Regal Trust Report Sept 2015

Regal Trust Report Sept 2015

Attendance figures

Sept 2012 1703 patrons

Sept 2013 975 patrons

Sept 2014  1026 patrons

Sept 2015  993  patrons

A slightly disappointing month.  The final film of the school holiday failed to deliver significant audiences.  Again this was a major blockbuster and the feeling is many families saw the film on release at the beginning of the school holidays.  We had a poor response to our school advertising this summer holiday so have checked with all the local schools and they have all asked us to continue to supplying them with leaflets.

This month we had some interesting live broadcasts, with the Rocky Horror show bringing in a better than expected audience for a Thursday evening, including some in costume.

The Battle of Britain at 75 broadcast and the Romeo & Juliet ballet were also well supported.

Live music events again showed a reduced audience.  The local appetite for this kind of event seems to have waned.

Almost all the cast for Jack and the Beanstalk have now been selected, and ticket sales remain strong.  The marketing effort is being stepped up and leaflets will be delivered to 30,000 local households in the next few weeks.

There will be a lot of effort expended in the next couple of months upgrading the technical infrastructure to enable us to deliver this very challenging production. We are investing thousands of pounds in new wiring and equipment.

We are also converting much of the remaining halogen lighting in the foyer and auditorium to LEDs.  This will return savings in power usage, replacement lamps and labour.

Plumbing problems remain an issue, with some of the taps installed during the refurbishments already having to be substantially overhauled and replacement parts installed.  Random flooding events also occur in the function room toilets.