The below correspondence is posted here by kind permission from the Society of London Theatre
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an organisation that works with and on behalf of their Members to champion theatre and the performing arts.
January round-up
Please download our PowerPoint showing how we supported your shows in January.
Love Your Local Theatre UK-wide promotion is now liveOn Tuesday 1 February we announced the Love Your Local Theatre promotion, a UK-wide 2-for-1 ticket offer for National Lottery players – which we believe to be the first UK-wide consumer ticket promotion UK Theatre has ever run. Thanks to funding of up to £2 million from the National Lottery, provided to assist theatres with their post-pandemic recovery, over 100 UK Theatre member theatres are participating in the promotion, selling over 150,000 tickets subsidised by the National Lottery for performances in March. UK Theatre is running the campaign, distributing the Lottery funds, and coordinating between all the theatres. Kimberley Walsh has been appointed by the National Lottery to be a spokesperson for the campaign, and over the coming days, she is undertaking a media blitz, hopefully culminating in a national TV slot next Tuesday.
Find participating venues here.
Olivier Awards 2022After a two-year hiatus the Olivier Awards are back on Sunday 10 April. Yesterday, the public tickets for the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard went on sale at 10am. Tickets are available exclusively to Mastercard holders via Priceless.com You can read more about our sustainable focus for the Awards, and the first ‘Green Carpet’ as well as our new intern scheme and the return of Jason Manford to host the awards here.Members tickets for the awards will be announced shortly.
Launch of ‘Securing the Future of London’s Theatres’Yesterday we launched our advocacy document for London’s theatres, at an event with key stakeholders at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.The report titled ‘Securing the Future of London’s Theatres’ was commissioned by SOLT and created by Publica. The report raises awareness of the specific operational needs of London’s historic theatres and their role as a vital asset to the city.
Job Opportunity: Senior Marketing Officer at RSC
The RSC are looking for an experienced Senior Marketing Officer to join their busy Audiences and Marketing Department to support all of the RSC’s commercial activity in London.
Closing date: 13 February