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.
We’re looking forward to having Bold Mellon Collective with us! During their week in residency at ARC, they’ll be working on GIVE OR TAKE, an interactive performance combining clown, dance-theatre and live electronic music. This multidisciplinary experience explores the complexities of gift-giving, celebrating its role in connection whilst unpacking its use as a transactional tool. Audiences are invited into an immersive re-enactment of their favourite gifts, with a narrative that intertwines the rich history of the Tatar diaspora focusing on themes of resistance and community. With live music, movement, and storytelling, GIVE OR TAKE is a captivating journey through joy, grief, and reflection.
About the Artists
Bold Mellon is an award-nominated multidisciplinary arts collective dedicated to amplifying intersectional queer stories. Former artists-in-residence at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, NDT Broadgate, Above the Stag Theatre and current artists in residence at Stanley Arts and Ugly Duck; the Collective’s work combines live sound, digital media and performance art alongside focusing on autobiographical and documentary style writing. They also produce cabaret, scratch performances, live music, club nights and curate visual art events – providing a platform for emerging and early career queer artists to experiment, collaborate and express themselves!
(Image credit: Sarah Hickson)