{"id":940833,"date":"2026-07-20T15:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=940833"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:01:16","slug":"opera-holland-park","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/case-studies\/opera-holland-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Holland Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero wp-block-spektrix-case-study-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"spektrix-case-study-hero-heading-1\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__container\">\n\t\t<aside class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__column spektrix-case-study-hero__column--aside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__eyebrow-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow spektrix-case-study-hero__eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\">\n  <circle cx=\"2\" cy=\"2\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"2\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"2\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"2\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"2\" cy=\"7\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\" fill=\"#00BB13\"><\/circle>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__eyebrow-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"eyebrow_text\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add eyebrow text...\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Eyebrow text\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>Case Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__logos\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__logo-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/opera-holland-park-logo-300x276.png\" class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__logo-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"192px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/opera-holland-park-logo-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/opera-holland-park-logo.png 578w\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__column spektrix-case-study-hero__column--content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__heading\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-case-study-hero-heading-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"heading\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add heading...\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Heading\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>Accessible Booking Improves Audience Experiences at Opera Holland Park<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-lead text-lead--dark spektrix-case-study-hero__subtitle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"subtitle\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add subtitle...\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Subtitle\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>After a Spektrix workshop, the Opera Holland Park team made accessibility a clear priority across the organisation, with a focus on creating more accessible booking and a better audience experience.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__clients-wrap\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"case-study-hero-clients\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;clients&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Clients&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit Clients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__clients\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__client-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-item spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-item--name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4 21V9l8-5 8 5v12\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M9 21v-6h6v6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-body-5-medium spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Client:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpera Holland Park\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-item spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-item--location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 21s7-5.1 7-11a7 7 0 1 0-14 0c0 5.9 7 11 7 11Z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-body-5-medium spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Location:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon, UK\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-item spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-item--type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-drama-icon lucide-drama\">\n  <path d=\"M10 11h.01\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M14 6h.01\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M18 6h.01\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M6.5 13.1h.01\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M22 5c0 9-4 12-6 12s-6-3-6-12c0-2 2-3 6-3s6 1 6 3\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M17.4 9.9c-.8.8-2 .8-2.8 0\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M10.1 7.1C9 7.2 7.7 7.7 6 8.6c-3.5 2-4.7 3.9-3.7 5.6 4.5 7.8 9.5 8.4 11.2 7.4.9-.5 1.9-2.1 1.9-4.7\"><\/path>\n  <path d=\"M9.1 16.5c.3-1.1 1.4-1.7 2.4-1.4\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-body-5-medium spektrix-case-study-hero__meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Client type:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpera\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"spektrix-text spektrix-text--align-center wp-block-spektrix-text\">\r\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-text__container\">\r\n\t\t<header class=\"spektrix-text__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-3-regular spektrix-text__body\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"body\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add body copy...\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Body\" \t\t\t\t>Switched to Spektrix from Tessitura in 2018<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pirates-of-Penzance-at-Opera-Holland-Park.-Credit-Ali-Wright-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4217\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pirates-of-Penzance-at-Opera-Holland-Park.-Credit-Ali-Wright-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pirates-of-Penzance-at-Opera-Holland-Park.-Credit-Ali-Wright-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pirates-of-Penzance-at-Opera-Holland-Park.-Credit-Ali-Wright-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pirates-of-Penzance-at-Opera-Holland-Park.-Credit-Ali-Wright-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pirates-of-Penzance-at-Opera-Holland-Park.-Credit-Ali-Wright-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-left wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-labelledby=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-2\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-heading-2-bold spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"heading\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add heading\u2026\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Heading\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>Accessibility became a shared priority<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/operahollandpark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera Holland Park<\/a> decided to step up accessibility in spring 2019 when team members attended a public workshop led by Spektrix. That session became the starting point for a more focused approach, followed by a deeper conversation with Ruth from the Spektrix team about access measures and ambitions specific to Opera Holland Park.<\/p>\n<p>What began with the marketing and ticketing and sales teams quickly expanded to include representatives from development, production, press, and operations. To their surprise and delight, everyone attended \u2013 and each person brought ideas about how their team could support improvements. That conversation became a regular monthly meeting, and one of the first genuinely cross-organisational collaborations the team had had in some time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout spektrix-testimonial-callout--single wp-block-spektrix-testimonial-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__slider\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-count=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Testimonial quotes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__slide is-active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__mark\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/themes\/spektrix-2026\/assets\/images\/blog\/Lime-Quote.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"42\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__quote-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-subheading-1 spektrix-testimonial-callout__quote\">It seems like a daunting task if you look at it in its entirety. What really helped is the support from Spektrix to bring it into focus \u2013 it\u2019s not something you have to do all at once, you can implement smaller portions and not take on a huge risk.