Pay What You Decide Info
Age: 14+
Running time: 50 mins 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
My Name is Paul explores the ups and downs of Black fatherhood in the North East. Educational and entertaining in equal measure, it’s got costume changes, dancing and the ultimate pub quiz.
About Dominic
Dominic JP Nelson-Ashley is a spoken word artist.
He has a habit of turning up in unexpected places: the Atacama Desert, South Africa, New Zealand, Teesside.
You’ve probably met him somewhere before.
Dominic’s writing often tackles the issues of fatherhood, role models, mental health and spending his teenage years in a Middle England town.
His poetry has been commissioned by the BBC. He’s performed at the world’s longest running online literary festival. He has been on ITV discussing the impact of the Windrush Generation, Black Lives Matter and the power of education.
Underpinning all his poems are optimistic tones, positive vibes and uplifting messages.
