Sunday Performances Yay or Nay?

Its a resounding yay from me. I would go to much more theatre if Sunday performances were more common.

From a purely selfish point of view when planning weekends away a nice Sunday Matinee before heading home is a handy thing!

I've never understood the lack of Sunday shows on the West End. (I also wish things were a little more spread out here, as well.)

I'm fairly neutral on the matter of Sunday performances of regular shows - as London is a fair distance and I'm down there for work during the week, I try and avoid returning at the weekend for things I can see at other times. Also recognise TM's arguments re the impact on performers' family life.

I am however a fan of the one-off Sunday events that happen purely because the cream of the West End are not otherwise engaged that night... I've seen some cracking concerts over the years, often for charity, with some amazing line-ups (lines-up?!) I wouldn't like to see these disappear through lack of available, quality talent!

I ideally prefer to go to 2 shows on a Saturday then have the Sunday to catch up on sleep. However since I discovered Mischief Theatre, & they decided to go for 2 show Sunday schedules for all their West End shows, that hasn't exactly worked out!

In Moscow most of the theatres go dark on Nonday and musicals have double show days in Saturdays and Sundays: AS THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE CAN COME. It is much easier for people to do Sundays instead weekdays, so I was fairly surprised to find out London theatres have such a "strange" schedule. And the shops! Sometimes living in a less "civilised" country helps!

I like having the option of Sunday performances but I don't mind it not being the norm. It's useful for sneaking extra shows into my week, but I do appreciate being able to stay at home and do laundry.

I still like Sunday performances in principle and, when I worked shifts with no pattern, I often went to things on both days at the weekend. However, now I "work" on fixed days, including Monday, and given that our train company has got SO much worse, meaning the line is often either closed or has slow and lengthy diversions in place, I've more or less given up. People may recall that the NT offered Sunday performances for some time but also ceased to do so relatively recently. I tended not to visit mainstream theatres on Sundays anyway but an early film, followed by a matinee somewhere like the Union (or Landor when they were still there, and Park and Southwark Playhouse when they still did them) was ideal. Also, those venues tended not to have Monday shows, so cast, etc, still had a two-day break.  My Sunday system also allowed a slightly earlier night than on the previous day, as I couldn't cope with two late ones in a row.

I love a Sunday show, always support it! I wish there were more thst did it tho, it would be great to do a two show day more often. I do think it would make sense if the family shows especially did Sundays, which granted, a few do.

Has any production ever done a... I'm almost scared to say it... three performance day? 

Panto definitely does, and I'm sure children's theatre does reasonably regularly (the touring Babe The Sheep-Pig has at least one three show day at my local). You need shows that are either short or lucrative to get away with a three-show day, either to fit them in or to justify wearing the cast out. (Also if you get trilogies like the Henrys or the Jameses or the Chekhovs then you get a three-show day but that obviously doesn't necessarily count 'cos it's technically three different plays.)