Memberships
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The Roses Theatre is a place for the whole community. Most of the income raised from ticket sales goes back out to the artists. As a charity the support from loyal friends and patrons is essential to preserving The Roses for future generations.
Joining The Roses as a Friend or Patron is a wonderful way to support us. As a valued supporter, you’ll be the first to hear all our latest news and receive invites to private industry insight and impact events throughout the year.
Subscriber
Benefits:
- Digital version of The Roses Chronicle (produced quarterly)
Friend
Benefits:
- £1 off cinema tickets in our main auditorium and studio spaces
- Digital version of The Roses Chronicle (produced quarterly)
- Credit your spend (Credit your account for missed performances, limited to 8 live event tickets and 4 films per year)
Patron
Benefits:
- Welcome Tour with a member of The Roses team
- £1 off cinema tickets in our main auditorium and studio spaces
- Printed Roses Chronicle (produced quarterly)
- Unlimited credit your spend (credit your account for missed performances)
- Invitations to special events throughout the year including our industry insight and impact events
Ruby Patron
Benefits:
- Welcome Tour with the Director
- £1 off cinema tickets in our main auditorium and studio spaces
- Printed Roses Chronicle (produced quarterly)
- Unlimited credit your spend (credit your account for missed performances)
- Invitations to special events throughout the year including our industry insight and impact events
- Invitation to technical or dress rehearsal of The Roses pantomime and other self-produced works
- Invitation to The Roses pantomime press night (incl. complementary prosecco)
Diamond Patron
Benefits:
- Welcome Tour with the Director
- £1 off cinema tickets in our main auditorium and studio spaces
- Printed Roses Chronicle (produced quarterly)
- Unlimited credit your spend (credit your account for missed performances)
- Invitations to special events throughout the year including our industry insight and impact events
- Invitation to technical or dress rehearsal of The Roses pantomime and other self-produced works
- Invitation to The Roses pantomime press night (incl. complementary prosecco)
- Invitation to The Roses pantomime read through including an opportunity to meet the cast and crew
If you would prefer to sign up over the phone, would like to pay for your membership monthly, or are an existing Friend looking for further information about your membership please contact Box Office on 01684 295074.
Membership FAQs
Why have you decided to change the membership scheme?
Did you know that even if the Roses sold out every single show, ticket sales would not cover the costs to run our programme and activities as up to 80% of income goes to artists, producers and film distributors? Alongside this, the charity has experienced a huge amount of challenge in overcoming the impact of the pandemic on the entertainment industry, rising costs and the recent government’s decision to cut the funding particularly to arts venues.
We are now looking to the future and have plans in progress to make changes to enable us to remain in a strong position for many years to come. This means each year we need to raise £230,000 extra income on top of our income from ticket sales to keep delivering our breadth of programmes for the whole community.
Having not made any changes for years, in order to ensure your donation goes towards supporting us with our work as well as maintaining the scope to offer engaging members benefits, we needed to make these changes.
I am already a friend of the Roses, how will this impact my membership?
Any renewals or new sign ups made up to 31st March 2023 will be charged at the current rate, with changes being made at the next renewal date e.g. a renewal date of 29th March 2023 will be charged at £35 until 28th March 2024, then moved to the new scheme. All single direct debit payments will be updated from £35 to £50. Renewal reminders of the changes to payment will be sent 30 days and 7 days before they are due.
I am already a joint friend of the Roses, how will this impact my membership?
Any renewals or new sign ups made up to 31st March 2023 will be charged at the current rate, with changes being made at the next renewal date e.g. a renewal date of 29th March 2023 will be charged at £65 until 28th March 2024, then moved to the new scheme. As we are closing Joint memberships from the point of renewal the main payee will be charged the new single rate of £50.
I am already a patron of the Roses, how will this impact my membership?
If you are currently a patron with us you don’t need to make any changes. This is because whilst we have lowered the entry level to join us as a patron we have changed from set fees per level to bands. Any donation between £150 - £499 is considered a patron level donation.
