Dynamic Pricing
ARC’s policy is to set ticket prices based on demand, like budget airlines, which means we set a price when the event goes on sale and then sometimes put the price up or down depending on how the show is selling. Usually, the price will increase as we get closer to the event, so it is advantageous to book in advance, although sometimes we will put special offers on and reduce the price. Our website will always show the current ticket price.
ARC’s theatre and dance performances are priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means you don’t have to pay until after you have seen a show!
We want to encourage more people to come and see shows at ARC, more often. Pay What You Decide not only allows you to pay what you can afford, rather than a fixed ticket price, but also removes the financial risk of buying a ticket for a show in advance without knowing whether you are going to enjoy it or not.
Tickets are available to book in advance as usual, but there is no obligation for you to pay until after you have seen the show. You can then decide on a price which you think is suitable based on your experience, which means if you haven’t enjoyed it at all, you don’t have to pay anything.
All money collected will help ARC pay the artists who have performed, and we therefore hope you will give generously.
Please ensure you have arrived and collected your tickets 15 minutes before the show starts in order to secure your seats. At the end of the show, you can decide what to pay, either by cash on the door or by card at the Box Office.
Festival circuits are an integral part of the filmmaking journey and yet it’s an area of the industry that also suffers from a lack of opportunity for filmmakers that aren’t straight, white and/or male. When looking into indie film festivals during 2019-2020, the Centre for the Study of Women in Television and Film found that the festivals they researched selected and/or screened an average of 12 narrative films directed by men, compared to an average of 6 films directed by at least one woman. The 2020 Hollywood Diversity report found that of the top grossing films in 2019, 15.1% were directed by women and 14.4% were directed by people of colour, and GLAAD’s overview of major studio releases in 2019 shows the shocking disparity of LGBTQ+ representation on screen.
With Women X, our goal is to help break down these barriers that underrepresented voices face in the industry. Not only does our weekend-long festival showcase an amazing array of short films from women and non-binary filmmakers, it also brings together people from all across the globe to revel in their love of cinema and support each other in a safe and inclusive space. After the success of 2020, we’ll be bringing back a great variety of workshops, panels, networking opportunities and engaging Q&A sessions with our filmmakers to ensure that Women X’s culture remains intrinsically connected to community and the championing of one another.
For more info about the festival check out their website.
Please note, tickets for this event are not on sale yet, check back after the launch event on Thursday 29 June.