Shakespeare's pronunciation

Not Irish.
It's a bit Bristol/Gloucester-ish.

nutrax, that's why they use the word 'concessions': they don't want to have to say "Admission: £7.50 (students, seniors, unwaged, disabled, NHS employees, people who look like Jusint Bieber: £5)".

That NHS employee discount is a political gesture against the government's NHS reforms (which just passed into law).

What I find interesting is that there are so many concessions. Here, discounts are somewhat common for children & seniors, and moderately common for students. There are sometimes discounts for the disabled, but mainly for things that are not fully accessible, such as historic sites. I have never seen a disabled discount for a performance or lecture (and I am familiar with this as Mr. Nutrax uses a wheelchair). I have certainly never seen a discount for the "unwaged." Once in a while, usually for some patriotic event, members of the military are given discounts or even free admission.

However, many places and events have no discounts whatsoever for anyone. So I find it interesting that a concept like "concession" would be so well known that it needs no explanation.

I have seen discounts for the unemployed here in the US.

I smiled as I heard the first few words spoken by Juliet, because the voice and accent reminded me of an old Irish lady of my acquaintance, the mother of one of my uncles (he was married to one of my father's sisters). Only Juliet's pronunciation of "sweet" sounded a little strange.

What struck me as I listened to the excerpts, though, was how different they sounded from each other. The most difficult for me to understand was Sonnet 116, which was recited in a language quite unlike that of Juliet in the first excerpt or Macbeth in the third.

Seems that the concessions here in NZ are pretty similar to what the UK theatre is offering.

I have to admit, after starting study again I realised the benefit of being granted a student ID. I now look for discounted entry to just about everything. Seniors, students, disabled I would certainly expect that a discount was offered. A lot of places like this also have "community services card" discounts. A community services card is generally available for those on a low income which would include unemployed/unwaged, some disabled people, some on sickness benefits, students etc. Quite good really as you don't have to justify quite what your discount is for - just that you have a low income card.

Would a volunteer somewhere be considered "unwaged"? I have never heard this word before either.

'Unwaged'....

Popular word here in The UK

I hadn't heard "unwaged" before either. I guess the idea is that if you are, say taking care of your children at home, you are employing your time, albeit without cash compensation, so that "unemployed" doesn't describe you well.

It would also describe many members of the royal family, when "unemployed" would not. I wonder if they typically avail themselves of the concession.

Edited by: VinnyD to add afterthought.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/unwaged