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-testimonial-callout__attribution\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doug Mackie<\/strong><br \/>\nTicketing and Box Office Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-left spektrix-block-spacing--pt-none wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-label=\"Content section\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chloe, Doug, and Philippa were already personally committed to making the audience experience more accessible, and seeing so many colleagues get involved gave the work real momentum. Through conversations with the Spektrix team at the 2019 conference and in one-to-one consultancy, the work moved beyond immediate practicalities into wider thinking about disability, access, and best practice across the sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout spektrix-testimonial-callout--single wp-block-spektrix-testimonial-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__slider\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-count=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Testimonial quotes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__slide is-active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__mark\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/themes\/spektrix-2026\/assets\/images\/blog\/Lime-Quote.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"42\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__quote-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-subheading-1 spektrix-testimonial-callout__quote\">We talked through what we\u2019re doing and what we could do better, and ran into things we didn\u2019t even know we weren\u2019t doing that we could improve on. The resources and examples given were a springboard to improve our access services.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-testimonial-callout__attribution\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Philippa Peall<\/strong><br \/>\nMarketing Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-stats-row wp-block-spektrix-stats-row\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stats-wrap\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"stats-row-stats\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;stats&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Stats&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"spektrix-stats-row__items\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-stats-row__item spektrix-stats-row__item--bg-accent-lime-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-body-2-medium spektrix-stats-row__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof seats step-free after the redesign\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-stats-row__item spektrix-stats-row__item--bg-accent-pink-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stat text-section-heading spektrix-stats-row__stat--heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAutomatic access\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-body-2-medium spektrix-stats-row__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto half-price tickets and detailed seat information\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-stats-row__item spektrix-stats-row__item--bg-accent-blue-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stat text-section-heading spektrix-stats-row__stat--heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPriority booking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-body-2-medium spektrix-stats-row__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProved intuitive, accessible, and informative when trialled\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-left wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-labelledby=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-3\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-heading-2-bold spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"heading\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add heading\u2026\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Heading\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>Making booking more accessible<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-wrap\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-cta\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;cta_image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;CTA Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;},{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;cta_title&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;CTA Title&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;},{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;cta_link&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;CTA Link&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;},{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;cta_image_fit&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;CTA Image Fit&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit CTA\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta--image-fit-contain\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-label=\"Accessibility in Spektrix\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coastal-maine-botanical-garden-exterior-sign-visitor-customer-wheelchair-accessibility.webp\" class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 640px) 134px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coastal-maine-botanical-garden-exterior-sign-visitor-customer-wheelchair-accessibility.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coastal-maine-botanical-garden-exterior-sign-visitor-customer-wheelchair-accessibility-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coastal-maine-botanical-garden-exterior-sign-visitor-customer-wheelchair-accessibility-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coastal-maine-botanical-garden-exterior-sign-visitor-customer-wheelchair-accessibility-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coastal-maine-botanical-garden-exterior-sign-visitor-customer-wheelchair-accessibility-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" title=\"\">\t<div class=\"spektrix-image-credit\">\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-image-credit__trigger\"\n\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\taria-controls=\"spektrix-image-credit-4\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Image credit\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"spektrix-image-credit__icon\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"1.25\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><path d=\"M12 11v6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg>\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-image-credit-4\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-image-credit__popover\"\n\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Image credit\"\n\t\t\thidden\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-image-credit__text\">Coastal Maine Botanical Garden<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/capabilities\/accessibility\/\" class=\"spektrix-dot-link spektrix-dot-link--primary spektrix-dot-link--has-arrow spektrix-two-column-rich-text__cta-link\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"spektrix-dot-link__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 3.25 10.25 8l-4.75 4.75\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"spektrix-dot-link__label\">Accessibility in Spektrix<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By early 2020, the team felt ready to turn that planning into changes audience members would notice. The venue itself posed the biggest challenge. Set in the middle of a park, it came with inherent restrictions, from the lack of disabled parking to flights of 26 steps leading to many seats.<\/p>\n<p>Audience members with access requirements were offered half-price tickets, but they had to call the box office to buy them. For Opera Holland Park, that added friction to the booking experience and limited access for some audience members.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, three changes combined to create a more accessible, flexible booking experience and strengthen accessible booking for the organisation\u2019s audience:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Audience members could identify their own <a href=\"https:\/\/support.spektrix.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/201667993-Normal-Tags-and-Auto-Tags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">access needs in Spektrix<\/a>. This automatically generated an access tag on their account and triggered a welcome email from dotdigital with Opera Holland Park\u2019s access policy and online booking information.<\/li>\n<li>Audience members could then book online, receive automatic access to half-price tickets, and choose seats from a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.spektrix.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360020272412-Selling-Accessible-Seats-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed seating plan<\/a> that included information such as the number of steps to each seat.<\/li>\n<li>Improved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/blog\/website-accessibility-best-practices\/\">website accessibility<\/a> meant more detailed access information, including what was and was not possible. That clarity helped people make informed decisions about their visit and choose the option that worked best for them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-left spektrix-block-spacing--pt-none wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-label=\"Content section\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During a test phase, a small group of loyal bookers \u2013 including people who regularly called on the first day of onsale to reserve accessible tickets \u2013 were invited into a priority booking period so they could try the process and share feedback. Many were able to book successfully even before their instructions arrived, showing the team they had created a process that was intuitive, accessible, and informative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout spektrix-testimonial-callout--single wp-block-spektrix-testimonial-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__slider\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-count=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Testimonial quotes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__slide is-active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__mark\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/wp-content\/themes\/spektrix-2026\/assets\/images\/blog\/Lime-Quote.