Pay What You Decide Info
Running time: 19 mins
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: Reserved
For the past year, the Tees Valley International Film Festival has been inviting independent filmmakers from all over the world to submit their short films for inclusion in the festival. From the hundreds of entries we received, the following films have been nominated for the Best Animation Award.
| Remembering Nearfield | Dir: Sean Alexander Carney |
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A wife and entrepreneur devoted to her family and business tragically loses everything as her health mysteriously declines. Why is she now abandoned by everyone and faced with an uncertain future? The answer is revealed through a series of startling events and a final, uncomfortable diagnosis. |
| The Illustrated History of The Parmo | Dir: Scott Turnbull |
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Join us on a journey to discover the origins of the world-famous delicacy, ‘The Teesside Parmo’, a thrilling ride from the battlefields of Medieval England to the modern-day plight of this shy bird. |
| Wembley 98 | Dir: Alex James Chilvers |
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An animation about my experience of watching Grimsby Town FC play in the Auto Windscreens Final at Wembley in 1998. |
Dancing |
Dir: Cally Trench |
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Dancing is a very short animation film in which a bird appears, dances and departs. The Bird is based on a linocut print by Cally Trench. The sound, which was created using vocalisations and musical instruments, is a homage to Jacques Offenbach. |
Lockie’s Gift |
Dir: Kim McDermottroe |
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Silent stop motion animation where Lockie, an anthropomorphised hare in a plague mask and green coat opens a gift and makes a friend. |
Lockie Looks Out |
Dir: Kim McDermottroe |
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It’s Halloween and Lockie, an anthropomorphised hare in plague mask is busy putting the finishing touches on the pumpkin patch when he gets a fright. |
| Lockie Gets His Feathers | Dir: Kim McDermottroe |
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A year after escaping his egg at Easter, The Lock Down Easter Bunny (Lockie), an anthropomorphised hare in a plague mask gets his feathers. |
Total running time: 19mins
You can see all these films back-to-back in this block showing of the Tees Valley International Film Festival Best Animation Award-nominated short films.
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Seating accessibility information
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.
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Pay what you decide information
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.