I'm bringing my son along to Saturday's showing of David Copperfeild as he's currently studying the book for his GCSEs, let's hope this gets him to study a bit harder.
Went to see Brendon Cole at the Kings 20th January. What a great show, loads of audience interaction and participation. A big thank you to the cast for a wonderful nights entertainment and the Kings for securing such class acts.
Arethere any plans to run a children's summer school this year?
Hi Sarah,
The Kings Theatre will be running a Summer School and other activities during the summer. We will be confirming these in the next couple of weeks - with priority bookings to last years bookers and Kings Card Holders.
Regards,
Oliver Laurenson-Gore Education Co-ordinator The Kings Theatre Trust Ltd
Hi...i'm a big fan of the King's Theatre - a jewel in Southsea. I have seen all sorts of productions - Ballet, operas, comedy, Michael Portillo, and, most recently, film showings. However I and my friends are increasingly finding the seating very uncomfortable. I can only speak for the circle and upper circle. The are too close to the row in front, and many of them sloping forward. I understand the efforts gone into raising funds to keep the theatre going, but I feel this should be a priority. Is there anything in the future plans to change the seating? Many thanks
Dear Byron
Thanks for your comments, we are aware that the seating spacing at the Kings is getting too narrow now for modern audiences. This is made especially awkward because each succeeding generation of people are taller than their parents, which is slowly making it worse.
In the dress circle and upper circle, we have a real problem, because the distance between the seats is set by the stepped concrete platforms that the seats sit on. All these concrete platforms would have to be cut out and re made to change the seating distance. That would cost an enourmous sum of money that we don’t have at the moment, but it is something we will be looking at in the longer term.
First though, we are looking at what we can do in the stalls to improve the seat spacing, because there are no steps here, so it is much easier to change the layout. The intention in the next 5 years is to change the rows, so they gently curve around like the ones above in the balconies (so people at the sides don’t have to run their heads to see the stage easily). They will also be spaced further apart, which will solve the problem you outline.
However, this is costed roughly as about a quarter of a million pound project, which we will have to raise in order to do it, and that is not going to be an easy task in this difficult time. But it is very definitely in our plans, and we will be working hard to achieve it as soon as we can
Thanks for your interest in the Kings Theatre, and delighted you enjoy the shows
had a fab time at the kings theatre on the 3rd of december i went to see cinderella was AMAZING the cast were fab will defo go again before it ends on the 22nd of jan thank you so much for a great time x
Hello Everyone , I go to street dance , disco and abit of hip hop and wanted to go on stage at The Kings Theatre like a Dancer or Actor! Does anyone know how I would go about it. Please could you get back to me ASAP!
Hi Cody,
We have our Theatre Open Day coming up this coming Saturday 14th January between 10am - 5pm. We have two workshops as part of the day on stage at between 1pm - 1.45pm (Commercial Dance) and 3pm - 3.45pm (Musical Theatre Dance). There is an entry cost to the Open Day but there are alot of other activities happening around the theatre. Here is the link for the Open Day http://kingssouthsea.ticketsolve.com/shows/126520896/events - you can also book your space on one of the workshops to reserve your space!
The Summer activites programme and activities during holiday times including Easter are yet to be announced but please do keep checking the theatre website.
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Hi Sarah,
The Kings Theatre will be running a Summer School and other activities during the summer. We will be confirming these in the next couple of weeks - with priority bookings to last years bookers and Kings Card Holders.
Regards,
Oliver Laurenson-Gore
Education Co-ordinator
The Kings Theatre Trust Ltd
Dear Byron
Thanks for your comments, we are aware that the seating spacing at the Kings is getting too narrow now for modern audiences. This is made especially awkward because each succeeding generation of people are taller than their parents, which is slowly making it worse.
In the dress circle and upper circle, we have a real problem, because the distance between the seats is set by the stepped concrete platforms that the seats sit on. All these concrete platforms would have to be cut out and re made to change the seating distance. That would cost an enourmous sum of money that we don’t have at the moment, but it is something we will be looking at in the longer term.
First though, we are looking at what we can do in the stalls to improve the seat spacing, because there are no steps here, so it is much easier to change the layout. The intention in the next 5 years is to change the rows, so they gently curve around like the ones above in the balconies (so people at the sides don’t have to run their heads to see the stage easily). They will also be spaced further apart, which will solve the problem you outline.
However, this is costed roughly as about a quarter of a million pound project, which we will have to raise in order to do it, and that is not going to be an easy task in this difficult time. But it is very definitely in our plans, and we will be working hard to achieve it as soon as we can
Thanks for your interest in the Kings Theatre, and delighted you enjoy the shows
Kind Regards
Kings Theatre
Hi Cody,
We have our Theatre Open Day coming up this coming Saturday 14th January between 10am - 5pm. We have two workshops as part of the day on stage at between 1pm - 1.45pm (Commercial Dance) and 3pm - 3.45pm (Musical Theatre Dance). There is an entry cost to the Open Day but there are alot of other activities happening around the theatre. Here is the link for the Open Day http://kingssouthsea.ticketsolve.com/shows/126520896/events - you can also book your space on one of the workshops to reserve your space!
The Summer activites programme and activities during holiday times including Easter are yet to be announced but please do keep checking the theatre website.
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