Overall ticket sales remained buoyant throughout most of January, helped by our season of Shakespeare from the Globe Theatre and Gisselle from the ROH. Notable film successes were the sequels of Hunger Games & The Hobbit and Disney’s Saving Mr Banks. Other films this month didn’t do too well, including one night with no audience at all.
Great strides have been made this month by our Tech Team volunteers which has seen all the stage lighting, cleaned, serviced & safety checked, and the on stage working lights replaced.
We have replaced our specialised router following the water damage from a leaking pipe in the loft and our satellite dish has been repaired following storm damage. We have also improved the display cupboards at the front of the Regal.
The work by the building contractors to remedy the plaster problems remains ongoing.
A new gas line has been run to the kitchen and a new range and gas safety equipment has been installed. The kitchen is now fully gas safe compliant.
Looking forward, War Horse from the NT & Roy Chubby Brown have already sold out, and we only have a few tickets left for Abbamania. We have a very strong spring programme of events and our new brochure will be printed at the end of the month.
Hopefully the film sales will improve as the Oscar nominated film start appearing. We are already seeing strong sales for Mandela.
With increased activity comes an additional workload, and we really need a few additional House Managers. If you know of anyone who could fit this role, please let either Ian Little or the Trustees know.
