How to Use the Show Budget Tool
The Hope Street Theatre Show Budget tool allows users to estimate and manage the budget for their shows. Here’s a step-by-step guide to using the tool:
- Enter Ticket Price: In the “Price Per Ticket” field, enter the price you will charge for each ticket.
- Set Number of Performances: Use the slider to set the number of performances you plan to have. The current number of performances will be displayed next to the slider.
- Estimate Seats Sold: Use the slider to estimate the average number of seats sold per show. The percentage of the total capacity (85 seats) will be shown next to the slider.
- Enter Venue Hire Costs: Input the total venue hire costs in the respective field.
- Enter Production Costs: Input the total costs for set and costume production.
- Enter Marketing Costs: Input the total marketing costs.
- Enter Wage Costs: Input the total wage costs.
- Add Extra Expenditure: If there are any additional costs not covered in the predefined fields, click the “Add Extra Cost Line” button to add more expenditure fields.
- Calculate Budget: Click the “Calculate Budget” button to compute the total income, total expenditure, and net income.
- Reset Form: To clear all inputs and reset the form, click the “Reset” button.
- Export to CSV: To save your budget data as a CSV file, click the “Export to CSV” button.
| Category | Description | Amount (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Income | Price Per Ticket | |
| Income | Number of Performances | |
| Income | Average Number of Seats Sold per Show | |
| Expenditure | Venue Hire Costs | |
| Expenditure | Production (Set/Costume) Costs | |
| Expenditure | Marketing Costs | |
| Expenditure | Wage Costs |
| Total Income | £0.00 | |
| Total Expenditure | £0.00 | |
| Net Income | £0.00 | |