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.
In a change to our advertised Café, we are delighted to be joined by
George Beautyman
Company Secretary, Tees Cottage Pumping Station, Darlington
who will be discussing
What the Victorians did for our water supply
We’re sorry not to bring you the talk By Jonathan Erskine which was scheduled for October but, unfortunately, Jonathan has had to put his talk off for now. We look forward to his talk at a later date. However, we are extremely grateful to George Beautyman who has stepped in to help at short notice. We’re looking forward to giving George a warm Café welcome and we’re sure to have a very interesting evening!
Summary
The Victorians came up with a solution to eradicate diseases which were threatening the health and lives of the population. George Beautyman from the Tees Cottage Pumping Station will show how they identified the problem, particularly in the Darlington area, and what they did to significantly improve the health of our nation. He will also take you on a whistle stop tour of the pumping station to show how the technology, which is still in operation today, works.
About our speaker
George was born in Darlington and studied Metallurgy at Leeds University. He has enjoyed a varied career ranging from the steel industry through operations management to higher education.
Now retired, he enjoys several hobbies including music, Egyptology, industrial archaeology and heritage railways where he works on the footplate. He is currently Company Secretary at Tees Cottage Pumping Station, Darlington.
Our website
Our website contains a list of all the talks we have held since we were set up in January 2004 and the up and coming talks for this season. Find out more at www.cafesci-stockton.org.uk