I recently had the pleasure of having a good chat with the Liv Harris the Creative producer at The Riverfront Theatre in Newport. I wanted to pick her brain about the audiences that visit her theatre and how they go about attracting more people.
They key points from this conversation were the following 1 - The 'main' theatre must be commercially viable (big name shows, popular tributes etc) so that they can be more experimental and take bigger risks in the studio theatre. This is important because, knowing that they take risks means they are more likely to put on an original and unheard of show (me). 2 - They are trying to produce and co-produce more in house productions. This was potentially very positive for me - if I could put myself in the position for them to want to produce this show then that would be fantastic! I just need to figure out how to get from where I am (just ideas and the odd video) to where I want to be (being produced by them). 3 - 'I will always have coffee with someone and listen to their pitch' Liv said that she will always have a meeting with a performer no matter who they are, just to listen to their idea(s) and see how she can help. She said that the riverfront might not be able to help, but she will more often than not find a more suitable venue or company that would be able to. I have already booked myself in for a coffee meeting with her in regards to my show. There was a lot more that we discussed but these are the main points.
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