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HIM

Half the run sold with ten days’ notice.

New play · Union Theatre, London · Oct 2026

HIM key art, a new play by Natalie Ekberg
Lead time
10 days
Run sold
50%
Performances
12
TheatreNew play · Union Theatre, LondonOct 2026Case studyThe Social Target

The work

HIM is a new play by Natalie Ekberg: darkly funny, emotionally charged, and at the Union Theatre in London for twelve performances. When Natalie came to us, opening night was ten days away.

Ten days is no time for a slow build, so we did everything at once. A ticket page listing every performance, with labels for nights that were selling fast or sold out, updated as the run went on. A loud, bright look for the ads, built from the play’s own artwork. And Meta campaigns aimed at the audiences most likely to love it.

As the reviews came in, we turned them into ads the same day: five stars from QueerGB, the best lines from London Queer Social. A play nobody had heard of a week before now had other people vouching for it.

The run reached half sold, and one night sold out completely.

The approach

How the growth actually happened.

  1. 01

    Every night on one page

    Every performance on one page, with sold-out and selling-fast labels updated as the run went on.

  2. 02

    A loud, bright look

    A bold, colourful identity for the ads, built from the play’s own artwork.

  3. 03

    Ads to the right crowd

    Meta campaigns aimed at the London audiences most likely to buy.

  4. 04

    Reviews into ads, same day

    Five-star reviews turned into ads the day they were published.

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