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Sunday 7th July 2013 - I planned out and wrote up my Survey/Questionnaire that I will give to the potential customers of relevant students and subject teachers to see if there would be any interest in my proposed Theatre trip, allowing me to determine the most beneficial, relevant and feasible Theatre trip/event to run for my target customer of college students.

Survey/Questionnaire.

I will do a survey amongst potential customers, including relevant students and staff, to see if they would be interested in participating in my suggested Theatre Trip/ event. I will do this in the form of a questionnaire including relevant questions that will help me find out whether there will be any takers for the event/trip I am planning/proposing and whether or not it will be a feasible, relevant and beneficial trip to run. I may also ask these Questions as part of a recorded interview, in order to get the most accurate, spontaneous answers I possibly can. Below is a planned list of questions I will ask my potential customers of relevant college students and staff:

1) Would a trip to the Theatre be beneficial to your Studies? (please circle answer)

YES

NO

Why? (please give explanation) ............................................................................................................
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2) Which Theatre would you prefer to visit? (Please Tick next to answer)

-Shakespeares Globe Theatre (London)

-The Lowry Theatre (Salford, Manchester)

-The West Yorkshire Playhouse (Leeds)


3) Which of these Genres of Theatre productions/shows/plays would be most relevant to your studies? (please tick next to all that apply)

-Shakespeare

-Comedy 

-Dance Theatre

-Dramatic Plays

-Comedic Plays

-Pantomine

-Childrens Theatre

-Musicals

-Music Concerts

-Historical  and Classical Plays

-Modern and Contemporary Plays

-Other         (Please Specify) .................................................................................................................
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4)Which of these Genres of Theatre productions/shows/plays would be of most interest to you? (please tick next to all that apply)

-Shakespeare

-Comedy 

-Dance Theatre

-Dramatic Plays

-Comedic Plays

-Pantomime

-Childrens Theatre

-Musicals

-Music Concerts

-Historical  and Classical Plays

-Modern and Contemporary Plays

-Other         (Please Specify) .................................................................................................................
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5) Which of  these specific plays/shows/productions would be of particular relevance to your studies? (please tick next to all that apply)

-A Midsummer Nights Dream, by Shakespeare. (traditional shakespeare)

-A Midsummer Night Dream, by Shakespeare (Royal Ballet, Dance-Theatre piece)

-Macbeth, by Shakespeare.

-Blue Stockings, by Jessica Swale.

-Setting the Scene, A Globe Actors Production.

-The Lightening Child, by Chè Walker.

-The house that stank of death (Drama)

-Master and Margarita (Drama)

-A Clockwork Orange (Drama)

-The Michael Clark Company: All three at once (Drama)

-The Tin Ring (Drama)

-People (Drama- A National Theatre Production)

-John and Mark (Drama)

-After the Rainfall (Drama)

-2 Faced Dance Company: Out of his skin (Dance)

-Music and Special events with Daniel O'Donnel

-Comedy Performances from; Ells James and Chris Corcoran, Josh Widdicombe, Pat Shortt

-The Secret Agent (from the Theatre'O's Company)

-Sweeny Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

-The Ugly Sisters (from the Rash Dash Company)

-Jumpers for Goalposts by Tom Wells

-The Jungle Book

-On the Other Hand, (by Fringe First Winners The Paper Birds Company)

-1984 by George Orwell

-The Letter by Jonzi D

-Mark Thomas - 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

-Beauty and The Beast

-Footloose

-Charlie and Lola's Extremely New Play

-Russell Kane - Smallness (Comedy)

-My Generation (Modern Play)



6) Which of  these specific plays/shows/productions would be of most interest to you? (please tick next to all that apply)

-A Midsummer Nights Dream, by Shakespeare. (traditional shakespeare)

-A Midsummer Night Dream, by Shakespeare (Royal Ballet, Dance-Theatre piece)

-Macbeth, by Shakespeare.

-Blue Stockings, by Jessica Swale.

-Setting the Scene, A Globe Actors Production.

-The Lightening Child, by Chè Walker.

