Dates & Times
1:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Pay What You Decide Info
Content Awareness: Focusses on themes of climate change, climate anxiety, feeling powerless, social isolation, disability discrimination but it also deals with the amazing resilience of the people of Stockton, and how there is strength in positive community.
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
World’s on Fire is an ambitious new production with original music co-created, co-owned and performed by Stockton residents, demonstrating what happens when a town comes together to face global challenges through local strength. Real local stories are woven together by the newly formed Climate Choir, a cast of community performers and some local professional actors to highlight Stockton as a place lit with passion, action and hope.
‘Local people often don’t realise the significance of what they do and the change they can bring about.’
This production is all about community, it’s about keeping your heads up when the world tries to say you’re rubbish, it’s about things people love, it’s about beauty all around us, it’s about remembering to breathe, it’s about friendship, it’s about our town.
It’s about me and it’s about you.
The production was commissioned by communities in Stockton On Tees and aims to be as accessible as possible so please check out all the access info.
If you’d like to get involved in performing in either the Climate Choir or the Community Cast contact us by emailing [email protected] (deadline 30 Jun 2026).
Funded by Arts Council England.
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Access Information - Theatre
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.
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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Information about BSL Interpreted and Accessible Performances
These performances are BSL interpreted. If you let us know you are a BSL user when booking tickets, we can ensure that we find the most suitable seats to give you a good view of the BSL interpreter.
For further information about Accessible Performances and Events at ARC, including the Access Requirement Form, click HERE.
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Companion Ticket Scheme
A free ticket is available to a companion accompanying a disabled person to an event, where it is an access requirement. To book a companion ticket or accessible seating as part of your order please contact the Box Office team on 01642 525199 or email [email protected]
You can tell us about any other access requirements you have at the time of booking.
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Hampton by Hilton Stockton Discount for ARC Customers
Travelling to ARC from out of the area and need a place to stay?
We’ve teamed up with Hampton by Hilton Stockton to offer our customers a 15% discount on room bookings at the hotel based in the centre of Stockton, just 650 metres (0.4 miles) from ARC.
To benefit from the discount simply head over to the Hampton by Hilton website to make a booking for the dates of your stay now. The discount will automatically be applied when visiting the site on the link below.
Visit Hampton by Hilton Stockton’s website
For directions from Hampton by Hilton to ARC please see below.
