Just how many pieces of paper does it take to license the kids this year?

It's that time of year - all the babes auditions are completed now, and we are undertaking the mamouth task that is licensing them all.

There are just short of 160 kids in all the teams for our pantos, plus 50 reserves - meaning 210 licenses to apply for. Each license averages 14 pieces of paper, meaning 210 x 14 = 2,940 pieces of paper (and every single piece has to be double checked to see if it's filled in correctly and returned to the parent if there is a problem with it...)

We then have to take photocopies of everything incase anything goes missing in the post meaning 2 x 2940 = 5,880 pieces of paper

We then have to write to the authorities and obtain the licenses themselves. These can be anything up to 3 pieces of paper PER CHILD - lets say an average of 2 so 210 licenses x 2 = 420. We then have to send the originals to the theatre and keep photocopies back in the office so 2 x 420 = 840

Add the application paperwork (5,880 sheets) to the actual licenses (840) and that gives a total of 6,720 pieces - thats just over 13 REAMS of paper...

And we thought we could become a paperless office - think again!