Published
Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 14:30
- The Barbican, Roundhouse and the National Theatre are among the venues taking part.
A new scheme is giving away free tickets to some of London's most renowned cultural centres for anyone affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
Led by the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation and Cardboard Citizens, London Ticket Bank allows participating venues to pledge unsold tickets for programmed events to low-income earners. The venues pass the tickets onto charity partners, which will then offer them for free or on a donate-what-you-can basis.
Spanning music, dance, theatre and comedy, the venues include The Barbican, Roundhouse, the National Theatre and The Almeida Theatre.
"If people can't afford these riches, society is poorer off," said Cardboard Citizens CEO, Chris Sonnex. "I'm incredibly proud of the London arts and culture community coming together to offer tickets city wide to people who, through no fault of their own, are on or under a poverty line. It's a real act of change, and it will give many people, who couldn't otherwise, the opportunity to be entertained, to see other worlds, to escape and most importantly to dream."
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