This autumn we launched our new and improved membership scheme, which allows our community of friends and neighbours to access discounts and priority bookings, whilst also supporting our delivery of great cultural experiences.
For just £30 a year, members enjoy priority booking on live events at our venues. They also receive discounts on these events, cinema screenings, workshops, and lectures and talks in the Museum. They get a 10% discount on refreshments and snacks in all our kiosks and bars, and on items in the Museum shop, ensuring they can fully enjoy their visit to any one of our venues. Members also receive regular newsletters with updates about what’s on, a seasonal programme delivered to their home, and more!
"WTM are pleased to launch our new Priority Membership scheme offering enhanced benefits to every member. Our growing body of fantastic members play a vital role in enabling us to offer more people in our community the opportunity to enjoy our work and get involved; whether that be free outdoor performances to over 4,000 people every year, or ensuring inclusive and accessible facilities across all our venues. We look forward to welcoming many more new members to the scheme over the coming months."
We relaunched our membership scheme this year to streamline our offer, improve the membership experience, and make a bigger impact on our community. To mark the launch of the new scheme, we caught up with one of our members, Fiona, to find out what her WTM Membership means to her.
Fiona’s answers have been edited for length and clarity.
I think I’ve been a member since the original scheme started. I joined because of the discounts and offers available, especially as I am on a very limited budget. It also made me feel more connected to WTM as a local theatre and arts venue at the heart of the local community.
As the programme has expanded and diversified, membership has allowed me to take a ‘punt’ and see things I wouldn’t have, had I been paying full price. It’s given me the opportunity to discover new and exciting creative acts and producers. I’ve experienced art forms such as dance, which I know nothing about, and have seen some visually absorbing and very enjoyable productions that I wouldn’t have gone to see otherwise.
I see a lot, so it’s hard to pinpoint favourites!
I am always first in the queue to book the Exhibition on Screen films and NTLive, which I wouldn’t see anywhere else. My first show after the pandemic lockdowns were finally lifted was Robert Plant at the Pavilion and he didn’t disappoint. I also had a brilliant time at An Evening Without Kate Bush.
A connection to my local arts community – I am greeted by my name, or recognised as a regular, when I go in to book. I am treated as if I am part of the WTM community.
It offers a: diverse cultural experience
I go on my own, but I tell others about what I have seen, or am going to see, so I actively promote WTM that way, and highlight what it offers.
I use my membership as a way to support WTM.
I enjoy the two Preview evenings a year, although we haven’t had one this Autumn, and I was once invited as a member to a show’s opening night, which included a free drink, which made the evening more of an event and special.
Thank you Fiona!
Fiona also shared some excellent feedback and suggestions for more ways we can improve our memberships, which were shared directly with our Membership team. We are always glad to have feedback on how we can improve our services and connections with the community.
You can sign up for a membership online, or ask for more information at any of our Box Offices and the Museum front desk.