beanie Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Do you work in a theatre thats leased off someone (private or council owned)? Im curious about what the going rate is in different areas for rental and service charges for a theatre...... I know its a bit of an odd topic and will depend on a lot of other factors that are probably specific for each venue...but any pointers would be useful <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Do you work in a theatre thats leased off someone (private or council owned)? Im curious about what the going rate is in different areas for rental and service charges for a theatre......This is actually a VERY tricky area to get into on a public forum, as leases are a legal document and should be specific to the landlord (eg council) and tenant. That being said, I've been embroiled in 'discussions' with our own dearly beloved borough council over the long-overdue lease renewal. Due to the age of the building, the previous lease details and other factors too numerous to go into we've been 'at it' for over 18 months now!! If you're seriously involved in the lease negotiations, make sure your side is represented by a solicitor experienced in that field - it won't be cheap, BUT could well be worth it. Ours have helped settle several contentious issues. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanie Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 hmm...yeh you read into my post correctly... I'm not seriously involved as such, but the manager who is in control of that side of things has got a specialist involved now as we're clearly getting nowhere fast!Hopefully a meeting on Monday will resolve the issues fingers crossed... this has only been going on for about 6 months now with the snag happening in december..so quite a new problem really. There are other issues about building/land ownership which only seem to complicate the situation!Was just curious as to the going rate in general as what we pay now and what the landlord has requested is quite different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robfl20 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The theatre I used to work for in the UK used leased buildings.It was quite a strange setup since the theatre was actually two buildings that had been joined as one when the charity moved in in the seventies.I say a strange setup because the auditorium was owned and leased by the local spiritualist church which was next door (literally, there was a door backstage that led into the church and was a fire exit come show time!). We managed to work a sweet deal with them and paid a very small rent each month, although there were lots of catches like on certain days there were specific times we could not use the theatre, and we were given a list of dates every six months when the church would require the use of the auditorium for special services. And the second building which contained the theatre offices, the box office, bar and rehearsal spaces was sold to the charity by the local council for the grand sum of £25!!They arranged the deal in 1978 and the charity paid the council £1 every year for 25 years until it was officialy handed over in 2003. It was kind of a nightmare with the church next door, our backstage acces was also shared with the access to the church's parking garages which could make get-ins/outs difficult at best.Somehow they continue to make it work though! Not really sure that's much help to you but it kept me occupied for sveral minutes, so there! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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