advertising a spare room

darwins_mum

Good morning folks, I am a keen theatre goer and would like to rent out my spare room to actors touring in theatre productions.
where would be the best place for me to advertise my room?
I ha thought of The Stage magazine, but this costs £30 a week, which at the moment I can't afford.
I currently have a band staying with me for a few weeks as they are recording an album in a local studio and have realised that this arrangement works quite well. They come in when I am in bed and I am at work when they are in bed, therefore no need to make strained conversation whilst sat round the tv in the evening.
I need to earn a reasonable second income as I have taken a pay cut.
all suggestions welcome.

cheers

ladylouise62

Have you contacted the studios/theatres to ask if they have any suggestions? They may be able to give you contact with organisations/companies who could be useful.. or it may even be that they themselves do offer suggestions to the actors.

nicksthename

Maybe try the free classified websites like Gumtree and Vivastreet?Worth a shot.

nexus2011

This makes your house insurance void if they do not know.

Old_Bill

You should contact you local theatres, they keep accommodation lists and send them to performers. My flatmate is an actor and receives these lists whenever he tours.

darwins_mum

nexus2011 wrote: »

This makes your house insurance void if they do not know.

I have no problems with advising my insurers, and will factor in any increase in premiums.

darwins_mum

nicksthename wrote: »

Maybe try the free classified websites like Gumtree and Vivastreet?Worth a shot.

Thanks for that, have posted on Gumtree, but not heard of Vivastreet. Will check it out.

dp525

As mentioned Gumtree, Craigslist etc are good. I think Kijiji has a UK section. Maybe put posters up in local theatres. Out of curiosity is it a reasonably well known band or just a local unsigned one?

darwins_mum

dp525 wrote: »

As mentioned Gumtree, Craigslist etc are good. I think Kijiji has a UK section. Maybe put posters up in local theatres. Out of curiosity is it a reasonably well known band or just a local unsigned one?

Hi, thanks for that. Not heard of Kijjii, will have a look shortly. I was thinking of making a flyer and sending them to theatres.
The band is a local unsigned one.

agrinnall

You might want to take a look at crashpadder, I saw it mentioned in another thread when searching for somewhere to stay for a few weeks, it could be one method for you to use.