Guidance
Guidance on how to use our booking system, choosing your ticket type and which price to pay.
Ticket Types
Courses| Passes | Single Classes | Standbys
Automated Booking System
All ticket bookings, cancellations and transfers are automated. It's easy for you to login to your account to view your bookings or make changes.
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You'll find the login button at the top right of each schedule, or directly access your account through the emails you receive.
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Your booking confirmation and reminder emails contain
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A Green Button that takes you directly to your account to view your bookings or make changes.
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All the relevant information on your booking.
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Our contact details should you need assistance.
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If you need immediate help, Bookwhen is our system provider. See their help files here.
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Waiting Lists
If a class you want is full, a Green Waiting List Button will appear at the top right of the event. Click the button to join the waiting list and you'll be automatically notified as soon as a place becomes available.
For Beginners
Courses
£121 (standard) & £101(supported) Bursary Places offered
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Choose from our 6-Class Evening Courses (7-9.15pm)
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Or 4-Class Sunday Afternoon Courses (1-4pm).
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Steadily develop your practice with the same group on the same night or afternoon each week.
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Course tickets are a set series of dates.
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We offer newcomers a Guarantee 👍
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If you want to try before you buy instead, find dates for our Free Taster Workshops.
For Levels 2 to 4
Passes for Classes
From £70 (standard) & £55 (supported) for 3 classes.
A 60-day 6-class pass for example is £121/£101.
Giving you Savings and Flexibility
Passes are Transferable.
Durations of 45 to 90 days.
With as little as 4hrs notice (that's by 3pm for 7pm evening classes) Automatically:
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Cancel a class and retain its use.
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Transfer to another suitable class.
A standard term lasts 42 days.
There is typically a 1-week break between terms (longer over holiday periods)
How to Order Your Pass
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On your chosen schedule page, scroll down to the bottom of the first event you want.
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Select your first Class Ticket
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Select a Pass that shows beneath the ticket.
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Select more dates and class tickets now, or return later.
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Go to your basket to pay. Click the Basket Icon at the top of the schedule or the View Selections at the foot of the page
Just the Ticket
Single Classes
£25 (standard) & £20 (supported)
For Levels 2 to 4
Pay As You Go
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When you just want to drop in every now and then
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Single tickets are transferable with as little 7 hours notice.
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Login to transfer to another class happening within 60 the days.
For Levels 2 to 4
Standbys
£16.00
Last-minute Bargains
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If there are spare places then you can pick up a deal!
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From 4pm on the day (10am for weekend classes) check out if any standby tickets are available. If they are, they'll show up top of the schedule pages.
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TIP: If a class you want is full, a Green Waiting List Button will show on the event. Click to join the list. You'll be automatically notified as soon as there's a cancellation.
PRICING STRUCTURE
STANDARD PRICE | SUPPORTED PRICE | BURSARY
As a registered charity, we don't want price to be a barrier to access. We aim to make our School of Improv prices affordable for you whilst making them sustainable for us to continue to operate a high-quality programme and provide as many opportunities for people to participate as we can.
Therefore, we operate a 2-tiered pricing structure with Standard and Supported Price Tickets (see Bursaries below)
This is an honesty system. We trust you are honest when choosing which price is affordable for you under your current circumstances, and understand that 'SUPPORTED PRICE TICKETS' are aimed at those with limited means. They are unfunded places that we subsidize ourselves.
GUIDANCE ON WHAT PRICE TO PAY
STANDARD PRICE
Here are some examples of why the Standard Price should be appropriate for you.
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I am gainfully employed or self-employed
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I choose not to work
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I have access to financial savings
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I am adequately supported by my family or partner
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I can claim back tax or work allowances on the fees
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I have income from property or investments
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I have a reasonable amount of expendable income**
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I am able to meet all of my basic needs*
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I may have some debt but it doesn’t prohibit attainment of my basic needs*
SUPPORTED PRICE
If the Standard Price is unaffordable for you, you could choose our Supported Price if several of these statements are similar to your circumstances.
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I am unemployed or underemployed
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I am self-employed and my income is low, irregular and uncertain
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I qualify government assistance, e.g. benefits, local welfare schemes.
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I have dependants and I’m the sole provider of my household
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I frequently stress about meeting my basic needs*
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I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs*.
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I have no access to savings
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I have very limited expendable income*
*BASIC NEEDS include essential food, housing, energy, transportation, clothing, education, child care, and health care.
** EXPENDABLE INCOME is what you have spare after covering your after paying all essential living costs, to save or spend on such things as leisure, entertainment, travel, hobbies and treats.
BURSARY PLACES
We’re currently awaiting news from funders to expand our bursary scheme, with a focus on supporting people facing financial hardship who would benefit from the health, wellbeing and artistic impact of improv to participate in our programme at Beginners level.
While we’re not able to offer new bursary places at Beginners level just yet, we hope to reopen these opportunities soon. If you're interested in being considered when New Bursary Places become available, please email us to express your interest.
In the meantime, recent Beginners Bursary recipients who are receiving benefits will be supported by Boho Arts to continue at the next appropriate appropriate level.