点评:The theater itself is fine. Small and modestly decorated for an early 20th century theater. The only decorative mural, at the top of the proscenium arch, was unfortunately obscured by the lighting rig for the current production. The seats are modern and comfortable. The production was professional.
The issue I have with the theater is to see a show at the Royal Alexandra (the only way you can see the theater,) you need to deal with Mirvish productions which seems to have a monopoly on theater in Toronto. Mirvish produced shows do not accept paper tickets: you must download their app onto your phone. The app, when opened, advertises other productions before you can get to your ticket information. I already have tickets for one of your shows. I don't want to see the Lion King. Annoying. So that app was deleted after we got to our seats.
The bigger problem is the onslaught of email from Mirvish after tickets were purchases. Daily, sometimes twice a day, emails from Mirvish would clutter my mailbox. Unfortunately, unsubscribing is not possible: when you choose unsubscribe from the bottom of a Mirvish email, they respond with a form that cheerfully tells you that they want to keep in touch and offers you 3 choices of different sorts of email to continue to receive. If you do not choose one, the form isn't accepted. So basically if you ever get tickets from Mirvish you will be spammed. And spammed. And spammed some more. Just be forewarned. Having seen one show at the theater, we will never again bother. Luckily we do not live in Toronto, so it is no loss.
翻译:剧院本身还不错。对于一座20世纪早期的剧院来说,规模不大,装修也比较朴素。唯一的装饰壁画位于舞台拱门的顶部,可惜被正在演出的灯光设备遮挡了。座位现代舒适。演出很专业。
我对这家剧院的不满在于,如果想在皇家亚历山德拉剧院看演出(这是参观剧院的唯一途径),你必须通过Mirvish制作公司,他们似乎垄断了多伦多的剧院。Mirvish制作的演出不接受纸质票:你必须在手机上下载他们的应用程序。打开应用程序后,会先显示其他演出的广告,然后你才能查看购票信息。我已经买了你们一场演出的票了。我不想看《狮子王》。真烦人。所以我们坐到座位后,那个应用程序就被删掉了。
更大的问题是,购票后,Mirvish会给我发大量的邮件。每天,有时甚至一天两次,我的邮箱里都会塞满Mirvish的邮件。很遗憾,无法取消订阅:当你在 Mirvish 邮件底部选择取消订阅时,他们会回复一个表单,上面写着他们希望与你保持联系,并提供三种不同的邮件类型供你继续接收。如果你不选择,表单就不会被接受。所以,基本上,如果你从 Mirvish 买了票,你就会收到垃圾邮件。垃圾邮件,垃圾邮件,以及更多的垃圾邮件。提前警告一下。在剧院看过一场演出后,我们再也不会去了。幸运的是,我们不住在多伦多,所以这没什么损失。