Visiting A Venue:
I visited a the Gordon Craig Theatre over the half term and asked some questions.
How do you choose who performs?
It is all based on what sells best and what is most popular among the costumers
What types of performance is the most popular?
The two most popular types of performance is comedians and pantomimes
Any form of security guards/bouncers?
Most bouncers come from the performer but The Gordon Craig has their own small team that are trained just in case anything goes bad.
What is the busiest/ quietest times of year?
Summer is the quietest due to most people being on holiday and the busiest time of year is around Christmas time
How do you decide what gets bigger advertising?
It's all based on what sells and is popular such as your question about who performs.
When do you run fire drills?
The run four times a year and only some people know about them
Do you make profit on everything?
Most things create profit except for plays which overall ends in a loss but we still run them so there is something for everyone to watch. With all things put together we end on a profit unlike some other theatres.
What is the most expensive performance to run?
The Pantomimes are the most expensive to run costing £250,000 and the cheapest is a comedian (this varies on who the comedian is) £10,000 to £12,000.
Prep:
The advantages of local venues are that you would know most of the people and you would know who is a major fan. This is due to people from the local area coming to some of your performances and if they like them they would come along and watch more performances in that venue.Some of the disadvantages of local venues are they can be small and can only hold a limited amount of people therefore only holding a small amount of profit. Also some of the facilities might not be what you need. There might not be enough of a following gained there
Types of Local Venues:
- Gordon Craig- Pantomimes, Shows and Music gigs
- Howard Centre- Live music and Activities
- Knebworth House- Sonisphere and Bands
- Hatfield house- Bands, fireworks and Battle Of The Proms
- Campus West- Musicals and Shows
- The Forum- Bands and Djs
- Monks Walk School- Music, Productions and Sports
- Dr Tonic- Music and Alcohol
- The white horse- Music and Alcohol
- The Goat- Goatfest, Alcohol and Bands
Other Venues:
- Wembley Stadium- Sports and Music Gigs
- O2 Arena- many things including Music and Exhibits.
- Loose Wires- Avoid artists tripping
- No liquids on stage- Slippery surfaces
- No faulty equipment- So it poses no threat to anyone
- Spacial Awareness- So the artist doesn't fall off stage
- Enough space for the audience size- not too cramped
- Barriers- stopping the audience from climbing on stage
- Guards- If the performer is famous people may try to get to them
- Sheltered stage- to stop rain from ruining equipment
- No drinks on dance floor- to stop people slipping/ smashing glasses
- Bouncers- to check people for illegal substances.
- First Aid- required incase someone gets injured
- Defibrillators- In case anyone needs defib.
- Fire Exits clearly marked- Everyone can escape
- Fire exits not blocked- So it's a quicker escape
- Fire hydrants/blankets- to stop any small fire
- Wires up to standard- no explosions or electric shocks
- Artist informed- stop stupid behaviour on stage
- Limit the amount of people on the dance floor- so you can actually move
- Have the speakers a safe distance away from the edge of the stage- they move
- No stage diving- people might not want to catch you.
- Volume not to loud- may make peoples ears bleed.
Venue Questions:
For the Venue Manager:
- How do you decide who performs at your venue
- What is the average cost of running a event per night?
- How do you check that your facilities are up to standard?
- What type of music do people commonly perform here?
- Has anyone got mad at you due to the performers being bad?
- Have you ever had to kick out a performer?
For the Door Staff:
- How many people have you denied entry this week?
- Have you ever had to deal with violence?
- What hours are most common for people to enter?
- What are the good and bad points of your job?
- What reasons would you deny someone entry?
- Have you ever had to contact the police about someone?
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