FREE Theatre*.......................*for under 26s

Fling open the doors, ready the popcorn, straighten the buttons on the ice cream seller.......the theatre has been freed. 'Freed from what?' I hear you cry. Freed from banging on rich folks doors and having to please the middle classes hoping that they'll tell their other rich friends to go see a show a pump a bit of money back into thea rt form. It is quite literally doing the credit crunch up the bum and saying, "No Mr CC, I will not up my prices due to pressure and your depression, in fact lets get rid of charges altogether!" Hurrah!!!! Theatre Libre eat your heart out.

Ah, its a beautiful dream but unfortunately the new scheme by the Arts Council, 'A Night Less Ordinary' is not quite so revoultionary and ballsy. It is, however, an amazing opportunity to enjoy some theatre for less than peanuts, provided you are under 26 that is. Attempting to shove two fingers up at those who write theatre off as being an expensive night for the toffs and their friends hundreds of theatres nationwide and opening their doors to the youth to show them that the theatre not all Andrew LLoyd Webber, ball gowns and interval drinks. If one's taste and enjoyment of theatre grows with an increased experience of it, then what better way to get people involved and show them the true worth?

Now, here we are normally a place to vent frustrations and be-moan the latest shenanigans destroying performances but this is really a little gem that we are backing all the way. However, one problem has become highlighted. While those that know of this intiative and scream about how exciting it is, unfortunately they are few and far between. Telling people of this great news over the weekend no one had a clue what we were talking about. Which brings an idea to mind. Maybe its not the prices and admission fees keeping people away, but rather the fact that there is no way of finding out what is happening in theatres outside the dazzingling lights of the West End. Rather than leaving all theatre press and circulation to the Stage, and all its archaic luuvie writers, maybe the Council should think more about producing a magzine/forum where there can be honest discussion about a wide range of theatre being produced as opposed to the superficial humdrum on offer in theatreland. Which gives us an idea........

Make the most of the opportunity and claim your free tickets before the offer runs out
http://www.anightlessordinary.org.uk/