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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 very much looking forward to hearing Tony Campbell talk about this substance, which is all around us but has had such a substantial influence on our world.
Tony says – my talk will explore glass art as a tool of design and structural entity in architecture. I’ll talk specifically, the history of North East glass making, starting from the 700s to the present day and show how this priceless cultural heritage has developed. The North East has inspired, designed and produced many amazing structures, by exceptional talents, evident across the world.
I will touch on what, for me, is a major concern, the threatened closure of the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, and the ending of glass and ceramics university courses.
About our speaker – Tony declares himself proudly committed to NE England, its amazing places, exceptional music, art, culture, movies, and (of course) glass. Over 30 years Tony developed a local company Creative Glass from a start-up business to working across UK. In April he received a special award from the Mayor of Stockton for over 25 years of contribution to the Cultural Architecture of the Tees Valley using his business acumen and interpersonal skills to help shape effective partnerships. Tony is Involved in a range of cultural and creative industry initiatives across the North East including chairing Tees Valley Arts, Stockton’s Local Strategic Partnership, the North East Cultural Partnership, and the Creative Industries Partnership.