-The house that stank of death (Drama)

-Master and Margarita (Drama)

-A Clockwork Orange (Drama)

-The Michael Clark Company: All three at once (Drama)

-The Tin Ring (Drama)

-People (Drama- A National Theatre Production)

-John and Mark (Drama)

-After the Rainfall (Drama)

-2 Faced Dance Company: Out of his skin (Dance)

-Music and Special events with Daniel O'Donnel

-Comedy Performances from; Ells James and Chris Corcoran, Josh Widdicombe, Pat Shortt

-The Secret Agent (from the Theatre'O's Company)

-Sweeny Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

-The Ugly Sisters (from the Rash Dash Company)

-Jumpers for Goalposts by Tom Wells

-The Jungle Book

-On the Other Hand, (by Fringe First Winners The Paper Birds Company)

-1984 by George Orwell

-The Letter by Jonzi D

-Mark Thomas - 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

-Beauty and The Beast

-Footloose

-Charlie and Lola's Extremely New Play

-Russell Kane - Smallness (Comedy)

-My Generation (Modern Play)

7) Which of these additional activities would be most relevant to your studies? (please tick next to all that apply)

-The Imperial War Museum

-Shakespeare Exhibitions

-Pre-Show Talk

-Theatre Exhibitions

-Shakespearian Workshops

-Drama/acting based Workshops

-A full guided tour of a theatre

-An Elizabethan Experience - Food and Costume

-A pre-show meal

-Facilities to buy ice-cream, sweets, food, drinks before shows and during intervals

-Tea Dance

-The Lowry Shopping Outlet

-Media City UK & BBC Studios

-Cricket Club and Lodge

-Ordsall Hall

-A Ferry Ride

-Other        (please specify)...................................................................................................................
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8) Which of these additional activities would be of most interest to you? (please tick next to all that apply)

The Imperial War Museum

-Shakespeare Exhibitions

-Pre-Show Talk

-Theatre Exhibitions

-Shakespearian Workshops

-Drama/acting based Workshops

-A full guided tour of a theatre

-An Elizabethan Experience - Food and Costume

-A pre-show meal

-Facilities to buy ice-cream, sweets, food, drinks before shows and during intervals

-Tea Dance

-The Lowry Shopping Outlet

-Media City UK & BBC Studios

-Cricket Club and Lodge

-Ordsall Hall

-A Ferry Ride

-Other        (please specify)...................................................................................................................
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9) What day/time would you prefer to go on a trip to the Theatre? (please tick next to the one that applies)

-Weekends

-Evenings

-Daytime, During College Hours

10) How much would you be willing to pay for a trip to the Theatre? (please tick next to the one that applies)

£10 or less

£10 - £15

£15 - £20

£20 - £25

£25 - £30

£30 - £35 

£35 or more



ADDITIONAL COMMENTS - If you have any additional comments you would like to add, please feel free to write the below.
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Diary Entry

Saturday 5th June 2013 -  I received my quote from Acklams coaches stating how much my average theatre trip I am proposing would cost when hiring a coach. This is the quite I got from them..

£450 for a 50 seater coach. If we have a large number of students attending our trip/event then the most feasible option would be to hire a coach, as explained previously. If we chose to use this coach company for our trip/event then the most sensible and feasible option of paying for the majority of the cost of hiring a coach would be through college funding. Any of the cost of the coach that is not covered by funding could be split between each student/staff member on the trip, which would hopefully work out at a reasonable, affordable price for those people/customers participating in our trip/event.

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Friday 5th July 2013 - I made a list of health and safety considerations that may need to be considered and thought through when planning  my proposed Theatre Trip.

Health and Safety Considerations

Health and Safety Considerations we may have to consider and think about whf en planning a trip to the Theatre for Students..

-We will need to ensure there are 1 teacher for every 10 students, depending on how many teachers are available, may have an impact on the amount of students than can attend the visit.

-Using Public Transport could cause problems of losing Students, getting attacked/robbed in major stations, missing trains/buses and getting lost along with costing a lot of money.

-If using a hired coach company it needs to be trusted company with proffessional drivers and comply with health and saftey regulations in order to ensure full and proper health and saftey for staff and students involved in the theatre trip.

-All details need to be planned properly and fully to enable the trip to run to plan so that students fully benefit from the trip/event allowing it to become a successful trip thats fully safe.

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Friday 5th July 2013 - I continued my research into travel methods for the proposed Theatre trip. I researched the different possible coach companies in the local area of Hull. I then chose the most renowned Coach Company for being reliable, accessible, cheap and of good quality and sent them the details of my average proposed trip/event for a quote, through there website online form, in order to get a picture of how much the trip/event I am proposing would cost to hire Coach Transport and if we could get college funding for this.

I also got information on parking available for group visitors at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds which is the closest to Wyke 6th Form College in Hull (where the trip will be running from for Students) and therefore would be the most cheapest, affordable and feasible trip to run.