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: Allocated - See Seating Plan for More Details
Part of Tees Valley International Film Festival
Last year Paul Suggitt left his home to sleep rough on the streets of Middlesbrough and Hartlepool for six weeks. He filmed his experiences to shine a light on what life on the streets is really like and the impact it can have on a person. From turf wars, violence between the homeless, violence towards the homeless, true stories from homeless people on how they manage to live day-to-day, and the reaction to the homeless from the public, Surviving Homeless gives us a stark insight into how hard life on the street can be. Paul will be here to introduce his film and take part in an in-depth interview to go into further detail about his experiences, follow up on where the people featured in the documentary are now and to tell us more about his prolific work as a filmmaker and the local people and issues that inspire his work. Paul will also be making a very special announcement that will represent great news to local amateur filmmakers.
We will also be joined by South Bank’s own Paul Venis, a man who gained his first insight into filmmaking when he contributed to the major Paul Suggitt production “Too Far, Too Soon”, a feature length documentary on the life of notorious Teesside hardman, Lee Duffy. Ironically, Paul Venis is now set to play the same gangland figure in an upcoming film. Mr Venis is also a regular on several YouTube podcasts and, as a passionate advocate of Narcotics Anonymous, he’ll be telling us how his involvement in filmmaking is helping him overcome his own battle with the disease of addiction.
The two Pauls will then take part in an audience Q&A to round off the gala screening of this greatly important documentary.
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Seating Accessibility Information
Cinema
Seat size
Seats in the Cinema are 45cm (172/3“) wide and 46cm (18“) deep, are 40cm (152/3“) from the floor, and have 12cm (42/3“) between seats.
Armrests
Seats in the Cinema have armrests that do not fold away, and cannot be completely removed.
Legroom
Seats in the cinema have 30cm (112/3”) of legroom in front of seats, with additional legroom on row A and seats B1-B4 and B11-B14.
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.