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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2022 9:41:39 GMT
To be honest I can't see anything wrong with it. If people want to volunteer then why not. I saw the article and if it wasn't for the fact I am awaiting an op, so everything is on hold, I would have done it. It's no different to being a volunteer in a theatre. I did it for 10 years, didn't get paid a penny and absolutely loved every minute of it.
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Post by viserys on Aug 1, 2022 10:13:45 GMT
I was an unpaid volunteer at the local stadium during the Football World Cup in Germany 2006 - all we got was free food at a special canteen set up for us and undrinkable American piss masquerading as beer, but I didn't regret a single minute of the experience - greeting and helping all the fans coming from all over the world, being able to sneak in and watch the games from the back and my personal highlight was my 80's tennis crush Stefan Edberg asking me for directions ahead of the Sweden game. I almost fell apart!
I'd do it again in a heartbeat!
PS: I do remember now that we also got a full clothes kit from adidas we could keep, but I had happily done it without that.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 1, 2022 10:22:29 GMT
Tickets for this start at £45 and go up to £195. If they can’t generate enough revenue to pay people minimum wage then the business model obviously doesn’t stack up.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Aug 1, 2022 10:36:55 GMT
Gold passes for LFCC (one of the London comic cons) cost around £260. They still don't pay their volunteers. Whatever your opinion on it (and I'm not saying I agree with it, or that it's right), it is just standard for these type of events.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2022 10:46:05 GMT
I doubt they will have any trouble getting volunteers especially from MT fans who can't afford a ticket so it will be a great opportunity to be involved. Plus they will have volunteers who love MT and so will give great customer service and be very knowledgable about the event rather than a load of agency staff who are working for the money and its just a job for a couple of days. I'd be first in the queue if I could.
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Post by funnygirl90 on Aug 1, 2022 11:12:41 GMT
I doubt they will have any trouble getting volunteers especially from MT fans who can't afford a ticket so it will be a great opportunity to be involved. Plus they will have volunteers who love MT and so will give great customer service and be very knowledgable about the event rather than a load of agency staff who are working for the money and its just a job for a couple of days. I'd be first in the queue if I could. What you’ve just described is the exact issue. The people who volunteer will be people who can’t afford to purchase tickets. It’s not an opportunity if they don’t get any perks or to enjoy the event. 22 hours is a lot of time to ask people to volunteer and it covers the entirety of the event. The MT fans would also get to “experience” it if they were paid to work at the convention. People are paying to attend the event, it shouldn’t be propped up by unpaid labour. As someone else said if the event requires volunteers to be feasible it’s not a good business model.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 1, 2022 11:20:11 GMT
The clue is in the name really, nobody is being forced to go there and work for free. People who want to do it and be a part of it will make their own decision to do it and that's up to them and the company is being perfectly honest and open. Not seeing any issue.
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Post by WireHangers on Aug 1, 2022 12:29:11 GMT
As a 31 year old the idea of volunteering for that amount of time in something like MusicalCon sounds problematic and hellish. But I do know that if MusicalCon was round when I was 18 and at drama school then I would have, in all likelihood, volunteered.
I do see the advantages of volunteering. When I lived in a young twink in Chorley, the local theatre would get some pretty huge comedians so I would volunteer to work the bar just to get in and see them. Mind you, that was only 4 hours a night and not 10 hours.
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Post by inthenose on Aug 1, 2022 12:42:44 GMT
As a 31 year old the idea of volunteering for that amount of time in something like MusicalCon sounds problematic and hellish. But I do know that if MusicalCon was round when I was 18 and at drama school then I would have, in all likelihood, volunteered. I do see the advantages of volunteering. When I lived in a young twink in Chorley, the local theatre would get some pretty huge comedians so I would volunteer to work the bar just to get in and see them. Mind you, that was only 4 hours a night and not 10 hours. What an image!
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Post by johartuk on Aug 1, 2022 14:44:29 GMT
“our volunteers are a fundamental part of ensuring a successful and safe event” I’m sorry your volunteers are a fundamental part of ensuring a safe event? The volunteers who can be 18+ and will be briefed about the event the night before? 🤔 Also, will these volunteers be DBS checked? I'd hope so, because otherwise, there could be some seriously dodgy characters attracted to volunteering at an event that's going to be packed with youngsters.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2022 15:10:24 GMT
“our volunteers are a fundamental part of ensuring a successful and safe event” I’m sorry your volunteers are a fundamental part of ensuring a safe event? The volunteers who can be 18+ and will be briefed about the event the night before? 🤔 Also, will these volunteers be DBS checked? I'd hope so, because otherwise, there could be some seriously dodgy characters attracted to volunteering at an event that's going to be packed with youngsters. Oh please!!!!!
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Post by fiyerorocher on Aug 1, 2022 15:29:30 GMT
Short answer - no. It's not actually an event marketed at kids and they certainly won't want unaccompanied children attending. I'm sure there's a minimum age limit. No one is going to pay for DBS checks in this instance.
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Post by funnygirl90 on Aug 1, 2022 17:29:48 GMT
Short answer - no. It's not actually an event marketed at kids and they certainly won't want unaccompanied children attending. I'm sure there's a minimum age limit. No one is going to pay for DBS checks in this instance. They’re allowing children 14+ to attend on their own. There’s no age limit, they even allow under 5s in without a ticket. I think it’s very much an all ages event.
