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.
Drop in to Wellington Square and help us write a Love Letter to Stockton!
Three friendly artists from the Tees Women Poets will be hanging out in the unit opposite River Island and on the Buddy Bench on Tuesday 10 and Saturday 14 October, asking what makes Stockton a special place for you. We’ll have the kettle on for you, and together we’ll find the perfect words to celebrate our town. Drop in from 10am to 3pm both days. Everyone welcome!
The Artists
Lizzie Lovejoy is a Darlo born poet, performer and picture-maker. They’ve spent their life listening to peoples words, and now Lizzie translates local narratives into creative works. Lizzie’s home is their inspiration because the North is a tale worth telling and contains so many stories worth hearing. Lizzie has recently performed with Durham Miners Gala, Darlington Hippodrome and on the BBC Schools Share Your Story Tour.
Carmen Marcus is a published author, poet, creative facilitator, and mentor. As the daughter of a Yorkshire fisherman and Irish chef her writing brings together the practical and the magical. Having made the journey from council estate to the bookshelves Carmen is dedicated to supporting working class writers to tell their stories. She strives in her work to live up to the words of her first and most influential critic, her primary school teacher, ‘weird, minus one house-point.’
Mwelwa Chilekwa is a black British poet passionate about using her art to raise awareness for important issues, and is a regular on the North East’s spoken word scene. Her art explores cultural differences and societal issues, her experience in teaching and her personal life more broadly. Despite featuring heavy topics, she still manages to find a place for light and levity in her work.