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| - I have just discovered this venue for ballet and am impressed every single time. I went to see the North American premiere of Alice in the Wonderland, but this review is based on FYI's rather than reviews of the shows.
If you want to make an event of seeing a ballet (or show) at the Four Seasons, you can always go to Nota Bene (5 minute walk) for pre-dinner that starts at 5pm (just in time for the 7:30 show). For $55, you get a set meal with a glass of champagne! When making reservations at the restaurant, inform them that you have a show at the Four Seasons.
Or, if you don't feel like dinner, not a problem, there other things you can do before hand:
1. If you have time, there is a "talk series" an hour earlier before the show that you can sit down and listen too
2. You can purchase drinks and food - CASH ONLY! I made the mistake one time of ordering everything and anything, and busted out my credit card...only to be informed Cash Only...wamp
3. During the intermission (usually 25 minutes), you can come out and have drinks and snacks. I suggest you to pre-order these items BEFORE the show so that when its intermission, you don't have to stand in long lines to order drinks. Before the show, they give you a ticket with your ordered items and the bar staff will tell you where to pick up the drinks. Now, I have only ordered and picked up on the main level, but other floors should have this service
4. Bathrooms are downstairs
5. When it is time to go in, a bell will ring - just beware that when you have middle seats (like moi), you might suffer the wrath of evil stares as you try and get past them to your seats. Some people will get up but some will stay seated and stare at you and say you should have arrived earlier (I think for those people I stepped on their white bags...oops)
6. Osgoode Subway Station right at the entrance of the venue so if you don't feel like finding parking, try the rocket
7. Dress Code is actually whatever you feel like. The ballet for me means being dressed up, but I have seen guests wearing jeans, shorts, tight pants *shudder*...
Enjoy!
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