The manager of The Princess Theatre in Burnham-On-Sea has this week said the facilities have seen another uplift in visitor numbers and revenue after a busy few months.
Manager Julie Hook gave a positive update on the facilities during a meeting of the Town Council’s Assets and Amenities Committee.
During the first ten months of this year, 8,539 tickets were sold, generating revenue of £124,780.
In the same ten months of last year, 6,687 tickets were sold, generating revenue of £80,681.
Julie told councillors: “It’s been a very busy few months for the theatre with an increase in ticket sales year on year.”
She added: “Our Senior’s events continue to be popular, each event having been fully sold out. This was made possible by the grant from the Hinkley Point fund. The latest was a game show afternoon, ‘No Deal or Deal’, which was very popular with the patrons.”
She adds: “Our programme for 2025 and 2026 is already underway with lots of varied shows, which we hope will appeal to our patrons. We are becoming ‘known’ by many of our promotors and agents with bands who have visited recommending us to other bands to come to the Princess Theatre, which is a lovely compliment.”
“We have received many comments from our visiting companies expressing their thanks for a professional experience, the warm welcome they receive. Thanks, must go to our team who look after the promotors, crew, performers before, during and after the show.”
“We are so fortunate to have so many lovely, and very efficient, volunteers working with us at The Princess Theatre. We have attracted several new recruits recently. We cannot express the gratitude we feel for the work they do and the warm welcome they give to our patrons, they are truly an asset to the theatre and we extend our greatest thanks to them.”
