Friends of the Kestrel
A producing house pays for its own sets, its own casts and its own rehearsal weeks. Friends are how the rooms upstairs stay busy between runs.
Membership starts at £6 a month. Join at the box office window or by phone.
Three ways in
Friend
£6 a month
- Priority booking before every general on-sale
- Two guest tickets a year to give away
- A standing invitation to open dress rehearsals
Good Friend
£15 a month
- Everything a Friend gets
- Your name in the season programme, if you want it
- An invitation to the first-night gathering in the cafe-bar
Company Friend
£40 a month
- Everything a Good Friend gets
- A rehearsal-room visit each season with the director
- Supports one Young Company place a year
Volunteer front-of-house
Around forty local people take tickets, sell programmes, staff the quiet room and show people to their seats. One shift a fortnight is a normal commitment, you see the show for free, and we train you on a Saturday morning. No experience needed and no upper age limit.
Hire the studio
The 60-seat studio is available for rehearsals, readings, workshops and small runs when it is not programmed. Flat floor, basic rig, tea urn. Community and local-artist rates are lower than the standard day rate — ask and we will tell you which one you fall into.
Hire the main house
The 180-seat auditorium takes one-night events, school performances and conferences on Mondays and dark weeks. Includes a duty technician and front-of-house cover. We do not hire the house out during a mainstage run.