Minutes:
Members
considered the service report card for the Princess Royal Theatre.
Members
asked why there was a large change in ticket numbers in 2014/2015. Officers
confirmed that this was because they had not been able to secure enough
headline acts so this resulted in fewer tickets sold.
Members
continued and asked how the figure of 50781 users equated to the low number of
tickets sold and it was confirmed that this was because the theatre had been
privately hired more during 2014/2015.
Officers
were asked whether the theatre suffered from the ‘Swansea’ effect and in
particular the Grand Theatre. Members were informed that it was in direct competition
with the Grand Theatre which had 1200 seats as opposed to the Princess Royal
Theatre which had 800.
Members
asked whether the Theatre was on course to meet the target of 25-30 shows for
2016/2017 and it was confirmed that there had currently been 15 shows however,
recently when trying to book certain acts they require a payment of up to
£10,000 upfront and the service is not prepared to take this risk.
Following
scrutiny the report was noted.
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