A theatre can consider a live VR broadcast for a selected performance where rights, production and venue arrangements allow it. Viewers experience the captured setting through a headset. It is a production decision that needs planning around the show, rather than a promise that every performance can simply be streamed.
Which performance might suit a first broadcast?
Choose one with a manageable staging arrangement and a clear view from the proposed camera position. Discuss how movement, sound and lighting will appear to remote viewers. A rehearsal should include a supported headset so the team can assess what the VR audience actually receives.
What permissions need attention?
Check the intended broadcast with the people responsible for the performance, venue and rights. Consider music, scripts, performers and any planned replay. Live permission and recorded distribution should be discussed as distinct uses. Resolve those arrangements before advertising access to the performance.
How should tickets be described?
Make clear that this is a paid VR attendance option for the specified performance. Ordinary organisers cannot publish free events; that option is reserved for OowOah ambassadors. State the equipment requirement and the exact programme included. Avoid suggesting viewers can choose any seat or walk around the theatre unless that has been separately confirmed.
Where can I find out more?
How your audience attends in VR. Visit explore hosting live vr events for the relevant service information.