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Tag Archives: SOLT
Rising up the pecking order: Julian Bird is appointed Chair of Drama UK
Was anyone else a little puzzled by the recently-announced appointment of Julian Bird as ‘Chair’ of Drama UK, an organisation formed from a merger between the National Council for Drama Training and the Conference of Drama Schools. Bird is certainly enjoying … Continue reading
So much for the Olympic spirit – Andrew Lloyd Webber throws away the baton for team West End theatre
Speculation about how the Olympics will affect West End theatre has been going on for some time, although an article in ‘This is Money’ quoted by Mark Shenton in his Stage blog in November brought matters to a head by suggesting the … Continue reading
Taking the show out of showbusiness: theatres claim their pound of flesh
Why does ‘The Stage’ continue to report the ever growing profits in West End Theatres as a good news story? Their latest report on West End revenues has the headline ‘West End stays on course for £500m box office hat-trick’ and … Continue reading
Creators or curators? What’s so great about long runs?
News reporting about the West End seems to veer between two extremes – SOLT boasting about how profits are going up and up, and general panic about shows closing. The announcement of the closure of Betty Blue Eyes was greeted … Continue reading
West End takings up: Was ever audience in this humour woo’d?
There seems to be good news from the West End, with headlines proclaiming ‘Box-office sales surge’, and ‘West End takings bounce back thanks to plays’. Yes, it’s that time again, when SOLT announces the quarterly results from West End theatre … Continue reading
Posted in Lucky dip!, Theatregoers short-changed
Tagged Box office, Danny Boyle, Kevin Spacey, Old VIc, Profits, SOLT, West End Theatre
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The Olivier Awards with Mastercard: a postscript
We wish we’d read the 3rd March edition of ‘The Stage’ before we posted on this topic, but we didn’t, hence this postscript. We were somewhat surprised to read an interview by Alistair Smith with Julian Bird, the chief executive of … Continue reading
Posted in Lucky dip!, Theatregoers short-changed
Tagged Larry, Laurence Olivier Awards, Mastercard, SOLT, Theatre, West End
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Cry God for Larry: Mastercard Hijacks (sorry, relaunches) the Olivier Awards
So, thanks to a cash injection from Mastercard, the Olivier Awards are to be relaunched. When were they unlaunched? According to the presspack, the awards were named in 1984 after Sir Laurence Olivier, “One of the greatest stage actors of … Continue reading
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Tagged Larry, Laurence Olivier Awards, Mastercard, SOLT, Theatre, West End
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More on critics’ quotes and prison for those who distort them (not!)
We started to get curious after receiving a marketing email about ‘The Children’s Hour’ and actually looking at the reviews. Then a reader gave us a link to an article about EU legislation which threatens prison for anyone who uses … Continue reading
Posted in Lucky dip!
Tagged Advertising Standards Authority, critics, quotes, Reviews, SOLT, Theatre
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Theatre-goers ripped off yet again
The Independent on Sunday (16.1.11) carried an article highlighting the latest method for ripping off theatre-goers – ‘premium pricing’. This is the practice of quoting one figure for the ‘top price ticket’, whilst topping this with an extra-expensive ‘premium’ priced … Continue reading
Posted in Theatregoers short-changed
Tagged Half Price ticket booth, Musicals, rip-off, SOLT, Theatre, Theatre-goers, West End
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