LINE FIRST, SO YOU GET FIRST CHANCE TO GRAB ANY SEATS GOING.

In the first room:
Make sure you can see the video screens from wherever you are.

A few bar tables with stools are not reserved for VIPs. These are at the far end from where you come in. Grab one if you can.

OR, in the far corner, opposite where you come in, there are 4 chairs in a raised area, reached by a slope up. The slope is located on the far wall, starting near the bar. Other visitors will not figure this out until you are safely there. Take the chair nearest the slope, as you want to be able to see the video screens. The chairs right under the screen will have you neck twisting.

If all that fails:

You can sit on a low podium next to the stage, to the right of the stage as you go in.

A few bar tables do not have seats - these are straight ahead of you as you enter. You can lean on them.

You can sit / lean against the wall as you go in.

You can also lean on the rails on the slope leading up to the chairs you were too late to grab. This is a good solution as it puts you in a good position for the next scene.

In the second room:
You leave room one via a doorway in the corner by the bar, the other side of the bar from the door you entered by. A short walk down a corridor and you enter the next room, which is all seated. So everybody gets a chance to sit down. Glad you don't have that VIP ticket now.

Go as far from the entry door as possible, as you will leave by the door on the opposite side of the room.

 

In the third room:
This is the last room, and the most difficult.

There are 3 booths to explore, not very interesting. In front of it are benches marked "priority seating." Nobody was checking who was using them when I was there, and as you will be in it for around 30 minutes, you may well want to be cheeky. People also seemed to sit for a bit, then stand up, so there are chances to take a seat later, maybe.

If you wish to be honest, there are three options:

1) There is a stool by the bar, where one character starts the scene. it is then empty for the rest of the show, and has an excellent view.

2) There is a table next to it that you can slump against.

3) There is a very low podium on the right of the stage as you enter, that you can sit on until they ask you to move about 20 minutes into the scene.

FINALLY: SPOILER ALERT

The curtain behind the stage rises for the last scene, and they tell everyone to move into the new space. If you don't feel like it, don't. It's another 20 minutes standing at least. Keep your bench / stool. You won't see as much, but you won't be standing. They may well ask you to move, but the monkey noticed a lot of people circling back to take benches after a few minutes, and they were left to it.

Your other choice is to lean against the stage - expect a character encounter.



   
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