Regal Trust Report March 2016

Regal Trust Report March 2016

Attendance figures

March 2013 3074 patrons

March 2014 2058 patrons

March 2015 2164 patrons

March 2016 2351 patrons

Although we increased the number of patrons this month, only a few films performed well.  The best was Dad’s Army but even this failed to deliver the numbers that had been expected.

We only hosted one live show this month, The Sounds of Simon, a Simon and Garfunkel Tribute show.  The show was excellent and did perform better than our target. Broadcast shows were poorly supported and there may now be an oversupply in the market, with less popular titles and events being screened.  The award winning adaptation of the Railway Children wasn’t as well attended as we had hoped.  Sales across the country had been very good and we gave it maximum exposure so we are at a bit of a loss to understand this.

Lindridge School held their Oscar’s evening at the Regal, screening a selection of short films shot by and featuring the Children from the school.  We did have a small technical problem with the media supplied, but experience has now taught us to have a back-up copy, so we were able to switch with a very short delay.  After the screening, the children were presented with awards.  From the exit chatter, I think we can conclude that the evening was very successful.

The newly formed Regal Theatre Company for adults are to host an open day at the Regal on Saturday 9th April.  They are encouraging anyone with the slightest interest in Theatre to come along and find out more about the Regal and how they can “Make Theatre Happen”.