TEN POUND SEATS ON OFFER AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

TEN POUND SEATS ON OFFER AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE; LS Rolando Villazon with two ballet dancers and Darcey Bussell (Principal Dancer) posing for pix on small stage with press laying on floor to take photos in the f/g LS group posing for pix MS pan up ballerina holding a pose CMS Rolando Villazon and Darcey Bussell posing Tony Hall (Chief Executive, Royal Opera House) interview SOT - No one has been pushing me, I'm just thinking about the interests of the Royal Opera House/ We get a grant/ For every pound from the Arts Council, we have to go out and find two more pounds GV empty auditorium from stage as curtain is pulled back MS cherub decoration and lights on side of balcony LA GV decorative ceiling BV technical person on stage lowering curtain GVS backstage (2 SHOTS) (GVS Royal Opera House = 24 secs) Darcey Bussell (Principal Dancer) interview SOT - I think it will be wonderful as people will be excited to be there EXT TGV River Thames PAN to the National Theatre GV vertical signs for the National Theatre BV LS people waiting outside National Theatre INT GV large 'Cyrano de Bergerac' sign on wall as person walks past GV sign for 'The Travelex £10 Season - National Theatre' (National Theatre = 20 secs) Nicholas Hytner (Director, National Theatre) interview SOT - If you have a large and challenging audience, the better our work has to be EXT GV Royal Opera House Vox pops INT GV empty seats in Royal Opera House TRACK PAN to stage i/c Darcey Bussell, ballerinas, opera singer and others posing for pix (2 SHOTS) Rolando Villazon (Opera singer) singing to camera about ten pound seats SOT - Ten pounds on Monday/ Surprise for everyone