TodayTix, a ticketing platform with a focus on cultural experiences, has announced its launch in the Australian city of Brisbane. The company’s platform was launched in Melbourne and Sydney in 2019 and enabled Australian theatre fans to attend shows such as Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Mary Poppins. Brisbane residents will also …
Hamilton extends West End run until September 2023
Hamilton, a popular theatre production featuring rap and song about one of America’s Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton, will continue its run in the West End. Bookings are now being taken for the show, which opened the Victoria Palace Theatre at the end of 2017, until September 2023. Hamilton has book, music and lyrics written by …
Paris’ Odéon Théâtre faces €200K strike loss
Strike action at Paris’ iconic Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe has cost the venue a reported €200,000 in box office revenue since commencing last month. Performances at the national theatre will resume tonight (Thursday) and Friday following weeks of walkouts by workers from two of the three theatre unions, CGT and Force Ouvrière. At present, there is …
West End welcomes first new-build theatre in 50 years
Soho Place, the West End’s first new-build theatre in five decades, is set to open this weekend. The 600-seat Soho St venue will welcome its first guests on Saturday for a performance of Neil Baldwin and Malcolm Clarke’s ‘Marvellous’ some 12 years after plans for its development were conceived. Soho Place is owned by West …
Ambassador Theatre Group in debt talks – report
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) is reportedly looking to refinance its debt with a direct lending deal worth as much as £1.2bn. The group, which owns major Broadway and the West End theatres, is said to be speaking to direct lending firms about the potential refinancing, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg said spokespeople for ATG and its …
BMG targets Las Vegas-style residencies at Berlin’s Theater des Westens
Global music business BMG has booked out Berlin’s Theater des Westens (TdW) every night until the end of 2024 as it seeks to build its live events business. The 1,600-seat venue, which has hosted acts such as Marlene Dietrich and Maria Callas during its 120-year history, will be the focus of the group’s productions in …
French culture to receive significant boost
French culture minister Rima Abdul Malak has said that the French Government will commit a record €4.2bn (£3.8bn/$4bn) budget to cultural activities in 2023. This equates to a 7% increase compared to last year with €711m allocated to the financing of film and audio-visual production, as well as video games. Malak said at a press …
Abu Dhabi tourism department unveils packed schedule
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that the UK’s Wireless Festival will head to the Middle East for the first time. As part of a packed list of events, a Wireless event will take place in Abu Dhabi in March next year. Abu Dhabi’s events calendar was revealed …
Careem partners with events marketplace Tikety
Careem, a multi-service app in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has partnered with online events marketplace Tikety. Tikety’s events marketplace is now available on the Careem app as a ‘Tickets & Passes’ tile, which enables customers to search, purchase and manage tickets and bookings for museums, tours and other activities in the UAE. The service …
People on the move: RSC, DEAG and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that Daniel Evans (pictured left) and Tamara Harvey (pictured right) will be the co-artistic directors of the RSC from June 2023. Evans is currently the artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre and Harvey is currently the …