Eastern Angles Theatre Company

Name

Eastern Angles Theatre Company

Legal name

Eastern Angles Theatre Company Ltd

Website

https://easternangles.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eastern Angles is a UK-registered charitable touring theatre company producing original plays across East Anglia. Based in Ipswich, it serves general audiences, families, schools and care-home communities through live productions, venue hire, education programmes and memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theatre and Live Performance

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

Keywords

• Touring theatre productions
• Live performance venues
• Theatre venue hire
• Community arts programmes
• Youth theatre education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ipswich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from box office ticket sales for theatrical performances and events
2. Venue and Space Hire: Hiring out theatre spaces including The Studio @ Eastern Angles and Pavilion Dome to external hirers
3. Donations and Memberships: Individual donations, patron memberships, village hall memberships, market town bound memberships, dome memberships
4. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate and business sponsorship arrangements
5. Fundraising Events: Fundraising activities including murder mystery evenings
6. Merchandise Sales: Sale of merchandise including CDs from productions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eastern Angles Theatre Company is a regional touring theatre company that creates and stages original live theatre productions across East Anglia. It also sells venue hire, Box Office ticketing services, Pavilion Dome outdoor event space, and educational/community arts programmes including Youth Theatre and Story Lab heritage projects.

Product overview

Eastern Angles Theatre Company is a regional touring theatre company based in Ipswich, Suffolk, operating as a single unified organisation rather than a platform architecture. The company offers a portfolio of theatre production and venue services including: touring productions performed across the East of England (with over 40 years of history producing original plays), venue hire facilities (The Studio @ Eastern Angles at their Gatacre Road centre), Box Office ticketing services, Pavilion Dome for outdoor events, and educational programmes including Youth Theatre, Young Company, and Writers Club. The company also runs Story Lab creative projects and offers various membership programmes. Productions span historical dramas, musical comedies, classic literature adaptations, family shows, and alternative Christmas entertainments, with the Sir John Mills Theatre serving as a key performance venue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Touring Theatre Productions Original theatre productions written and directed for touring across East Anglia, performed at own venues, partner theatres and outdoor site-specific locations. Audiences are general public, schools and community groups.
• The Studio @ Eastern Angles (Venue Hire) A flexible studio space at the Eastern Angles Centre on Gatacre Road, Ipswich, available for hire for rehearsals, theatre performances and filming. Features raked seating, lighting and sound desks, basic festival rig, capacity 120 in traverse or 80 end-on.
• Eastern Angles Centre (Venue) The company's main centre at Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ, housing The Studio @ Eastern Angles and serving as the home base for Eastern Angles' own productions.
• Box Office Services Ticketing services available for hire to handle ticket sales for external events; theatre hirers must use Eastern Angles' Box Office with an associated charge.
• Venue Hire and Dismountable Seating Hire service providing user-friendly and dismountable seating for events, suitable for various venue configurations.
• Pavilion Dome (Outdoor Event Space) Front of House Pavilion Dome suitable for outdoor events, providing covered space for audiences and activities.
• Learning & Education Programme Educational activities including After-School Club, Homework Club, Holiday Club, Youth Theatre, Young Company and Writers Club for community engagement with young people across East Anglia.
• Story Lab Creative Programme Creative programme featuring projects including heritage trails, town trails and self-guided tours such as 'Raising Millfield - Self Tour' and 'The Ballad of Maria Marten - The Broadside Challenge Collection'.
• Membership Programmes Membership tiers including Patron Membership, Market Town Bound Membership, Village Hall Membership and The Dome Membership, offering supporters different benefits tied to the company's productions and community programmes.
• Live Streamed Events Digital performance offerings providing remote access to theatre productions via live streaming technology.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Integration6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Theatre Venue PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing co-production and venue partnerships with theatres including Stephen Joseph Theatre, New Wolsey Theatre, and Key Theatre Peterborough
• Shanty Theatre CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership for The Ladykillers of Orton Brimbles
• Out of Joint, Watford Palace Theatre, Arcola TheatreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership for Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern
• HighTideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint delivery partnership for Signal Fires: Peterborough outdoor theatre event
• Matthew LinleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for The Ballad of Maria Marten
• Orwell Housing AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Sid & Hettie production targeting older audiences in sheltered accommodation
• Sir John Mills TheatrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHome venue for Christmas shows and major productions
• Seckford Theatre, WoodbridgecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegular touring venue partner in Suffolk
• Key Theatre, PeterboroughcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegular touring venue partner in Peterborough
• National TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for site-specific performances at heritage locations

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/easternangles
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• Instagraminstagram.com/easternangles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eastern-angles-theatre-company-limited

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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