Touring organisations fight ACE decision to cut funding

Photo of a production featuring a jeering crowd
11 Jul 2014

NPOs that focus on touring and those working with young people were twice as likely to experience cuts in the latest round of funding.

It’s England, Jim, but not as you know it

Cover of Arts council England's 'This England' report
13 Mar 2014

Liz Hill concludes that Arts Council England’s ‘This England’ report is based on a carefully constructed analysis designed to disguise a London-centric funding strategy and preserve the status quo.

From nowhere to somewhere

Image from ‘Twelve miles from Nowhere’
09 Dec 2013

Claire Smith describes how a small-scale rural touring project in Cheshire was developed and funded to reach audiences from six rural touring schemes.

Touring back on track?

Photo of Lakeside Theatre in Colchester
09 Dec 2013

What can be done to create better links between a touring company and the communities where it tours? Catherine Love offers some suggestions.

Fairer funding call by regional theatres

Theatre Royal Plymouth exterior
21 Nov 2013

Receiving venues are lobbying MPs to intervene for a fairer share of Lottery funding in the regions.

My Gurus

07 Nov 2013

Rachael Griffin tells us who has inspired her most. 

My Gurus

24 Oct 2013

Katherine Senior, touring theatre company co-founder and actress, names those who have inspired her most.    

My Gurus

17 Oct 2013

Jamie Eastman, Director of Live at LICA, tells us who has inspired him most throughout his career.

The hot outdoors

Image of Wired Aerial Theatre’s ‘As the world tipped’
07 Oct 2013

Maggie Clarke believes that this is a good time for outdoor arts, with investment, partnerships and networks raising the bar and resulting in a raising worldwide profile.

Quality captioning

Image of a captioned Q&A session
08 Jul 2013

Captioning theatre performances may be logistically demanding but a small touring company has just managed it − and so can others, says Mark Makin.

Job Ladder

A photo of Judith Kilvington
06 Jun 2013

The new Executive Director of Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Judith Kilvington, guides us through her career to date.

Job Ladder

Cath James by Nick White
07 Mar 2013

Cath James tells how she has progressed through her career.

Warning signals

11 Jun 2012

Charlotte Jones raises questions about Arts Council England’s recent choice of projects to receive its Strategic Touring funds

ACE touring grants aim to improve access

30 Apr 2012

New work for children and young people dominates the list of first-round awards

On the road and on the radar

27 Feb 2012

Arts Council England is making a new funding commitment to touring: Jodi Myers is hoping that this will deliver what the sector really needs

Marriage guidance for the arts

27 Feb 2012

Rachel Escott looks at the benefits of marketing collaborations for touring productions

No more blind data

27 Feb 2012

Jane Donald and Sam Stone explain how the RSNO is meeting the challenge of understanding its geographically disparate audience base

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