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Thu, 11 Oct 2012, 04:32 pm
Gordon the Optom3 posts in thread

Until recently, most shows were on every week night except Monday. Now the vast majority are only on Thursday (sometimes), Friday and Saturday nights for two weeks. 

With the peaks and troughs of productions, when several plays will open on the same night and then nothing for weeks, this means that one has to decide which shows to see, and so recently I have missed a couple of plays to which I was really looking forward.

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Gordon the OptomThu, 11 Oct 2012, 04:32 pm

Until recently, most shows were on every week night except Monday. Now the vast majority are only on Thursday (sometimes), Friday and Saturday nights for two weeks. 

With the peaks and troughs of productions, when several plays will open on the same night and then nothing for weeks, this means that one has to decide which shows to see, and so recently I have missed a couple of plays to which I was really looking forward.

NormaFri, 12 Oct 2012, 10:04 am

performance nights

Recently Old Mill Theatre did a season where we played from Tuesday to Saturday for 4 weeks, We might just as well not bothered with Tuesday nights, even tho I tried to persuade people to come, but even tho I told many that we were full at the end of the week few wanted to come on a Tuesday!!! Wednesday was a bit better. We have recently put in one Wednesday performance per season, it has been slow to take off but improving. 

It just seems that folk are slow to accept change! Some theatres don't play on a Thursday- ?late night shopping?? but we find that 's usually a good night nowadays,

Likewise sunday Matinees were slow to take off but now a popular time, especially in the winter months, although the actors grumble!!

Paul TreasureFri, 12 Oct 2012, 11:05 am

Performance Nights

I have been in very few shows that have played more than 4 nights in the week, and rarely Monday or Tuesday (there is a very concrete reason why cinemas make Tuesday their cheap day, its the only way they get anyone in on a tuesday) The reason a number of clubs chose to perform on wednesday not thursday is because of late night shopping, but not because of the audience. Performing wednesday not thursday allowed those who worked retail to do a show without having to take time off work.
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