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Has anybody successfully resold Hamlet tickets now that DT is out?

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Tinkjon · 22/12/2008 18:00

Can't believe I forked out £80 to see this and he's not bloody in it. They can apparently try to resell the tickets but I'm not sure that anybody would buy them... has anybody done this?

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ChristMarsSleighdy · 22/12/2008 18:08

When were you due to see it and who's playing Hamlet now?

Tinkjon · 22/12/2008 18:37

We were going on 27th December. David Tennant's understudy is in it now - no idea who he is but he's not David Tennant and that's the part I'm focussing on

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LIZS · 22/12/2008 18:44

Saw the understudy in Love's Labours' Lost at Stratford (he played the king to DT's Berowne) and have no reason to think he'd not be worth seeing anyway. Disappointing not to see DT though - I was slightly relieved not to have tracked tickets down in the end. Are there any on ebay cos they were over £500 a pair at one point , may give you an idea as ot demand.

Tinkjon · 22/12/2008 18:50

There are some on eBay yes, but I don't think it's practical to sell there, this late in the day - plus my friend has the tickets anyway. I wouldn't mind seeing it but it was expensive enough anyway, and I don't want to have to fork out the travel money to London on top (that was worth it for DT but not for anyone else )

I am so upset about, it's not true!!!

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islandofsodor · 26/12/2008 16:04

Thats just the way of it with theqatre tickets. I once bought tickets for Verdi Requiem with Pavarotti and he was ill. Fortunately Roberto Alagna was fantastic.#

With theatre tickets you buy to see the play not the actor and you could just as easily have turned up on the day and DT not have been in it for whatever reason/

I know its disapointing but I'm sure the understudy is great. I read an article by him in the paper a couple of weeks ago about having to take over the role.

Tinkjon · 27/12/2008 16:24

"With theatre tickets you buy to see the play not the actor"

Unless said actor happens to be damn hot

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islandofsodor · 27/12/2008 17:03

I know the blurb you see. Used to sell tickets for a living and had to deal with many a cancellation/major artist pulling out!

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