- First and foremost it’s a legitimate excuse to dress up, spend the evening drinking champagne in heels and saying “Oh darling!” – which, let me tell you, is a great night out.
- It leaves you feeling cultured and educated, particularly if you can impressively mention it in conversations with actual adults. It’s up there with art exhibitions; people love to hear the youth of today are creative beings.
- As the weather begins to turn against us long walks on the beach are no longer on the cards, let’s be honest. Plus it’s so far away! Theatres? Totally central to Uni and town. Yay!
- Another benefit to living in a University-driven town is the level of student discounts available. Almost every production I’ve seen this year has been at a decent student price, with some theatres even offering yearlong subscriptions for students.
- Finally, we’ve got our very own weekly productions here at Allen Hall. You pay more for a coffee that you do for a Lunchtime Theatre ticket ($3). Why feel energized from caffeine when you could feel crazy energized from watching your fellow peers in the limelight?
After that you’ve really got no choice but to go along and widen your horizons by seeing all of the creativity in our fine town. You can keep an eye out here for more information or in the variety of other fantastic – and free – publications around. I hope this has been an inspiring lecture on theatre and you all feel compelled to watch something meaningful this very second, or at least pretend you do. No? Okay. Better go get that coffee before your next class.