As we all realise, the theatres have been suffering badly during the last year. As a regular theatre-goer, it scuttled my plans horribly because as we are all well aware, it is almost impossible to decide on the spur of the moment to nip into the nearest theatre for the evening. I am a ‘Friend’ of the CFT, which means that after you have paid a reasonable fee to become a friend you get the advantage of being able to book for the season a few days before the booking is open to the general public. There are levels of this support scheme mine is the lowest. But,sometimes I have been able to get exactly the seats I want when the friends booking opens when once you go on line the screen tell your that you have more often than not 1200 people or so in front of you. It is a dreadful waste of time sitting waiting for your spot but eventually you can book for the whole season having seen the whole programme of productions and had time at home to browse through and pick the ones you want to see. I need three tickets most often because a dear friend usually wants to join us.
Bookings were made before the Covid crash, and so I had paid for my tickets before the theatre later had to close. They had a plan, where you could choose to donate the cost of the tickets or hang on to them, I cannot remember if you they had a refund option, mmm, maybe, not sure. Anyway, I hung on to all of mine hoping the closure would not be as long as it has now turned out to be.
My husband and I most often go out for a theatre outing to this great theatre that is only twenty minutes’ drive from our home, the Chichester festival Theatre in nearby Chichester. I love the CFT to bits but my husband thinks that they have not finished the building yet! He is not at all fond of modern design poor dear. The seating is superb and there is not such thing as a poor seat because of the excellent lay out of the auditorium. The thing we both agree about is that we both like to be as close to the front as possible but those seats are sometimes hard to find when in a log queue online. It is best then to have several dates that you could go there.
I got this email in from the Chichester Festival Theatre yesterday and immediately forwarded it to our friend for whom the third seat is taken.
Our tickets were booked for Monday 14th September 2020.
My message to him read: Hope you can make this new date!!!!!!!!
But anyway it gives you plenty of time to read the book before we go if you so wish.
The book is excellent and we are both big fans of Kate Mosse and have read nearly all her books.
This play from the book is set quite locally which give so much added interest to the plot.
As I mentioned, we have both read almost every one of the books by Kate Mosse, some set in Carcassone, in the south of France.
My daughter Jacqueline and we, have made trips there after reading those books!
This one is special since it is set in and around Chichester, hence the choice of including it in the 60th birthday of the CFT
Dear Mrs Daphne Belt
We wrote to you last year to say that we were hoping to reschedule The Taxidermist's Daughter to new dates in 2021.
As we're sure you'll appreciate, there are a multitude of factors to consider, especially given the current circumstances, and we sincerely appreciate your patience.
We're delighted to say that we have now taken the decision to programme The Taxidermist's Daughter as part of our 60th anniversary celebrations in 2022. While we're sorry you won't be able to see the play this year, we are thrilled to have this locally inspired production in 2022 instead.
We are not yet in a place to confirm dates for The Taxidermist's Daughter for next year, but if you would still like to see this production in 2022, we ask that you please hold on to your existing tickets. When we do have new dates we will prioritise moving existing ticket-holders before opening up booking to anyone else. We understand the new dates may not work for you and please be assured, there will be an opportunity to opt for a refund at that stage.
Response from our friend is here below, you will see from this that the Theatre outings are not our only shared interest.
Hi Daphne
Thanks for your message.
No plans for 2022 yet so this date looks fine for me.
Have you read the book? Maybe I will. I’ve just bought another book by Hilary Mantel.
You know those interview questions people get asked about who they would invite to dinner?
She would be one of my guests, so would you and Steve.
Hope your training is going well.
My exercise is usually a walk, longer walk at weekends, sometimes with a gentle cycle to get further afield.
The countryside always looks stunning, sometimes I have to stop myself taking photographs because I’m not getting anywhere.
I love the trees at this time of year, how their branches stand out against the sky.
Spring is coming and that should help everyone s mood. It’s a real corona coaster.
Hopefully we will be able to meet up soon.
I like getting up early so I might see you in the woods one morning?
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