Expected running time: 94 minutes
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.
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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.
In Dzongkha with English subtitles.
How can you measure happiness?
The country of Bhutan invented Gross National Happiness to do just that, and Amber is one of the agents who travels door to door to meet people and measure how happy they really are. He is still living with his elderly mother at the age of 40, but is nevertheless a hopeless romantic who dreams of finding love: a happiness agent who is in search of his own happiness. We embark with Amber on a cross-country road trip meeting citizens from all walks of life, reminding us of the fragility and beauty of our own happiness. No matter where we live.
“Heartfelt” – Screen International
“Melodic and meaningful” – Variety
“Delightfully candid” – Paste Magazine
“An intriguing look at the process by which one measures happiness” – POV
“Complex, observant and bittersweet” – The Gate
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Information about screenings with subtitles
Subtitled screenings offer captions which transcribe dialogue only. Subtitled screenings attempt to give D/deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers an understanding of the spoken dialogue within the film, but do not include description about other aspects of the soundtrack, including music and sound effects.
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Seating accessibility information
Cinema
Seat size
Seats in the Cinema are 45cm (172/3“) wide and 46cm (18“) deep, are 40cm (152/3“) from the floor, and have 12cm (42/3“) between seats.
Armrests
Seats in the Cinema have armrests that do not fold away, and cannot be completely removed.
Legroom
Seats in the cinema have 30cm (112/3”) of legroom in front of seats, with additional legroom on row A and seats B1-B4 and B11-B14.
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.
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BBFC rating information (may contain spoilers)
violence
A teenage girl references how she has seen her father beat her mother with various implements in the past and has been forced to intervene to stop the abuse continuing. She also details how she has taken over the running of the house, to the detriment of her studies, and the caring of her younger sibling due to her parents’ drinking problems and other health issues. A woman tearfully describes how she was very young when she met her polygamist husband and implies she felt forced to marry him. She recounts how he can be unpleasant towards her and his other wives at times.
language
Infrequent use of mild bad language (‘ass’) occurs.
sex
A polygamist brags about the number of children he has fathered and states that, had he not had an operation, he would have fathered many more. A bar singer dances around suggestively on stage whilst the audience cheer and clap. References are made to adultery.
theme
A transgender bar singer speaks movingly about her struggle to find her identity and how it has impacted her mental health. There are references to depression, cancer and death. A man describes his sadness that his wife did not live to see their children succeed.
Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s Dance Version of Tim Burton’s Classic (PG)
From: Wed 25 Sep 2024