There are many factors that govern whether a production is a success; critically acclaimed, well recieved by the audience, financially profitable and how many people come to see it. aka Bums on Seats.
As Wimborne Drama Productions is an amateur group we have to self fund all our productions and just because we get bums on seats it does not mean that we make a profit, due to the costs of putting on the production.
Every show in the clubs eyes is a success because it enables us to do the thing that we love, both on and off the stage, strengthen our friendships and relationships within the club and throughout the community and hopefully provide a great evening out at the theatre.
Below is a list of our “top” attended productions since 2007, when records began.
*The vast majority of our productions are performed four times but not all. Some have been three, some have been five. This weighting is not reflected in the figures.
**Some tickets are distributed as complimentary. These can be for dignitaries, patrons and critics. The first figure is for the total number of attendees. If known, the figure in brackets is for paying customers.