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 are delighted to be joined by Professor Philip Garnett who will be discussing The Management of Artificial Intelligence: AI and the Future of Organisation.
A very Happy New Year! We’re very much looking forward to welcoming Professor Philip Garnett, Professor of Systems and Organisation & Society at the University of York to our January 2025 Café.
Philip says – increasingly we are seeing AI being deployed within organisations with a view to increasing the efficiency of certain tasks, or in some cases, replacing the role of people within those organisations. One interesting aspect of this is the type of tasks that AI is being used for, as these are in some cases becoming more ‘managerial’. With AI’s being involved in decision making processes or evaluation. This raises interesting questions around how AI might be used for the ‘management’ of people, and conversely, how might we manage AI in organisations in the future. This talk will explore some of these issues through the lens of AI evaluation of people in management contexts.
About our speaker – Philip Garnett is a Professor of Systems and Organisation at York’s School for Business and Society, and the ‘Society and Ethics’ Pillar Lead at York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy. His research focuses on modelling organisational processes, structures and interactions with their environment, particularly how humans and emerging technologies collaborate in decision-making, and the impact of this collaboration on organisational dynamics. He has expertise in applying complex-systems theory and network analysis to understand organisations and the influence of machine learning and AI on their decision-making.
You can make your (£6 suggested) contribution in ARC using the basket which is passed around in the interval. If you’d prefer to pay online the details are available at the event.
Our website contains a list of all the talks we have held since we were set up in January 2004 and the talks for this season. Find out more at www.cafesci-stockton.org.uk
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Access Information - The Point
The Point
Seat size
In The Point, seats in rows A-GG are 36cm (14“) wide and 39cm (151/3“) deep. They are 41cm from the floor (16″) wide and 44.5cm (171/2”) deep. The seats are 44cm (171/3”) from the floor, and have a 10cm (4”) gap between seats.
Seats in rows H and W are stools, are 36cm (14“) wide and 40cm (152/3“) deep. They are 76cm (30“) from the floor, and have a 25cm (93/4”) gap between seats. The stools also feature a footrest 42cm (161/2”) from the floor.
Seats in rows K-V and Box 1are 42cm (161/2 “) wide and 45cm (172/3“) deep, 47 cm (181/2“) from the floor, and have 6cm (21/3“) gap between seats.
Seats in Box 2 are 36cm (14“) wide and 39cm (151/3“) deep, 41 cm (16“) from the floor, and have 10cm (4“) gap between seats. These are loose removable chairs.
Armrests
Seats in The Point do not have armrests.
Legroom
Seat in rows A-GG have 20cm (73/4“) of legroom in front of each seat, with restricted legroom in rows A-D.
Seats in rows H and W are stools and have 35cm (14“) of legroom.
Seats in rows K-V have 20cm (73/4“) of legroom in front of each seat, with restricted legroom in the aisle seats. Seats in row S also have a vertical backrest.
Seats in Box 2 have 50cm (192/3”) of legroom in front of the seats.
Further information
If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.
