Shakespearience Speed Dating
Yep - we tried one over the summer using a company called The Dating Angels. It was not received too well.
A friend of mine also started a business doing speed dating events mainly in Leamington Spa and Kenilworth. The Leamington ones were held at Mumbai Bluu and were constant sell outs - they then tried to do a night in Stratford at Shakespearience and there were no takers at all (this was Spring 05)!
I think the big problem with Stratford speed dating is the size of the town - everyone knows everyone and there is an element of being embarrassed of bumping into people that you see all the time in the town.
Got dragged to a night a few years ago at Bubbles in Leamington and almost all the guys were from Coventry and Nuneaton. Very bizarre.
It's a shame they don't kick off in Stratford- but maybe it's the kudos involved with 'speed dating'... perhaps having Singles Nights (I spotted The Fox in Leamington had one in part of the bar a few weeks back when I was out for a drink and it seemed quite popular) or some kind of 'meet new people in the area' thing without the cheese of dating. Oh I dunno... people do get stuck in their own little groups a bit here.
Anna
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