Regal Trust Report Jan 2016

Regal Trust Report Jan 2016

Attendance figures

Jan 2013 699 patrons

Jan 2014 1311 patrons

Jan 2015 2266 patrons

Jan 2016 3082 patrons

A good month starting with the last two pantomime performances. Suffragette, Bridge of Spies, Addicted to Sheep and Star Wars did very well.  The Lady in the Van was a film that crossed over and brought in many people who don’t usually go to the cinema.

Our Shakespeare season from the Globe hasn’t achieved the successes of previous years.  This maybe as the plays were less popular titles or because people were more attracted to other films.

We distributed in excess of 17,000 brochures at the beginning of December and this has helped to make the venue more popular.  We have also been lucky so far with the weather with only a few icy nights.  The heating in the building is better since all the additional insulation work done last year, but is still insufficient to keep the auditorium warm on very cold days.  The additional radiator and warm air door curtain helps to keep the box office to an acceptable working temperature.

We have had disappointing news from potential funders with two grant applications being turned down at the initial stage.  We now have the necessary planning permissions in place for the alterations to the function room and the stage so will continue to pursue funding opportunities.

Our technical team have almost completed the annual clean and maintenance of the lighting rig, and a number of lamps have been earmarked for disposal.  Additional LED lights have been integrated into the rig and linked with DMX control.  They have also completed the supplementary power supply installation in the projection room to power these lamps.