‘How can the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds enrich life and change lives?’ That’s the question that the Suffolk venue is inviting the public to discuss at an open-day in June, as it gives attendees the chance to shape the future of the theatre. The theatre is putting itself in the hands of the public by…
“Statistics can be made to prove anything – even the truth.” ~Author Unknown Ok, so statistics may be unreliable but what end of year round up is complete without them. 1 reviewer 189 productions 59 venues 127 Plays 31 Musicals 20 Shakespeare Productions 11 Pantomimes 3 Festivals 1 tent, 1 Camper Van, 1 water polo changing…
Are you aged 25 – 65? Do you go to the theatre? If so, why? A cursory glance as some marketing strategies could easily make you think that you are not the target audience for some theatres. With a huge focus on gaining a young audience and then a further focus on the senior citizen…
There is an interesting letter in tonight’s Evening Standard bemoaning the fact that recent visits to the Donmar Warehouse have resembled “John Lewis on a Wednesday Afternoon”. The author also notes “Yes it’s great to have mailing lists so the oldies can fill their time with theatre visits booked months in advance, which means financial…
There is an interesting letter in tonight’s Evening Standard bemoaning the fact that recent visits to the Donmar Warehouse have resembled “John Lewis on a Wednesday Afternoon”. The author also notes “Yes it’s great to have mailing lists so the oldies can fill their time with theatre visits booked months in advance, which means financial…
Some ideas are just doomed to failure from the outset and thankfully West Yorkshire Playhouse have scrapped their idea to allow audience members to use Twitter from some seats during performances. While there is much debate on how to draw in new audiences are we really so addicted to our mobile devices that we cant…
Some ideas are just doomed to failure from the outset and thankfully West Yorkshire Playhouse have scrapped their idea to allow audience members to use Twitter from some seats during performances. While there is much debate on how to draw in new audiences are we really so addicted to our mobile devices that we cant…
Why is it that I now seem to remember a production or venue more for the fellow audience members than for any artistic endeavours onstage? Now audience etiquette does evolve and bad behaviour is by no means limited to theatres – just don’t get me started on cinema audiences but I do wonder why some…
Why is it that I now seem to remember a production or venue more for the fellow audience members than for any artistic endeavours onstage? Now audience etiquette does evolve and bad behaviour is by no means limited to theatres – just don’t get me started on cinema audiences but I do wonder why some…