Life after regular funding

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25 Feb 2016

Audiences and rural promoters are the life-blood of Northumberland Theatre Company. Gillian Hambleton reveals how the company harnessed that loyalty to keep the company going through hard times.

Venues could charge touring companies for data sharing

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12 Feb 2016

Detailed guidance on data collection has been published by Arts Council England, as NPOs prepare for data sharing agreements to become a requirement of funding.

Selling circus

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03 Feb 2016

When audiences for her contemporary circus tours stagnated, Rachel Clare of Crying Out Loud realised a fresh approach was needed. She reveals how Circus Evolution has revolutionised circus marketing.

Tour bookers get helping hand with new online services

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17 Nov 2015

New online resources aim to streamline tour booking for theatre companies and help venues widen their programming.

Friends on tour

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29 Oct 2015

Can a small touring company benefit from running a Friends scheme? Liz Hill examines the opportunities and the challenges.

Building a stronger case for support

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03 Sep 2015

Do potential donors really understand the value of small-scale touring theatre? Joanna Ridout considers how the sector might better articulate its value.

New focus and less cash for touring

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28 Aug 2015

Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Programme has been cut back after applications for the previous funding round failed to make the grade.  

Loans could ease pressure at touring companies

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13 Aug 2015

The UK’s arts councils are being urged to seek permission to use government funds to provide short-term loans.

Book Review: A Wider Horizon

06 Aug 2015

How and why do rural touring companies thrive? Sue Robinson reviews the latest contribution from Francois Matarasso, a writer who has been helping her to answer similar questions for 20 years.

ACE launches The Regional Touring Network with £800k grant

14 Jul 2015

Nine regional venues are involved in a three-year project that aims to deliver a legacy of sustainable theatre touring.

Job Ladder – Sheena Wrigley

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25 Jun 2015

As she joins Manchester’s HOME, Sheena Wrigley looks back over the course of her career. 

On the high and low roads

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07 May 2015

Roberta Doyle explains why Scotland’s theatre company ‘without walls’ tours the highlands and islands of Scotland.

Data sharing practices to be customer-driven

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01 May 2015

Clarification from the Information Commissioner has taken the pressure off NPO venues that are hesitant to share customer contact details with touring companies.

On the road (sometimes with a JCB)

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17 Nov 2014

International touring has given Motionhouse greater confidence and is a crucial element in the company's plans for the future. Louise Richards explains why she plans ahead - and is ready for surprises.

Lies, damned lies and arts funding statistics

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10 Nov 2014

Liz Hill sets the record straight on the contribution that touring activity by London-based arts organisations makes to the rest of England.

Our Gurus

29 Oct 2014

Following the launch of ‘Phenomenal People’, a project celebrating inspirational women, founders of Fuel Louise Blackwell & Kate McGrath name the women who have inspired their careers.

Talking on tour

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29 Oct 2014

A new touring model capitalising on word-of-mouth recommendations indicates that touring is not dead after all. Jo Towler explains.

In upbeat and dynamic mood

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20 Oct 2014

As the Independent Theatre Council celebrates its 40th anniversary, its members discussed touring, artists’ pay, inclusion and much more at its recent conference. Charlotte Jones reports.

ACE touring budget under-subscribed

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03 Oct 2014

Insufficient quality applications to Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring programme could mean that some of the remaining £21m budget is used to support touring applications to the Grants for the Arts programme instead.

Job Ladder

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17 Sep 2014

Director of The Pleasance Theatre Trust, Anthony Alderson, looks back on a career that has taken him all around the globe.

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