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.
General Prices: Pay What You Decide
Duration: 1hr 15mins
Seating: Unreserved seated
How can we find hope when the world feels like it’s in such a mess?
England 2024. Rat and Murphy are two disabled people who find themselves running for their lives, but the odds are against them. Murphy, a 55 year old veteran of the welfare state, and his younger companion Rat, who believes she can change the world, would normally go to the ends of the earth to avoid each other. They’re thrown together as they both take refuge in an empty house to avoid being sent to holding camps by the state.
Their stories unfold as they fight for their right to occupy the house.
In this story full of heart and human spirit, the worlds of two weird and wonderful characters collide as they try to find a way to survive.
A Little Cog production in association with ARC Stockton, originally commissioned as part of Cultural Shift.
Written and Directed by Vici Wreford-Sinnott
Performed by Philippa Cole and Andrew McLay with BSL interpretation by Sue Lee
All performances are BSL interpreted 
and have integrated audio description
An informal Q&A will be held after each performance.
| Pay What You Decide This performance is priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means that 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. Click here to find out more. |