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
Matinees.
Sun, 19 Aug 2012, 03:44 pmJust goes to show you can't please them all! We started Matinees a few years ago, to much scorn from some circles! They did take a little while to catch on- as Rob has said, but now we find them very well patronised and not only by the "older ages".
We did a 5 pm show for one season this year, several patrons who came said they'd have preferred a 2 pm one!!
Playlovers do a late afternoon/early evening show for all their seasons, those I've bben to seem pretty well attended too.