| NYC vs London theatre design. |
| Posted by: portenopete 01:04 pm EDT 08/02/21 |
| In reply to: re: Getting audiences in the theatre will be a nightmare. - KingSpeed 01:10 am EDT 07/31/21 |
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If that is true then I think that's a rather outdated methodology of promoting a show and a dubious means to creating an aura of success.
I really do think that at least half the time the house opens at 1:40 or 1:45 (or 7:40 or 7:45) and the reason is the inattention of stage managers and actors. Without a sizeable lobby area for audiences to congregate in, there is no option but to line up and snake down the street. The Samuel Friedman can handle a big crowd in its downstairs lobby, as can Circle in the Square. But in the majority of Broadway houses you can't access the lounges or lobbies without going through the auditorium.
London theatres are configured differently (not all, but most) and have areas for a good chunk of the audience to mill about without going to their seats. London theatres are generally built down into the ground so that street level is last row of the dress circle rather than last row of the orchestra/stalls. It makes for an often-labrythine descent and some of the West End theatres are positively maze-like. (An advantage of this design is you don't get ambient street noise in London as much as in NYC, where the honking cabs and shrieking citizenry are only a few yards away from seated patrons.) |
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