Earlier this summer (if you can call it that…?), our partnership with Markit was recognized at Communicate Magazine’s 2011 Corporate Engagement Awards.
For those of you who don’t know Markit, it’s one of London’s fastest-growing private companies and they’re new to arts sponsorship. Last year, we joined with them in an exciting corporate partnership, as they became the lead sponsor of our Funded Ticket Scheme. Markit offered 200 employees and clients the chance to buy exclusive season tickets from us, and we set up eight special Markit Nights this season to watch shows from the best seats, at a discounted price. For each season ticket sold, Markit made a donation to our Funded Ticket Scheme, through which we give away 10% of the theatre’s each year to people who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to come to the theatre. Markit’s employees are also invited to pre-show talks from creative teams and opportunities to meet the cast, and they have access to our High Performance Workshops, team-training sessions led by our talented young directors.
Our Artistic Director David Lan says, ‘We are delighted to win in recognition of our new partnership with Markit. Their support is helping us continue to produce world-class work while keeping our ticket prices as low as possible and reaching people who ordinarily feel that theatre is not for them. We hope this will be a long and expanding partnership with Markit that will also help to redefine our relationship with business in the future.’
And Markit’s Chief Executive Officer Lance Uggla says, ‘These awards are testament to the hard work that has gone into building our partnership with the Young Vic and to the benefits it brings to the local community. The partnership also allows employees at Markit to experience great shows and learn from professionals and artists at the Young Vic. We are very proud to be lead sponsor of the Funded Ticket Scheme and look forward to the continuing development of this important initiative.’
What’s so exciting about working with Markit is their support of our commitment to sharing theatre with all kinds of people. They’re helping us give back to the community, one ticket at a time.
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As you may know, we’ve just put more Hamlet tickets on sale! Also exciting is that we have now confirmed the seating plan, so if you have booked and asked for tickets to be sent to you – keep your eyes on your post box as they will be arriving very soon!
