C6T1TAPESCRIPTSSECTION1MAN:Right,gotthat.Andwhat’sthenexttype?WOMAN:Well,that’sSilver—it’sthesameasGoldexceptyouhavetopayasmallfeeof£1,00perlessonforanyyoudoandyoucanonlyusethecentreatcertaintimes.MAN:Isee.Sowhenexactly？WOMAN:Youcanonlyusethefacilitiesbetween10amand4:30pm.MAN:SoIcouldn’tusethepoolat8inthemorningorevening,then?WOMAN:That’sright.MAN:OK.Andthepriceforthat?IsthejoiningfeethesameasforGold?WOMAN:Actually,it’sslightlylessthanthe£250—it’s£225,buttheannualfeeisonly£300.Doesthatsoundmorelikewhatyouwant?MAN:Well,it’sstillrathermoreexpensivethanIthought.I’mastudenthereinEnglandandI’monlyhereforsixmonths.WOMAN:Ah,thentheBronzeschemewouldprobablysuityoubest.MAN:Howisthatdifferent?WOMAN:Well,someofthefacilitieshaverestricteduse.MAN:AnddoIhavetopayforclasses?WOMAN:Yes,it’s£3foreachclassyoujoin.MAN:Isee.Andwhatarethehoursthen?WOMAN:Between10.30and3.30weekdaysonlyandyoupaya£50joiningfee.Theannualfeeis£180—itworksoutat£15amonth,sothatwouldbequitealotcheaper.MAN:Oh,thatshouldbeallright.Icouldcomeinmyfreeperiods.WhatdoIhavetodoifIwanttojoin?WOMAN:Well,webookyouinforanassessmentwithaninstructor,whowillshowyouhowtousealltheequipment.Ifyouwanttoorganizeatrialsessionandlookaroundthecentre,you’llneedtospeaktoDavidKynchley.MAN:Hmm.Couldyouspellthatplease?WOMAN:Yes,DavidK-Y-N-C-H-L-E-Y.I’llgiveyouhisdirectlinenumber.It’soh-four-five-eight-nine-five-three-doubleone.MAN:Thanks.WOMAN:ThankyouforcallingKingswellClub.SECTION2MAN:AndhereonRadioRivendenwehaveLynneRawley,thePublicRelationsOfficerofourownRivendenCityTheatre.Hello,Lynne.LYNNE:Hello.MAN:Now,thetheatreisreopeningsoonafteritsthree-yearredevelopmentprogram,isn’tit?LYNNE:That’sright,andtherearealotofimprovements.Thefirstthingpeoplewillseewhentheygoinisthatthefoyerhasbeenrepaintedintheoriginalgreenandgold.Thentheboxofficehasbeenreorientedwithitsownaccessformthesideofthebuildinginsteadofthroughthefoyer,whichmeansitcanbeopenlongerhours,andhasmorespace,too.Theshopthatusedtobeinthefoyer,whichsoldbooksandCDs,istheonepartoftheredevelopmentwhichisn’tyetcomplete.Theplanistofindnewpremisesforitnearthetheatre,andwe’vehaddifficultyfindingsomewheresuitable.Wehopetoreopentheshopinthenextfewmonths.MAN:Willaudiencesfindanydifferenceintheauditorium?LYNNE:Yes,we’veincreasedtheleg-roombetweentherows.Thismeansthattherearenowfewerseatsbutwe’resureaudienceswillbemuchhappier.Andwe’veinstalledairconditioning,soitwon’tgetsohotandstuffy.Wealreadyhadafewseatswhichweresuitableforwheelchairusers,andnowtherearetwiceasmany,whichwehopewillmeetdemand.Somethingelsethatwillbenefitaudiencesisthenewlifts.Thetwoweusedtohaveweresmallandslow.They’venowgone,andwe’vegotmuchmoreefficientones.MAN:Anythingfortheperformers?LYNNE:Yes,we’vemadeanumberofimprovementsbackstage.Thesmalldarkdressingroomsweusedtohavehavebeenconvertedintotwolargeairyrooms,sothey’remuchmorecomfortablenow.Andthestate-of-the-artelectronicsoundandlightingsystemshavebeeninstalled.MAN:OK,sowhat’sthefirstplaythataudiencescanseewhenthetheatrereopens?LYNNE:We’vegotaveryexcitingproductionofPeterShaffer’sRoyalHuntoftheSun,whichiscurrentlytouringthecountry.ThatstartsonOctoberthe13thandrunstillthe19th.We’reexperimentingbitwiththetimethecurtaingoesup.Weusedtostartallourperformancesat7.30,butthatmadeitdifficultforpeopletogohomebypublictransport,soinsteadwe’rebeginningat7....
