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The premiere night of the Almeida Theatre came to an end, and the new version of "Les Miserables" ushered in unanimous praise, and the word of mouth was completely exploded. Only limited to May, the turbulent upsurge can be called the biggest focus in the first half of 2012, and it has caused a thousand waves in the British entertainment industry.

Fourteen professional drama reviews, thirteen five-star full marks, and one four-star high score. The Almeida Theater version of "Les Miserables" even surpassed the original version of the Queen's Theater, and ushered in an even more incredible frenzy of praise. It was like a bomb dropped into a calm lake, and it was overturned in an instant.

What is even more incredible is that not only the critics, but also the audience also broke out in the same response craze.

The six-hour duration is indeed daunting, but it turns out that this is not pure experimental art of high and low profile; Renly's appeal is really worrying, but it also turns out that this is not a simple and rude fan effect.

The fact is that the loyal fans who participated in the premiere night gave extremely pertinent and relatively professional comments. Outside of Renly, they all shared their own opinions about the play, about other actors, and about the viewing experience. Then it aroused more resonance, and at the same time, it also complemented the affirmation of drama critics.

From a professional point of view, for drama reviews that are only a line away from the full score, the praise index has already broken the table; from the audience point of view, the price of tickets for the premiere is hard to get, and the reputation of watching reviews exploded; from the perspective of onlookers, whether it is Renly attractiveness, or the curiosity of the discussion boom, it has become a rare phenomenon.

In fact, as early as last year's Sundance Film Festival, after "Crazy Love" was released, "New York Times" reporter Bradley Adams compared Renly to the combination of Lawrence Oliver and Marlon Brando.

At that time, people were amazed, but did not really realize the meaning of such an analogy; now, in London's West End, when cynical critics again compare Renly with Laurence Olivier, the meaning has been completely different, and it really makes people watch it. To the powerful strength of this new generation of actors.

From the Berlin Film Festival to the Oscars, to the West End of London, this step by step is extremely solid and profound. If you go back further, you can even talk about the powerful influence of the "Pacific War". There is no doubt that Renly's professional image has been deeply imprinted in the audience's impression.

After three years of precipitation and polishing, Renly's career has finally entered the next stage. With the wave of "Les Miserables" sweeping in, such word of mouth and image will be further expanded.

So, when the Almeida Theater announced the official opening of all pre-sale tickets, the whole market was fried.

Previously, the Almeida Theater released an announcement on its official website. Renly signed a three-month performance agreement with the theater. During the three months, the theater will perform six times a week. Among them, the first lineup led by Renly, At least 50% to 60% of the performances will be played, only more or less, the specific situation will be determined according to the status of the actors on that day; the rest of the performances will be performed by the second lineup.

This is very common in the West End of London, what's more, this play is six hours long and must be performed in the afternoon and evening every day, which is equivalent to twice the workload of other theater actors-

The most common situation in the West End is six shows a week, with two or three afternoon extras. Even so, the first and second lineups alternated.

However, considering Renly's strong appeal, countless audience members came specifically for Renly. In order to avoid confusion in the pre-sale of tickets, the Almeida Theater did not announce the cast of the performance, and only on the day of the performance will the audience know today's cast.

At the same time, in order to prevent the appearance of scalper tickets, Almeida Theatre also adjusted its ticketing strategy, each audience is only allowed to buy two tickets for one show at most, and each audience is only allowed to buy at most three tickets for different shows; , Of the 550 tickets for each show, only 400 tickets are open for pre-sale, and the remaining 150 tickets are open for sale 48 hours before the performance date.

All the cumbersome policies on all sides are just to ensure that the real drama lovers can enjoy the show and not become a money-making channel for a few speculators.

Despite this, the enthusiasm of the audience has not been curbed. In just three months, Renly's performance can definitely be called "see one less one", and no one wants to miss it, even if it is a gamble.

At 9:00 am on May 21st, the Almeida Theater officially opened the pre-sale of tickets.

After the long queues last week, the Almeida Theater really felt the popularity of Renly and was fully prepared. This time, in addition to the Almeida Theatre, there are 60 ticket outlets in London, where tickets can be purchased as soon as possible; at the same time, the theatre has also signed entrustment agreements with two online ticketing systems to synchronize online Above is also open for sales jobs.

