The Royal Court's decision not to sell advance tickets for Jez Butterworth's new play, The River, has upset those who pay for its membership scheme. But is ticketing ever fair?The announcement on Tuesday 12 June by the Royal Court that in its autumn season it would be staging a new play by the writer of the sell-out hit Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth, quickly turned from delight to dismay in some quarters when it became …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM on June 13, 2012