The premiere night of the Almeida Theatre came to an end. The new version of "Les Miserables" ushered in unanimous praise, and the reputation was completely exploded. It has become an absolute hot spot that will shake the entire London without any doubt. Only confined to May, the turbulent enthusiasm can be regarded as the biggest focus of the first half of 2012, which provoked a wave of waves in the British entertainment industry.

Fourteen professional drama reviews, thirteen five-star perfect scores, and one four-star high score. The Almeida Theater version of "Les Miserables" even surpassed the original version of the Queen's Theater, ushering in an even more unbelievable wave of praise, which is like a bomb dropped into a calm lake, which instantly overwhelms the river and the sea, and the sky is shattered.

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

The six-hour duration is indeed prohibitive, but the facts have proved that this is not a purely experimental art of high and small; Lan Li's appeal is really worrying, but the facts have also proved that this is not a simple and rude fan effect.

The fact is that the loyal fans who participated in the night of the premiere gave extremely pertinent and relatively professional comments. In addition to Lan Li, they shared their views on the drama, other actors, and watching feelings. Then it aroused more resonance, and at the same time it complemented the affirmation of the critics.

From a professional point of view, the ratings of drama reviews that are only a line from the full score have broken the list; from the audience's point of view, the sky-high price of tickets for the first performance is hard to find, and the reputation of watching reviews bursts; from the perspective of observation, whether it is Lanli The attraction of the discussion, or the curiosity of the discussion boom, this has become a rare phenomenon.

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

At that time, although people were amazed, they didn't really realize the meaning of such an analogy; now, in the West End of London, critical critics once again compared Renley with Lawrence Oliver. The meaning is completely different, and it really makes people see it. Here comes the powerful strength of this new generation of actor.

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, you can even talk about the powerful influence of the "Pacific War". Undoubtedly, the professional image of Lan Li has been deeply imprinted in the impression of the audience.

After three years of precipitation and polishing, Lan Li's career has finally entered the next stage. With the wave of "Les Miserables" sweeping across the country, such reputation and image will continue to expand.

Therefore, when the Almeida Theater announced the official opening of all ticket pre-sales, the entire market was fried.

Earlier, the Almeida Theater made an announcement on the official website. Renly and the theater signed a three-month performance agreement. In three months, the performances will be performed six times a week. The first lineup led by Renly, At least 50% to 60% of the performances will be played, only a lot more, depending on the status of the actors on the day; the rest will be performed by the second lineup.

This situation is very common in the West End of London. What's more, this play is six hours long, and it is necessary to perform afternoon and evening shows every day, which is equivalent to twice the workload of other theater actors——

The most common situation in the West End is that there are six performances a week, with two or three extra performances in the afternoon. Even so, the first team and the second team are alternately on stage.

However, considering the powerful appeal of Lan Li, countless viewers have come exclusively for Lan Li. In order to avoid the confusion of the ticket pre-sale work, the Almeida Theater did not announce the cast of performances. Only on the day of the performance can the audience know today's cast.

At the same time, in order to prevent the emergence of scalper tickets, the Almeida Theater has also adjusted its ticket sales strategy. Each audience is only allowed to buy two tickets for one show, and each audience is only allowed to buy tickets for three different shows; in addition, Of the 550 tickets for each show, only 400 tickets will be available for pre-sale, and the remaining 150 tickets will be available for sale 48 hours before the performance date.

All the cumbersome policies in all aspects are just to ensure that true drama fans can enjoy the play, rather than becoming a channel for a few speculators to make money.

Nevertheless, the enthusiasm of the audience has not been able to be curbed. In just three months, Lanly’s performance is definitely "seeing one less one time", no one wants to miss it, even for gambling.

At nine o'clock in the morning on May 21st, the Almeida Theater officially opened the ticket pre-sale work.

After the long queue last week, the Almeida Theater really felt the popularity of Lanli, so it was fully prepared. This time, in addition to the Almeida Theatre, there are 60 ticket outlets in London, where tickets can be purchased at the first time; at the same time, the theatre has also signed an entrustment agreement with two online ticketing systems and synchronized online Sales work has also been opened up.

Everything is to ensure the smooth progress of ticket sales.

Such a battle even appeared in the "Times".

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

This is true in the West End, and so is Broadway. The global drama circle is generally in a downturn and gentle state, which is reflected in all aspects.

Now, the Almeida Theater assumes such a posture, ready to meet all possibilities. Is this a bit too exaggerated?

Even the "Times" has carefully retained its attitude.

It’s a fact that the night of the premiere was a success; it’s also a fact that the first weekend’s three-day performance was a success; it’s the same fact that Lanly’s appeal is superior; they even realized all the pre-shows in the first week The fact that the tickets were sold out. However, this is the West End of London. This is a declining drama, and it is still a six-hour long test——

It is worthy of affirmation to be prepared and fully prepared; but you still need to lower your expectations, don't think that a "Les Miserables" and a Renly Hall can completely reverse the downturn of drama for more than two decades.

It was against this background that the pre-sale began.

Thanks to the decentralization of ticket sales and the opening of online ticket sales, the entire city of London appears to be quiet. Last week’s queuing scene never appeared, as if this was just an ordinary working day, and there were no major events of concern. ; But a fanatical storm swept across the Internet, once again detonating the enthusiasm of journalists.

"What's the matter? Why is the network paralyzed?"

"Isn't it? The website couldn't be accessed at all. I sat in front of the computer and waited for 30 minutes. As a result, I couldn't even enter the seat selection page. What is 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, logged in to the page as soon as possible, selected the seat as soon as possible, and entered the payment stage, but it said that the tickets Sell ​​it? Do you play with me? What's going on! I won't give up without giving an explanation!"

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

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

"Damn, damn, damn! I'm stuck on the payment page!"

"Atlanly-Hall, I really want to see your work, but I can't get a ticket, oh oh oh."

"Why does the ticketing website say that the tickets are already sold? Does anyone know what's going on? Is there something wrong with the website?"

"Ahhhhh! I bought it, I got it! Ahhhhh!"

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Twitter and Facebook have been thoroughly fried. Just on Twitter, in less than five minutes, more than 30,000 messages were posted, and the keyword "Les Miserables" appeared on the global hot trend list instantly, attracting people from all over the world. Eyes; moreover, the discussion heat is still on the rise. In ten minutes, the discussion entries have exceeded 100,000.

Everyone is complaining about the same thing: system breakdown and ticket sales. Tickets are already sold in the blink of an eye?

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

Later ~lightnovelpub.net~According to statistics, at the moment when the second hand points to nine o'clock on time, the two websites have a total of more than 200,000 clicks, which instantly squeezed the websites, and only a few Internet speeds and computer real Strong users are equal to being squeezed into the bandwidth, and all other users are stuck at a certain point, causing network congestion.

Online sales are convenient enough and it has naturally become the choice of countless young people; however, it is also limited by the congestion of the Internet, which shackled the process of netizens buying tickets.

On the contrary, it is the 60 ticketing locations in the city of London, making it the best choice for the first time to buy tickets-without a mighty queue, tickets are issued directly through the Almeida Theatre’s internal website, which is simple and fast. ,direct.

"Purchased tickets for tonight's "Les Miserables", Atlan Li-Hall, head to the Almeida Theater to join in tonight! Yeah!"

"Successfully purchased tickets for three consecutive days, I don't believe that I can't see Lanly Hall! I'm so excited, I'm going to the theater, haha! The decision to take a morning leave is too wise!"

"On the night of the premiere, I punched in smoothly; I swiped the second tonight, and the tickets are already in! God, I really love this man! Greetings from the entrance of the Almeida Theater, refill!"