O2 Academy Birmingham
section Balcony
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Becky ShawSold as partial view but no clue why. Nothing was obstructed or out of sight.Orchestra LsectionFrow5seat
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Death of a SalesmanRush seat (partial view). I didn't find there to be much obstruction at all — the actors were in view the whole time. Perhaps just slightly too far to comfortably read faces. Excellent legroom.Mezzanine RsectionArow28seat
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MJ: The MusicalFantastic seat, no obstruction. There is no seat in front of this seat in row BB so there is unlimited legroom. Earplugs recommended.Orchestra LsectionArow9seat
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Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildSolo lottery. Good legroom and padding on the seats. Could see faces and hear everything clearly. Strongly disliked this show.Dress Circle LsectionBrow13seat
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Operation MincemeatNarrower seat than in many other theatres but better legroom than in many other theatres. The rake is shallow in general in the orchestra, and here your eyes are roughly at stage height. Nothing out of view for Mincemeat. Sound was good but the whole mix was generally quiet — maybe a dead zone for the speakers. Excellent value for a same-day digital rush seat.Orchestra CsectionDrow120seat
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AladdinLittle legroom and poor padding. Terrible audience behavior. The view isn't so bad from here (close enough to see faces) and neither is the sound. Would never pay more than lottery price for this show.Mezzanine CsectionHHrow110seat
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RagtimeNo issues at all with sound here. Close enough to see faces. Legroom could be better.Loge LCsectionCrow408seat
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Buena Vista Social ClubExcellent legroom, sightlines, and sound. The stage is just about at eye level for taller people. Not so excellent padding.Orchestra CsectionErow101seat
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Death Becomes HerSolo lottery. As a 6'4” person, my knee was touching the back of the row in front of me for much of the show, but that happens at many theatres. Still easily 10/10.Orchestra CsectionKrow103seat
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AladdinNarrow seat, very little legroom. Padding left a lot to be desired. Badly behaved audience — man two seats down from me answered his phone during one of the scenes in Act 1, teenage tourists talking and carrying on in the balcony behind me, people taking photos on their phones with flash during the performance — ushers did nothing at all. Production was underwhelming (OK, except for the magic carpet ride, which is very cool) and the performance by the Genie's standby was frankly disappointing. Would not have paid more than lottery prices for this ticket. To top it all off, I waited 15 minutes in line at the box office to pick up my lottery ticket before the show (no pre-show email) and it took at least 15 minutes to leave the theater from the balcony due to congestion in the stairwells. Bad experience all around.Balcony LsectionErow15seat
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& JulietFairly wide with plenty of legroom. You sit roughly at the height of the stage (the rake gets steeper after this row). The sound design was impressively dynamic from here. The padding left a lot to be desired.Orchestra CsectionHrow105seat
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ChessSold as partial view — you miss some of the band and set elements on stage left, but only a couple lines are delivered out of view. You can see about half of the projections, which didn't detract from my experience at all. Decent rake in the orchestra. Great seat! Especially for rush price.Orchestra RsectionJrow22seat
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Oh, Mary!Solo lottery for Oh, Mary! Full view. Missed a little bit of the couch and the piano on stage right, but just a few tiny moments. Old theatre so very little legroom.Orchestra LsectionFrow9seat
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The Lion KingSolo lottery win. Amazing legroom. You still really get a sense of how impressively big some of the animals are, and the first number of Act 2 is better from the mezz!MezzaninesectionDrow132seat
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The Book of MormonDecent rake, nothing at all obstructed by the mezzanine overhang. Definitely close enough to see facial expressions. The sound/lighting tech's box is immediately to the right of this seat, so it is not an aisle seat.Orchestra LsectionSrow9seat




