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"42\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"spektrix-testimonial-callout__quote-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-subheading-1 spektrix-testimonial-callout__quote\">Access was core to our values, so we\u2019d have got all this set up in the end. But with Spektrix as a sounding board, it was much quicker and easier to get going and do it as well as possible.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-testimonial-callout__attribution\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chloe Bridgen<\/strong><br \/>\nHead of Marketing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-right wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-labelledby=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-5\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-heading-2-bold spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"heading\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add heading\u2026\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Heading\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>Building on progress<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After Covid-19 forced the cancellation of Opera Holland Park\u2019s 2020 season, the organisation reopened in 2021 with a newly designed auditorium intended to feel even more connected to the outdoors. Performance designer <a href=\"https:\/\/takis.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">takis<\/a> created a space that made the audience part of the creative experience, gathering chairs from old productions by Opera Holland Park, Welsh National Opera, and others, and reducing capacity to 400 seats to help keep performers and audiences secure.<\/p>\n<p>That enforced change also created new opportunities for the team\u2019s accessibility work. With 20% of seats now step-free, the team restructured pricing so the full range of price bands was available with level access. With the team working from home, staffing box office phones became more difficult than ever, so the ease of online access bookings proved valuable for the team as well as for audience members.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;One visitor had been coming to our events for years, but had an adult autistic son who she didn\u2019t think would ever be able to join her. She brought him to a Discovery Matinee and he had a great time. They stood at the edge of the space so he could dance and sing along, and enjoy an experience together that they hadn\u2019t thought could be possible.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Opera Holland Park also launched Discovery Matinees \u2013 relaxed, audio-described performances with lower ticket prices that made it easier for whole families to attend together at an accessible time of day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-stats-row wp-block-spektrix-stats-row\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stats-wrap\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"stats-row-stats\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;stats&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Stats&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"spektrix-stats-row__items\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-stats-row__item spektrix-stats-row__item--bg-accent-lime-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t400\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-body-2-medium spektrix-stats-row__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tseats in the redesigned auditorium that reopened in 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-stats-row__item spektrix-stats-row__item--bg-accent-pink-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stat text-section-heading spektrix-stats-row__stat--heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHalf-price tickets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-body-2-medium spektrix-stats-row__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor audience members with access requirements\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"spektrix-stats-row__item spektrix-stats-row__item--bg-accent-blue-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-stats-row__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"spektrix-stats-row__stat text-section-heading spektrix-stats-row__stat--heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscovery Matinees\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-body-2-medium spektrix-stats-row__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tintroduced relaxed, audio-described performances at lower ticket prices\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-left spektrix-block-spacing--pt-none wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-label=\"Content section\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discovery Matinees went on sale on a slightly different schedule from the rest of the season, which gave the team space to build more specific messaging at the point of sale and in pre-event communications. That content focused on plain English and anticipated key questions about the experience \u2013 setting out the sights and sounds audiences could expect, creating visual stories, and introducing characters.<\/p>\n<p>Those efforts also helped the marketing team see that content created to support access could strengthen wider audience communications too, with visual material that also worked well in broader social media campaigns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text spektrix-two-column-rich-text--desktop-heading-left wp-block-spektrix-two-column-rich-text\" aria-labelledby=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-6\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-heading-2-bold spektrix-two-column-rich-text__heading\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-two-column-rich-text-heading-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"heading\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add heading\u2026\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Heading\" \t\t\t\t\t\t>Better audience experience, clearer access communication<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-body-2-regular spektrix-two-column-rich-text__rich-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"two-column-rich-text-rich-text\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;rich_text&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Rich Text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:true,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit rich text\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cross-organisational commitment helped Opera Holland Park improve both the audience experience and the clarity of its communications around access. The result was not just more accessible booking, but a stronger foundation for building audience relationships over time through connected data, clearer communication, and a more confident approach to accessibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spektrix-cta-banner wp-block-spektrix-cta-banner\" aria-labelledby=\"spektrix-cta-banner-heading-7\">\n\t<div class=\"spektrix-cta-banner__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-cta-banner__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-section-heading spektrix-cta-banner__heading\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"spektrix-cta-banner-heading-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-acf-inline-contenteditable=\"1\" data-acf-inline-contenteditable-field-slug=\"heading\" data-acf-placeholder=\"Add heading\u2026\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Heading\" \t\t\t\t>A fully accessible purchase pathway for every audience member<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spektrix-cta-banner__button-wrap\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"cta-banner-button\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;button_link&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Button Link&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-acf-toolbar-title=\"Edit button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn--primary btn--icon-left btn--circle-icon spektrix-cta-banner__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/book-a-demo\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"btn__icon btn__icon--circle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"btn__label\">Book a Demo<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4217,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"case-study-category":[66,93],"class_list":["post-940833","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","case-study-category-marketing","case-study-category-ticketing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/940833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case-study"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"case-study-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study-category?post=940833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}