Droylsden Llttle Theatre Afterfatln8 lrfotwo i(W8h y•4 thrmhO the £QMD-19pc •rMI wie r&ryn¢d ourdcKir5 to membersand audientts a6ain in Cktobtr 2021. wasthe stsrt of a fvnt3#k season featurlnA four wonderfvl produdonswth the htlp of ourtalented dlrertors xtm. bullders, technltal te•m and front ol housevolunteer5. We woukln't ha¥e m•dt the crythe back wt have done W it wasn't for you, our members. 5115lPOrtln& eath play- Thether it be M sw. behlnd the•tre. • %•$- We launchtd our seasorb vAth lable Mannerf In Octthr and fllled S ot our •villalAe sÈatin8. Our ne produclion was'84 Ctharlng Cross Roatt In fjecemberwhkh reached 57% upacny. These We the first two prodtn$ slrKe the pandemlcamd our audlerKes re understandably stlll feellni neThous abtyJt large $al 8atherlny, p•rtbudath he•dln8 Into •ryl durinR wlnter. Next up was'Don't Dre55 for DiTrnerf in Fetsuary arHI we 5)w our audl¢thte numbers In¢rease to 75% as people'5 confldence leve15 rose •nd lrfe began to return to normal. These Increased audience numbers ¢ontInd Into ourlourth and fin•1 productKm of thè season'BeKInrI Gulde to Mufderln8 Your Husband, whlch rtached 67% c4p•dty. We also held 8n •ddlttonal produrtion rhe Allotment, whith wa5 • (kne kn play in June •nd a Vartetyshow in )l¥- &)th ul vthlch were a 8real success. Everyone in¥ofv¢d in the re-opening of our theatre and anyof the productlons thls season should proud of what thevve a¢hleved and thelrconirfbutlon to the communtty of Drowsdtn. We ho a prornlslnB season ahead of usfrom October 2021 retUm1to ourtfadlttonal se•son lorni•i otsix piodurtlons. The Management Commthe 111 COnne lo do wthat we can to u&ure our seats are fllled at each produrtion, focuslni markeUn8 and promotlng our aclmtyon sockl medla and wlthln the local community. Fln•nd•l - Flnanclalty thln85 hwe plcked up lty (Wen Litt Theatre (Ner the1•5t 12 months. The last two years have been dlfficult due to lotkdowThs and the doslng of thetheatrt from March 2020 to Ortober 2021 b, wlth the return of our much mlssed produrtlons. we' seen the theatre start to generate Income again. We're pleased to reportthat thls year Droylsden Llttle Theatre has made an overall profit of £2,059 hthng 5tèrted the yearwrth resems of £16.156 and endèd the year wlth £18.215. Income this year was £29,128 lofwhich £2,667 was grant fvndlngl and costs totalled È2?,064. These income levels are not quite as hv&h as pre-pandemK but Quf costs ha¥e not bten ès hl8h elther, largely down to onty (arryin8 (but four productions thls season ¥ersus our usual x. Going tnto next year we rd to be mlndful of the Increases coming to our cost bw- things Ilke oas and elertricity are on the Se. as well as the cost ol our bar strxk-so WÈ need to be more c05t ¢onsclous than ever. We also need io make sure we ¥¢ stron8 ticket sales as well as hosting social events as these really help to 8enerate income between production5. These areas have been and will contlnue to be a locus for the Management Commiitee 80in8frwèfd. IL- Durln8 the pandemi¢ we understood It was a challeniing timefor everyone and, wlth the theatie closed, we dldn't chase up membershlp subscrfptlons. However slft we've re-opened we're pleased to soy that our membefsh4) numbers reathed 77. Thls is a drop of 30 since p•ndemlc leb4s. but we hope to see that rlse next 5eawn.
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