CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

"Uncomfortable" theatres blamed for deterring West End audiences

The Stage: "Adam Kenwright, managing director of leading marketing and promotions agency AKA, has warned that London’s “inconvenient and deeply uncomfortable” older theatres are deterring customers from buying tickets for West End shows.
Kenwright, who has devised campaigns for hit shows including Billy Elliot the Musical, Dirty Dancing and Jersey Boys, criticised venue owners for using the historic status of buildings as an excuse for not improving the theatregoing experience for audiences. He said that as well as putting people off coming to the theatre in the first place, the poor state of the buildings was deterring them from spending more money on drinks and programmes if they did choose to attend a West End show."

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