Dress Circle
Consumer and social
theatre listings database
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, fast design.
From 1 comment
Design looks really good and is very performant (peak hacker news comment?). I also enjoyed this snippet from the 'About': >After starting the first version and getting a proof…
Zhyl on HN
Good for finding shows beyond the mainstream.
From 1 comment
Great site for finding the shows outside the norm (haven't we all seen Les Miserables at least twice by now?) Also the best way to find show dates and times without going through…
adrianl on HN
Objections
Coverage misses some theatres locally.
From 1 comment
Nice - although the coverage locally is a bit spotty (I'm not talking missing shows, I'm talking missing theatres!).
mpettitt on HN
Booking links send users to third-party sites.
From 1 comment
Looks really neat. I use to work in this space, and it's just a dreadful collection of slow outdated systems cobbled together, so your site is a breath of fresh air. I notice…
Sholmesy on HN
Requests
Search productions within a travel radius of an address.
From 1 comment
I live in the UK and absolutely adore theatre - this is amazing! Can I have a sneaky feature request? I live in the Midlands and it's a real chore to check the major productions…
Closi on HN
Add user reviews and comparisons of casts.
From 1 comment
This is very good, although it’s not quite the same use case as IMDB given that once a show has finished its run, it’s gone. I’m not talking about overpriced long-running…
vr46 on HN
Questions
How is the show data gathered, is it scraped?
From 1 comment
Hi Dom, Enjoyed your pitch at Thinking Digital last week, good to see it popping up on HN too! How do you get all the show data backing this - is it scraped from the individual…
jsty on HN
What license applies to user-contributed data?
From 1 comment
Under what license is the contributed data? I got burned twice by CDDB and then IMDB stealing their community's hard work only to monetize it, and I'll only ever participate in…
xenophonf on HN
Alternatives named
Theatricalia
From 1 comment
Reminds me of https://theatricalia.com - have you come across that site before?
davea37 on HN
MusicalsOnTour.co.uk
From 1 comment
I live in the UK and absolutely adore theatre - this is amazing! Can I have a sneaky feature request? I live in the Midlands and it's a real chore to check the major productions…
Closi on HN