Post by Phantom of London on Jul 30, 2017 19:39:24 GMT
A very significant number for theatre.
As shows seems to be confined to only doing 8 shows a week, normally 6 evening with 2 matinees, however there's a but of wriggle room here and producers can alter this to suit their box office. However it still comes down to 8 performances a week, there must be a good reason for this?
So is this right? You look at Angels in America, where both shows come in at an hefty 8 hours, so performing time would be 32 hours, also you have to factor in that the company manager might want everyone in at an agreed time, then you have wardrobe and make up and still you might have to do vocal warm ups. Then you could be easily looking at over a gruelling 50 hour week.
Then you look at the short running shows, such as kids company at the Donmar or Our Ladies and maybe Mentor or Ladies Day, these shows require a commitment of maybe 20 hours a week, so should these shows do more performances? Is the 8 shows a rigid requirement? Could actors do more of very popular shows and get paid overtime?
As shows seems to be confined to only doing 8 shows a week, normally 6 evening with 2 matinees, however there's a but of wriggle room here and producers can alter this to suit their box office. However it still comes down to 8 performances a week, there must be a good reason for this?
So is this right? You look at Angels in America, where both shows come in at an hefty 8 hours, so performing time would be 32 hours, also you have to factor in that the company manager might want everyone in at an agreed time, then you have wardrobe and make up and still you might have to do vocal warm ups. Then you could be easily looking at over a gruelling 50 hour week.
Then you look at the short running shows, such as kids company at the Donmar or Our Ladies and maybe Mentor or Ladies Day, these shows require a commitment of maybe 20 hours a week, so should these shows do more performances? Is the 8 shows a rigid requirement? Could actors do more of very popular shows and get paid overtime?
