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The main experience should stay workable for friends who want only the show, particularly when their ticket and travel budgets differ.","duration":"Suggested: One visit or performance","budget":"Tickets and transport; meal separate","budgetDetail":"Tickets and transport; meal separate. Agree the total before purchases or bookings. This is a planning suggestion, not a live price or availability quote.","goodFor":"Pick an exhibition, performance or festival session and make the arrival easy.","considerInstead":"Attend a different performance with a shorter commitment. 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Not live inventory, a booking or a completed outing.","access":"Anyone can read. Creating a room follows existing organizer-access requirements."}}