Everything is done to ensure the smooth running of ticket sales.

Such a battle, even boarded the "Times".

This is the West End of London, not a concert or the premiere of "Star Wars". Even for the most popular shows, it is enough to buy tickets a week or ten days in advance; for many popular shows, ask a Fan, occasionally can also be lucky enough to buy tickets for the evening show. Book your own itinerary three months in advance, this is not the way the West Side works.

so is the west end of london

The same is true for sinks. The drama circle on a global scale is generally in a state of depression and gentleness, which is reflected in all aspects.

Now, the Almeida Theater is in such a stance, ready for anything possible. Is this a bit too exaggerated?

Even The Times was careful to reserve its stance.

It's a fact that the premiere night was a success; it's a fact that the first three days of the opening weekend were a success; it's a fact that Renly's charisma was superior; The fact that the tickets were sold out. But, this is the West End, it's a fading drama, and it's a six-hour test--

It's worth being prepared for anything and everything, but you still need to lower your expectations and don't think that a "Les Miserables" and a Renly Hall can completely reverse the sluggish status quo of the drama for more than two decades.

It is against this background that the pre-sale started.

Thanks to the decentralization of ticket offices and the opening of online ticket sales, the entire city of London appears to be quiet. The queue scene last week did not appear, as if it was just an ordinary working day, and there was no major event worthy of attention. ; but a frenzy storm swept across the network, once again detonated the enthusiasm of journalists.

"What's going on? Why is the network down?"

"Isn't it? The website can't be clicked at all. I sat in front of the computer and waited for 30 minutes, but I couldn't even enter the page for seat selection. What's going on? Does anyone know?"

"What the hell! The ticketing website must give a statement, what does it mean that the tickets have been sold out? I booked the alarm clock, landed on the page at the first time, selected the seat at the first time, and then entered the payment stage, but it said that the tickets were sold out. Selling Pan? Are you playing with me? What's going on! I won't give up without an explanation!"

"Has anyone bought a ticket? Come out and squeak!"

"Squeak. I just snapped up the tickets for May 24th, hahaha! I came to the company early and completed the snap-up using the intranet. It was indeed wise."

"Shit, shit, shit! I'm stuck on the payment page!"

"At Renly Hall, I really want to see your work, but I can't get a ticket, woo woo woo."

"Why does the ticket site say the tickets are sold out? Does anyone know what's going on? Is there something wrong with the site?"

"Ah ah ah! I bought it, I bought it! Ah ah ah!"

...

Twitter and Facebook have been completely fried. Just on Twitter, more than 30,000 messages were posted in less than five minutes, and the keyword "Les Miserables" instantly appeared on the global trending list, attracting people from all over the world. Eyes; moreover, the heat of the discussion continued to rise, and in ten minutes, there were more than 100,000 discussion entries.

Everyone's complaining about the same thing: crashing systems and selling out tickets. In the blink of an eye, the tickets are already sold out?

In fact, the system crash only lasted less than thirty seconds. At the moment of nine o'clock, the two ticketing websites were stuck, either paralyzed or skipped frames; but after 30 seconds, the situation gradually recovered, and netizens can click to enter the website, However, it is still difficult, and only a very small number of netizens have successfully completed the payment.

Later, according to statistics, at the moment when the second hand pointed to nine o’clock on time, the two websites received a total of more than 200,000 click traffic, which instantly crowded the website. Only a few users with really strong Internet speeds and computers were squeezed into In the bandwidth, all other users are stuck at a certain point, causing network congestion.

Online sales are convenient enough, and it has become the choice of countless young people.

On the contrary, the 60 ticket offices in downtown London have become the best choice for purchasing tickets at the first time - there is no huge queue, and tickets are issued directly through the internal website of Almeida Theatre, which is simple and fast. ,direct.

"Buy your Les Miserables tickets tonight, Atrenly-Hall, go to the Almeida Theatre tonight! Yay!"

"Successfully purchased tickets for three consecutive days, I can't believe I can't see Renly-Hall! So excited, I'm going to the theater, haha! The decision to take a morning off is too wise!"

"On the night of the premiere, I checked in smoothly; the second swipe tonight, the tickets are in! God, I really love this man! Greetings from the door of the Almeida Theater, refill!"

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