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Why is it often impossible to buy tickets for children's performances in Voronezh?
'MINE!' Correspondent We found out the reason for the shortage of tickets for children's concerts.
Reader: "Mine!" I complained to the editorial office that there are no tickets for children's performances at the Voronezh Theater. "Every time I try to order tickets for my children, I get tickets that are no longer available! I would like to know if there are any plans to add additional performances to the schedule so that everyone can attend them. We try to instill good things in children, take them to the theater, introduce them to culture, but we do not have this opportunity!" - Ekaterina, a mother of two children, is indignant.
'MY!' The correspondent decided to check whether this was really the case. For example, on October 10, tickets were offered for the November performance of the Voronezh State Puppet Theater named after V.A. Volkhovsky were sold out. As of midday, tickets for events for children aged 2 to 6 were still limited, and for children over this age there were almost no tickets. In fact, there are two situations. On the one hand, I am glad that the theater is very popular among Voronezh parents as a children's entertainment, but on the other hand, probably most of those who wanted to buy tickets were unable to do so, since almost all of them were sold out within 40 minutes of the start of sales.
This situation was commented on by the Voronezh State Puppet Theatre named after V.A. Volkhovsky.
“There is a practice of planning theater visits in advance all over the world, so theaters usually announce their repertoire one or two months or more in advance,” writes Shute. “The next month’s sale begins on the 10th of each month. That is, October begins on September 10, November begins on October 10, and so on. Posters will be posted during two months of pre-New Year and New Year holidays, as well as summer holidays (December, January, May, June). Posters will be posted on social networks and on the theater’s website 2-3 days before booking begins, which will allow viewers to conveniently choose the date and time of the performance. Tickets can be purchased online to avoid standing in line at the box office when they go on sale, and the price will remain the same.”
They also explained that the theatre troupe has 22 employees. Performances for teenagers and adults are held on weekday evenings, and for children on weekends. During the holiday season, performances are held several times a day.
"We coordinate the work schedules of lighting and sound specialists, as well as the installers who assemble and disassemble the scenery for each performance (some productions require complete disassembly of the stage) in order to maximize the number of performances and the pleasure of the audience. In addition, during the theater season, performances require visiting 12 locations, and these tours require additional preparation and travel time," explained the press service of the Shut Theater.
Kukolnik provided statistics from last season.
Looking at the posters of other theaters, we see a shortage of tickets for children's performances, as well as puppet theaters. It is not easy to watch productions of youth theaters. Perhaps only to opera and ballet theaters you can relatively freely buy tickets, but there are very few productions for children.
It is worth noting that children's theaters are trying to make up for the lack of performances. For example, "Sakvoyazh" and "Theater on Pillows" have been working for many years. By the way, experienced theater parents share their advice. You can "catch" tickets on the theater's website a few days before the performance, and not on the day they go on sale. Spectators often cancel tickets due to illness or changes in plans.