Rev’d Nathan Ward describes the LAMPS production at his church.
How to book and host a LAMPS show
Get the very best out of putting on the show, and make it an effective part of your church’s wider programme. Here’s how LAMPS will work with you…
1. Talk to LAMPS
Find out about available dates and costs, and ask any questions you have about the show. Explore ideas together about how the show might work for your community.
2. Receive your booking pack by email
This will give you everything you need, to make your decision about booking the show. It includes:
- full info about the show
- booking form
- material for your print and digital publicity
- examples of how other organisations have publicised their LAMPS shows, and priced their tickets
3. Secure your booking
Return the booking form with a 20% deposit, and you’re nearly ready for a visit from LAMPS.
4. Complete the LAMPS tech sheet
LAMPS send you a list of the practical info they need, so that on the day everything is ready to go. (Details of the hall itself, the stage, the electrics, parking for the LAMPS van, etc.) LAMPS provides all sound and lighting equipment, and the technician.
5. Tell people about your show
Using your marketing pack, get the word out and sell tickets. Feel free to contact LAMPS if you have any questions.
6. The big day
You will have prepared the venue. LAMPS will do all the set-up and sound-checks. The audience arrives… and the show begins!
7. In the days after the show
LAMPS shows stir up questions and imagination. Many shows come with free follow-up discussion material which can be used with church groups, enquirer groups, or youth groups in the weeks after the performance. Download these from the website, to get maximum value from the show.
8. Feedback to LAMPS
LAMPS will find your feedback invaluable: pictures from the performance, comments from the audience, and your views as organisers about how the event contributed to your organisation’s life and ministry.
A note about pricing
LAMPS are professional creatives, who express their Christian faith – and earn their living – through their work. Pricing covers wages, equipment, and the admin that literally keeps the show on the road. If your organisation feels able to contribute a bit more than the show cost, that money will go into subsidising other churches and organisations with very small budgets.