bungleboy69 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I have organised a night out for friends and family to see Stomp at the Lyceum in February. I initially bought 30 tickets and thought after those had gone then I wouldn't be able to get any more. After more people asked if they could come I called to check availablility and had no problems getting another 20! The lady at the box office advised that normally productions for Feb would be close to being sold out now but this year that wasn't the case. I know that this is a tough time of year for all of us with Xmas bills to be paid and tax to be paid at the end of January for us self employed people but the question I would ask is Have the Theatres done a good job in marketing upcoming events?? I am sure there used to be more advertising and posters around the city or is it just me? Obviously the recession is one factor and maybe Sheffield Theatres need to consider this in their pricing policies. (Stomp tickets were £19 each, which aint cheap but the production is brill) It seems such a shame with The Crucible just having a makeover and all the theatres being lovely places to visit. Just wondered what anyone else thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaSplit Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 What date in Feb? Just thinking if it was anywhere near Valentines night, that might go someway to explaining a lull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungleboy69 Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 The theatre staff productions for all of feb and even some later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouses24 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I have organised a night out for friends and family to see Stomp at the Lyceum in February. I initially bought 30 tickets and thought after those had gone then I wouldn't be able to get any more. After more people asked if they could come I called to check availablility and had no problems getting another 20! The lady at the box office advised that normally productions for Feb would be close to being sold out now but this year that wasn't the case. I know that this is a tough time of year for all of us with Xmas bills to be paid and tax to be paid at the end of January for us self employed people but the question I would ask is Have the Theatres done a good job in marketing upcoming events?? I am sure there used to be more advertising and posters around the city or is it just me? Obviously the recession is one factor and maybe Sheffield Theatres need to consider this in their pricing policies. (Stomp tickets were £19 each, which aint cheap but the production is brill) It seems such a shame with The Crucible just having a makeover and all the theatres being lovely places to visit. Just wondered what anyone else thought. I've always thought they did a fine job of marketing things, although admittedly I haven't been in Sheffield long enough to make any comparisons with the past. I always seem to have e-mails from the theatre in my inbox and have booked stuff based on posters I've seen around. It is a shame though when a lot of the good stuff I have been to has empty seats (maybe all those who make a career of moaning about the City Centre should vote with their wallets and actually go to some of the events to show solidarity ). I agree with what you say about it being expensive for a single ticket. I have to confess I use the under 26 scheme at the moment which is kind of awesome as I basically get free tickets (makes paying tax that much sweeter ). But I remember last year before this scheme was introduced having to think long and hard about what I went to. Close to twenty quid for a two hour performance is something which is painful to do on a regular basis. I've been to West End plays which cost the same if not less, and taking into account the fact that London salaries are a lot more than those here and London always has a load of tourists to fill seats, maybe the pricing needs to be looked at or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobrkvonfred Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Wow that does sound really quiet I would have tought you would have struggled. I havent seen as many poster recently either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty B Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I've been to West End plays which cost the same if not less, and taking into account the fact that London salaries are a lot more than those here and London always has a load of tourists to fill seats, maybe the pricing needs to be looked at or something I'd love to see a show in the West End for less than £20! I've been to numerous and never paid less than £40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger53 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 If you fancy a reasonably priced night out at the theatre you could do a lot worse than check out what's on at the Library Theatre across the road from the Lyceum, i saw a cracking play there just before Christmas (A Kick In The Baubles) and have to say that the cast and production were as good as anything have seen in the professional stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Ive never been to The Library Theatre. I may try it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 has anybody thought ,that it might be the productions they are staging.a few months back when they posted their new season list of productions the response was less than enthusiastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 there are some decent productions but they are very expensive. if they were £10-15 and not £20-30 they may get more people in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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