The opening night of the Almeida Theatre came to an end, and the new version of "Les Miserables" was unanimously acclaimed, and the word of mouth exploded, and it became the absolute hot spot that shook the whole of London, not just in May, and the surging craze was arguably the biggest focus of the first half of 2012, and it caused a thousand waves in the British entertainment scene.

Fourteen professional drama reviews, thirteen five-star perfect scores, and one four-star high score. The Almeida Theatre's version of "Les Miserables" even surpassed the original version of the Queen's Theatre and ushered in an even more incredible wave of praise, like a bomb thrown into a calm lake, and the sky fell apart in an instant.

What's even more incredible is that not only the critics, but also the audience have also erupted in the same wave of response.

The six-hour duration is indeed prohibitive, but it turns out that this is not a pure experimental art of high and low, and the appeal of Lan Li is really worrying, but it also proves that this is not a simple and crude fan effect.

The fact is that the loyal fans who participated in the premiere night gave extremely pertinent and relatively professional comments, and in addition to Lan Li, they shared their opinions about the play, about the other actors, and about the viewing experience, which in turn caused more resonance, and at the same time echoed the affirmation of the critics.

From a professional point of view, the praise index of drama reviews that are only a line away from a full score has broken the table; from the audience's point of view, premiere tickets are sky-high and hard to find, and the word-of-mouth of viewing reviews has exploded; from the perspective of spectators, whether it is the attraction of Lan Li or the curiosity of the discussion craze, this has become a rare phenomenon.

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

At the time, people were amazed but didn't really realise the significance of such an analogy, but now, in London's West End, the discerning critics have once again compared Ranley to Lawrence Oliver, and the meaning is very different, and it really shows the power of this new generation of actors.

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

After three years of precipitation and polishing, Lanli's career has finally reached the next stage. With the wave of "Les Miserables" sweeping in, such a reputation and image will be further expanded.

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

Previously, the Almeida Theater issued an announcement on its official website that Lan Li signed a three-month performance agreement with the theater, and during the three months, it will be performed six times a week, of which the first lineup led by Lan Li will perform at least 50 to 60 percent of the performances, only a little more, depending on the status of the actors on the day, and the rest of the performances will be performed by the second lineup.

This is a common occurrence in London's West End, not to mention the fact that the play lasts six hours and has to be performed every day in the afternoon and evening, which is twice the workload of other theatre actors.

The most common occurrence in London's West End is six performances a week, with two or three afternoon performances. Even so, the first and second lineups alternated on stage.

However, considering the strong appeal of Lan Li, countless audiences are coming specifically for Lan Li. In order to avoid confusion in the pre-sale of tickets, the Almeida Theater did not announce the cast for the performances, and only on the day of the performance will the audience know the cast for today.

At the same time, in order to put an end to the emergence of scalped tickets, the Almeida Theater has also adjusted its ticketing strategy, each audience is only allowed to buy a maximum of two tickets for one performance, and each audience is only allowed to buy a maximum of three tickets for different performances, in addition, out of 550 tickets for each performance, 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 theater lovers can enjoy the play, and not become a money-making channel for a few speculators.

Despite this, the enthusiasm of the audience has not been able to be contained. In just three months, Lan Li's performance can definitely be called "watching one less show", and no one wants to miss it, even if it is gambling.

At 9 a.m. on May 21, the Almeida Theater officially opened its ticket pre-sale.

After the long queues of the previous week, the Almeida Theatre really felt the popularity of the Blue Rite and was fully prepared. This time, in addition to the Almeida Theatre, there are 60 other ticket offices in the city where tickets can be purchased as soon as possible, and the theatre has also signed commissioning agreements with two online ticketing systems, and sales are also open to the Internet at the same time.

Everything is done to ensure that the ticket sales work runs smoothly.

Such a battle even appeared in the "Times".

This is the West End, not a concert or a Star Wars premiere, and even the hottest shows are more than enough to buy tickets a week or ten days in advance. Booking your own trip three months in advance is not how the West End works.

This is true in London's West End, and it is also true on Broadway. The global theater circle is generally in a state of downturn and calmness, which is reflected in all aspects.

Now, the Almeida Theatre is ready for whatever is possible. Isn't that an exaggeration?

Even the "Times" carefully reserved its attitude.

It was a fact that the opening night was a success, it was a fact that all three days of the first weekend were a success, it was also a fact that the Blue Rites were so appealing, and they even realized that all the pre-sale tickets were sold out in the first week. But, this is the West End of London, and this is a drama that is fading away, and it is a long test of six hours-

It is certain to be prepared and prepared, but it is still necessary to lower expectations, not to be delusional, a "Les Miserables" and a Blue Rite-Hall can completely reverse the sluggish status quo of drama for more than two decades.

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

Thanks to the dispersion of ticket offices and the opening of online ticketing, the whole city of London seems to be quiet, and the queues of last week are not there, as if it were just an ordinary working day, and there are no major events worth paying attention to, but a frenzied storm has swept across the Internet, once again igniting the enthusiasm of journalists.

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

"No, isn't it? I sat in front of my computer and waited for 30 minutes, but I couldn't even get into the seat selection page, what happened?

"What the hell is going on! The ticketing website must give an explanation, what is the meaning that the tickets have been sold out? I booked the alarm clock, landed on the page as soon as possible, selected the seat as soon as possible, and then entered the payment stage, only to say that the tickets are sold out? What are you playing with me? What's going on! I will never give up without giving an explanation!"

"Did anyone buy a ticket?

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

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

"Aitranli-Hall, I really want to see your work, but I can't get a ticket, woo woo. ”

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

"Ahhhh

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Twitter and Facebook have completely fried the pot. On Twitter alone, more than 30,000 messages were swiped in less than five minutes, and the keyword "Les Miserables" instantly appeared on the global trending list, attracting the attention of the world, and the discussion continued to rise, with more than 100,000 discussion entries in 10 minutes.

Everyone is complaining about the same thing: system crashes and ticket sales. In the blink of an eye, tickets are already sold out?

In fact, the system crashed for less than thirty seconds. At the moment of nine o'clock, both ticketing websites were stuck, either paralyzed or skipping frames, but after 30 seconds, the situation gradually recovered, and netizens could click to enter the website, but it was still difficult, and only a very small number of netizens 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 poured in a total of more than 200,000 clicks, which instantly crowded the websites, and only a few users with really strong network speed and computers were squeezed into the bandwidth, and all other users were stuck at a certain point, causing network congestion.

Online sales are convenient enough and have naturally become the choice of countless young people, but they are also limited by the congestion of the Internet, which shackles the process of Internet users to buy tickets.

On the contrary, it is the sixty ticket offices in the city of London that have become the best choice for buying tickets in the first place - there are no huge queues, and tickets are issued directly through the internal website of the Almeida Theatre, which is simple, fast and straightforward.

"Tickets to Les Misérables tonight, Atranli-Hall, and head to the Almeida Theatre tonight!"

"After successfully buying tickets for three consecutive days, I can't believe that I can't see Lan Li-Hall! I'm so excited, I'm going to go to the theater, haha! The decision to take a morning off is too wise!"

"On the night of the premiere, I checked in smoothly, and tonight I swiped it twice, and the tickets are in! God, I love this man to death! Greetings from the door of the Almeida Theater, refill!"