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Post by sophizoey on Dec 31, 2019 13:39:49 GMT
My average was £19.03 for 58 shows, helped by a lot of gifts from my very generous Mum, being a young person/student and the fact I'll get an overnight coach to London just to dayseat instead of getting the train in the next morning (dayseat + coach is a lot cheaper than pre booking and train, even if it is twice as tiring). However, drove up by the fact I took a liking to Six this year which is quite expensive for the length and location.
Next year will probably push the £20 mark if my pre booked shows are anything to go on.
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 31, 2019 14:04:49 GMT
Saw 105 but only paid for 79 shows - with an average ticket price of £10.93 per ticket.
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Post by Dawnstar on Dec 31, 2019 17:02:07 GMT
I think the main thing that niggles is the number of shows I saw that I didn't really enjoy. This year I'd snap up any "good deal" even on shows I was only mildly interested in, and on the other hand didn't go to see some shows that I might genuinely enjoy if they had a higher ticket price. I think in 2020 I'll need to be more discerning with what I spend on, and I guess it's to be seen whether that ends up amounting to more or less ££. That is a good point. Why see lots of shows cheaply if you don't enjoy them? (That's a general question, not expecting you to justify it personally.) While I know I spent a lot of money on tickets this year, of the 105 performances I saw the only ones I really didn't enjoy were one play, one part of a ballet triple bill, and one improv show (and obviously improv is always going to be hit & miss!).
Some people have also mentioned transport costs. Another reason I don't usually buy really cheap tickets up in the gods is that it costs me a minimum of £16.25 train fare for everything I see in London (which is the majority of my theatregoing) so I don't see the point in spending that train fare money, plus 2 hours travel each way, to then sit so far away I can't see the acting & therefore don't enjoy it. If I can't afford a near enough seat then I'd rather not see something at all.
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Post by david on Dec 31, 2019 18:13:06 GMT
Not normally one for keeping theatre spreadsheets, I decided out of curiosity to set one up. To my surprise after seeing 102 shows this year, my average ticket price is £27.
The ATG card has been well used this year and has definitely helped in keeping the average price down (particularly for regional theatre stuff as well as of few of the Jamie Lloyd Pinter plays) along with making great use of the £10 Donmar Circle seats.
Certainly for next year, a big aim is to reduce the average price. Thankfully I got some SOLT vouchers for Christmas, so this should help in achieving this aim. Also, the Menier Chocolate Factory Sunday matinees, whilst being great for Sunday theatre trips before heading back up North where I found some of the higher ticket costs. These visits maybe knocked on the head next year unless something special is announced or cheap tickets are available.
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