Pay What You Decide Info
Running time: 1hr 20mins approx.
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.
Seating: Unallocated - Theatre Style
This performance will be creatively captioned, and will be relaxed. You can find more details about this below, along with detailed content advice.
(Please note: Unfortunately BSL interpretation is no longer available with this show but if you’re able to use it, our Theatre has a t-coil loop system. See more in ‘Theatre Access Information’ below’.)
A protest. A theatre show. An energy-generating dance party.
HOT IN HERE celebrates action taking place around the world for climate justice.
Developed from conversations with climate activists across the globe, HOT IN HERE uses dance, real-life stories, and music to share the action taking place internationally against climate injustice, and the UK’s place within it.
The show is powered by the first energy-harvesting dancefloor in live theatre. Like the collective action needed to tackle the climate emergency, the dancefloor converts the collective energy of the performers’ bodies into electricity. Come join the movement. Everyone’s invited.
Made in collaboration with young people taking action at the frontlines of the climate crisis, predominantly in the Global South and nearest the Equator.
Made by Pigfoot, a multi award-winning theatre company telling stories about the climate crisis, with the least carbon impact possible.
Co-produced by Pigfoot and Gate Theatre, commissioned and supported by Camden People’s Theatre.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
With support from English Touring Theatre (ETT), ‘I’ve Got An Idea’ Fund, ARC Stockton, The Lipman-Miliband Trust and The Golsoncott Foundation.
Post show conversation
Following the performance of HOT IN HERE, Pigfoot and Kieran Barker will hold a post show conversation, exploring climate impacts within Stockton and Tees Valley and sharing opportunities to take action locally. Join us for an informal discussion to share resources, inspiration and to get planning what’s next…!
(Photos by Greta Mitchell)
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Show: Content Information
HOT IN HERE contains references to:
• Environmental Destruction
• Racism
• Sexism
• Class injustice
• Climate Injustice
• Air pollution
• Death
• Cancer
• Pregnancy
• Fire
• Drought
• Vivid depiction of flooding
• Hurricanes & Typhoons
• Loss of home
• Food insecurity
• Activism(We promise there is joy in the show!)
Click here to access the detailed content information (please note: contains spoilers).
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Show: Access Information
This performance will be creatively captioned, with a relaxed environment for audiences.
A relaxed environment for audiences means that if for access reasons, you need to do any of the following, at any time, please feel free to:
- Leave & re-enter at any time – there’s no such thing as a latecomer!
- Move around or make noise
- Eat or drink during the show, or bring your own food
- Use your phone (e.g. for magnification)
Accessibility: Click here to access the visual story for HOT IN HERE.
If you have any questions, or other access needs, ARC’s Box Office team is 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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Theatre: Access Information
Seating Accessibility Information
Seat size
In our theatre the seats are 38cm (15″) wide and 44.5cm (17½”) deep. The seats are 44cm (171/3”) from the floor, and have an 8cm (3”) gap between seats.
Armrests
Seats have armrests on either side of the seat which cannot be removed completely. Seats on rows A, C and D have armrests which can be folded away and slot between the seat backs. On all other rows armrests are fixed and cannot be folded or removed.
Legroom
There is 30cm (112/3“) of legroom in front of each seat, with additional legroom in rows D and L, and in Box 1 and Box 2.
T-Coil Loop System
Unfortunately, due to illness, this show will no longer be BSL interpreted. We tried to find a replacement for our regular interpreter, but this was sadly not possible at short notice as it would not have allowed a replacement interpreter sufficient time with the script. We are very sorry for any disappointment this may cause, but we look forward to being able to welcome you to other BSL interpreted performances in the future.
The Theatre has a t-coil loop system covering rows A-K. The best positions are seats 1-4 and 13-16 on each row, with the weakest signal in the centre of the row. To use the loop system you will need turn your hearing aid to the T- position.
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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About Pigfoot Theatre
Pigfoot Theatre is the first carbon-neutral theatre company in the UK. They make multi award-winning theatre about the climate and ecological crisis. Their work ‘practises what it preaches’ (The Sunday Times on Pigfoot) and protests within an industry which, in London alone, has a carbon footprint of 50,000 tonnes a year. Their bike-powered family comedy How To Save A Rock has toured with English Touring Theatre to Northern Stage and Theatre By The Lake, with Battersea Arts Centre & Found in Music, and with support from Slung Low to the Albany, Camden People’s Theatre and more. Their new show, Hostile Environments, supported by Boundless Theatre’s Accelerator programme, will be produced in 2023.
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Press / Awards for Pigfoot Theatre's previous work
‘actually practises what it preaches about climate change’ (The Sunday Times on Pigfoot)
Pigfoot have been featured in The New York Times, Reuters, Sky News & BBC News.
Reviews for previous show, How To Save A Rock:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “hilarious and touching… as many people as possible should see it” – Theatre Weekly
“a whirlwind of fun for all ages… as delightful as it is important to see” – The Play’s The Thing
★ ★ ★ ★ “hope is paramount” – The Scotsman
WINNER of the Sustainable Fringe Award 2019 for Best Company
WINNER of the Staging Change Award for VAULT Festival 2020
WINNER of the Sunday Times Playwriting Award, 2019 (NSDF)
WINNER of the Samuel French New Play Award, 2019 (NSDF)
WINNER of the Camden People’s Theatre Award, 2019 (NSDF)
