Matinee Sessions
Sat, 18 Aug 2012, 07:20 pmJohnny Grim9 posts in thread
Matinee Sessions
Sat, 18 Aug 2012, 07:20 pmSeeking thoughts on the setting of times for traditional Sunday matinee sessions. It seems 2PM is a common start time for matinee sessions, however, I'm considering trialling a 5PM timeslot for our October production. My view is that theatre should be considered a 'night on the town' and 2PM hardly fits that bill..5PM would in effect, achieve the objective, whilst serving the early home, early to bed requirement of some patrons.
Note: It's fair to say the above depends on the production, Agatha Christie may well suit the 2PM timeslot...I'll be interested to hear people's thoughts on this...if you were the patron would you select an afternoon on the town, or an evening?
cheers
Johnny Grim
MATINEE SESSIONS
Sun, 19 Aug 2012, 12:37 pmAs any lapsed churchgoer would know, Matins was the first Office of the day, preceding Mass. The Anglicans
('A' is for Anglican
Brimful of gas;
'B' is for Breakfast
He eats before Mass…')
moved it to 11am, – or you might prefer a cup of morning tea?
Theatrically, 'Matinee' has come to refer to any performance in daylight hours and I am all in favour of at least one in every season, to cater for families with children (if it's a suitable show) or my fellow pensioners, who (gentle ladies in particular) tend to avoid going about after lights out. So go for it, Johnny.
Incidentally, an apostrophe is redundant unless 'Matinees' occurs in a possessive sense.
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