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Post by funnygirl90 on Aug 1, 2022 17:31:16 GMT
Also, will these volunteers be DBS checked? I'd hope so, because otherwise, there could be some seriously dodgy characters attracted to volunteering at an event that's going to be packed with youngsters. Oh please!!!!! Oh please what?
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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2022 17:33:42 GMT
I'm sure you fully understood my comment. 😀
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Post by funnygirl90 on Aug 1, 2022 17:36:31 GMT
I'm sure you fully understood my comment. 😀 Was hoping I had misunderstood your flippancy about child safety 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by fiyerorocher on Aug 1, 2022 17:37:45 GMT
Short answer - no. It's not actually an event marketed at kids and they certainly won't want unaccompanied children attending. I'm sure there's a minimum age limit. No one is going to pay for DBS checks in this instance. They’re allowing children 14+ to attend on their own. There’s no age limit, they even allow under 5s in without a ticket. I think it’s very much an all ages event. Right but it’s hardly sponsored by CBeebies. It’s not actually aimed at children themselves so it can’t really be considered an event /for/ children. Sure they can and will go, just like they go to comic con, but the content is created especially for them with the expectation they’ll make up most of the attendees. Young children will need to be accompanied by adults, who will essentially be responsible for them. Also, they don’t DBS check ushers at west end theatres. So not sure why you’d expect them to do it for this event.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2022 17:45:00 GMT
I'm sure you fully understood my comment. 😀 Was hoping I had misunderstood your flippancy about child safety 🤷🏻♀️ I was being flippant as it deserved such a response. Your comments are totally ridiculous. So I presume you also feel that any adult male attending a musical such as Frozen, which is full of kids, should be checked or not allowed to go? Where do you draw the line?
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Post by funnygirl90 on Aug 1, 2022 18:24:02 GMT
Was hoping I had misunderstood your flippancy about child safety 🤷🏻♀️ I was being flippant as it deserved such a response. Your comments are totally ridiculous. So I presume you also feel that any adult male attending a musical such as Frozen, which is full of kids, should be checked or not allowed to go? Where do you draw the line? Get lost with your false equivalence, a male attending a musical is not the same as a volunteer at an event who is *in a position of authority* where there are unaccompanied children. It’s frankly odd that you don’t see this as an issue.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 1, 2022 18:27:04 GMT
Let’s leave it at that now and move on please.
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Post by richey on Aug 8, 2022 21:06:04 GMT
So now I'm getting e-mails detailing the workshops and it appears theres extra costs for attending those. I might have misread the original details but I didn't realise they were going to charge extra for attending some of the events.
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Post by inthenose on Aug 8, 2022 21:10:42 GMT
So now I'm getting e-mails detailing the workshops and it appears theres extra costs for attending those. I might have misread the original details but I didn't realise they were going to charge extra for attending some of the events. Oh, naturally! These events are all about rinsing as much as possible on “extras”. It’s possible to wander around looking at stalls and such, but it’s like going to a funfair, you usually have to “pay per experience”.
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Post by shady23 on Aug 8, 2022 21:48:43 GMT
So now I'm getting e-mails detailing the workshops and it appears theres extra costs for attending those. I might have misread the original details but I didn't realise they were going to charge extra for attending some of the events. Yes, the VIP tickets just seem to give early entry to booking the extras.
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Post by funnygirl90 on Aug 16, 2022 15:19:47 GMT
Call me sceptical but does it not seem a tad odd that they announced the event as “completely sold out” in May.. yet today I can put 40 tickets in my basket? Good to know the event will be jam packed! 🙄
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 23, 2022 16:18:11 GMT
I think even the doomsters must now admit that the line up has become rather impressive.
Understudies everywhere could be quite busy that weekend.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 23, 2022 17:46:47 GMT
I think even the doomsters must now admit that the line up has become rather impressive. Understudies everywhere could be quite busy that weekend. Just been to the Website to look at the line up. That is pretty impressive. Clearly aimed at the younger market, but all the same, impressive!
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 23, 2022 19:28:44 GMT
Understudies everywhere could be quite busy that weekend. A lot of the guests though will only be there for an hour or two. Everyone lined up for a photo poised with their receipts for their £50 photo opportunity, special guest waiting inside, customer moves onto the podium near guest, camera flashes, customer moves on, next photo. They can get 10 people a minute through at some of these conventions. Pretty easy for the currently working guests to fit this around their theatre commitments, or miss one performance at the most. There are enough guests who aren't associated with a current production to fill the rest of the time. With that said, I'm keen to see a schedule so I can work out which covers I can see on that weekend.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 23, 2022 19:38:39 GMT
Can we have some actual names please?
Don’t worry if they don’t show up nobody will be surprised or hold you to it but go ahead and tempt us with the fabulosity of it all. No recriminations.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 23, 2022 19:46:33 GMT
Can we have some actual names please? Don’t worry if they don’t show up nobody will be surprised or hold you to it but go ahead and tempt us with the fabulosity of it all. No recriminations. Have a look here: www.musicalcon.co.uk/guestsOn paper, it's an impressive line-up.
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Post by hannechalk on Sept 24, 2022 9:53:59 GMT
Can we have some actual names please? Don’t worry if they don’t show up nobody will be surprised or hold you to it but go ahead and tempt us with the fabulosity of it all. No recriminations. Have a look here: www.musicalcon.co.uk/guestsOn paper, it's an impressive line-up. I like the disclaimer that actual attendance of the special guests is dependent on their availability on the day. You might end up with all or none of them.
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