Ticket Pricing...
Sun, 30 Apr 2000, 03:02 pmWalter Plinge11 posts in thread
Ticket Pricing...
Sun, 30 Apr 2000, 03:02 pmI know that you'll all have a 1000 answer's to this one but still.....
I'd like to complain about the price of musical tickets these days, $16/17 for an adult!! I know that the prices of rights etc etc have gone up but really this is getting a bit much. Trying to convince my non theatre friends to pay this is like trying to pull teeth. As one told me last week for this price I could, see a movie, get into a club and have a drink, buy a good bottle of wine or several 100 other things all of which she thought might be more fun than an amature musical. Another friend who would get the student rate said he really couldn't afford $15 for one show, for this he could see 2 movies at Luna Cinemas. My own father thinks he is being ripped off!
I think perhaps the fact that Assassins sold out plus more on 1/2 price night might say somthing.
Some-one has to complain.....
I'd like to complain about the price of musical tickets these days, $16/17 for an adult!! I know that the prices of rights etc etc have gone up but really this is getting a bit much. Trying to convince my non theatre friends to pay this is like trying to pull teeth. As one told me last week for this price I could, see a movie, get into a club and have a drink, buy a good bottle of wine or several 100 other things all of which she thought might be more fun than an amature musical. Another friend who would get the student rate said he really couldn't afford $15 for one show, for this he could see 2 movies at Luna Cinemas. My own father thinks he is being ripped off!
I think perhaps the fact that Assassins sold out plus more on 1/2 price night might say somthing.
Some-one has to complain.....
RE: Ticket Pricing...
Tue, 2 May 2000, 08:10 pmTicket pricing is certainly complicated but I must say that I thoroughly appreciated being able to see Assassins (Brilliant! - I loved it!) on opening night at half price. It meant that I was able to take my husband, eldest son and his friend. When tickets are $17 a head, I really have to think before asking other people along. As it was, it was wonderful to be part of an enthusiastic full house which gave the cast all the support they so richly deserved. Those 145 people then no doubt went away, as I did, and spread the word, which should augur well for the rest of the season. I'm not saying that tickets should always be this price, but it seems reasonable to provide everybody with the opportunity to see theatre, even those without a healthy bank balance, a long as they are prepared to put themselves out by attending on a certain night - just as professional companies do with previews. Half price tickets to members on certain nights is also a great incentive to purchase membership which can only be beneficial to the club - the broader the membership base the better.
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