Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communication and Theatre Union (BECTU) head Philippa Childs has warned that expensive theatre ticket prices could deter audiences, leaving theatre workers vulnerable. Childs told The Stage: “When faced with soaring ticket rates amid the ever-increasing cost-of-living crisis, audiences will have little choice but to cut back on the expense of going to the …
Domestic NHS COVID Pass will no longer be available in England
The NHS COVID Pass will no longer be available for domestic purposes in England from May 12. This means that venues and events can no longer request the COVID Pass as a condition of entry. The COVID Pass has not been legally required to enter venues and events in England since they were scrapped at …
Tech Stack: Digital ticketing, streaming and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Motorsport and the metaverse Animoca Brands, a company that specialises in promoting digital ownership for games and the metaverse, has announced it will be integrating the Hockenheimring in various products in the REVV Motorsport ecosystem. It will produce and sell NFTs (non-fungible tokens) …
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella production set to end
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical Cinderella is set to end, less than one year since it opened. The final performance of the composer’s reimagined show will take place on June 12. While the show will no longer be performed on London’s West End, a production of Cinderella is due to open on Broadway in …
Hong Kong venues to welcome back patrons from Thursday
Hong Kong’s venues are set to welcome back patrons from Thursday, with major attractions such as West Kowloon Cultural District and Disneyland Resort (pictured) opening up following a lengthy closure. The easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the country means that sports venues, performance venues, theme parks, cinemas and museums will be able to re-open. Some hospitality …
Email remains theatre’s biggest discovery channel
Email and word-of-mouth remain the biggest discovery channels for theatre-goers, with around a half of patrons selecting them as their primary source of information. A new report from AudienceView, which surveyed more than 5,000 members of TheaterMania and WhatsOnStage’s online communities, found that 31% of respondents chose email as their No.1 discovery channel despite the …
London Theatre Week sees 360,000 theatre tickets snapped up
London Theatre Week 2022, which enables theatre fans to purchase tickets to top West End shows for a lower price, witnessed gross sales increase by 43% year-on-year according to organisers, discovery and ticketing platform, TodayTix Group. The promotion took place during February, with tickets available for as little as £15 ($20/€18). Theatre goers were able …
SeatPlan reveals West End theatre seats with the worst views
Event ticket seller SeatPlan has curated a list of some of the worst views from seats across London’s West End, which sees theatre goers paying for seats – sometimes without adequate warning – with views that are obstructed. The list includes various positions at 10 theatres in the West End that have pillars right in …
West End Live set to return to Trafalgar Square in June
West End Live, a free musical theatre festival that takes place in London’s Trafalgar Square, has announced its dates for 2022. Trafalgar Square will be transformed into an open-air theatre to welcome tens of thousands of theatre fans on June 25-26. The event will feature some of the West End’s top shows, with last year’s …
Spain’s teenagers to receive €400 voucher to boost cultural sector
Spain’s teenagers will be given a €400 (£334/$440) voucher to be used as an incentive to help rebuild the country’s cultural sector. Those that turn 18 in 2022 will be given a Youth Cultural Voucher, with a maximum €200 of the bonus to be spent on live events such as festivals and music concerts, and …