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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 28, 2023, 05:56:08 PM

Title: Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 28, 2023, 05:56:08 PM

All this new drama though, not as good as the stuff 250 years ago.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67194169

Title: Re: Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years
Post by: jeremyp on October 28, 2023, 07:42:10 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 28, 2023, 05:56:08 PM

All this new drama though, not as good as the stuff 250 years ago.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67194169

It's a fantastic theatre and, if you can get the token for £1,500, that's pretty good value for an unlimited season ticket.

Title: Re: Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 29, 2023, 12:01:32 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on October 28, 2023, 07:42:10 PM

It's a fantastic theatre and, if you can get the token for £1,500, that's pretty good value for an unlimited season ticket.

Went for £9,000

Title: Re: Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years
Post by: jeremyp on October 30, 2023, 08:57:10 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 29, 2023, 12:01:32 PM

Went for £9,000

I just had a look at the web site. Tickets vary between £10 and about £30 depending on where you sit and how popular they think the show is likely to be. If we suppose they put you in the cheapest seats, you'd need to see 900 performances to get your money back. Over the course of a lifetime, that is doable, although you'd have to see some shows more than once.

When I made my original comment, I was thinking of £1,500 and a ticket price of £30, which comes out to 50 performances, which is five times a year over ten years.