Stepping out of the comfort zone
Dee Evans explains the benefits and challenges of ‘full-on’ international co-productions
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39 steps to relationship management
With tickets being sold at 39 theatres, ATG needs a system that will respond to customers across the UK. AudienceView is making it…
Selling on the streets
Laurence Miller tells how Nimax Theatres has been working with Enta to improve its sales to the elusive visitor market
Braced for the challenges ahead
Nicola Young finds Spektrix to be a system that is not only a pleasure to work with, but also a source of support in developing th…
One size fits all
Theatr Mwldan has had such a positive experience with its first two apprentices that it has just recruited two more. Sion Williams…
An annual treat
A record-breaking 73,000 theatregoers took advantage of the ‘Kids Go Free’ offer at more than 30 London shows this year. Emma…
Big ambitions for the Little Festival of Everything
Charlie Rheinberg explains how a pub in a small village in North Yorkshire is linking up with a theatre company to enable performe…
Merger of Manchester’s Library Theatre and Cornerhouse
April 2012 has been set as the date for the merger of two of Manchester’s leading creative organisations, Cornerhouse and th…
Jobs scheme leads to arts work
An evaluation of a work experience programme set up in 2009 by New Deal of the Mind to get young unemployed people into jobs in th…
Theatres and weddings – a marriage of convenience
Sarah Comerford says there can be no more perfect venue for a wedding than one of England’s most beautiful and historic theatres
Awards for All (if you’re in London)
London-centricity still overshadows theatre awards, says Glen Pearce
Generations apart?
Where does ‘inclusion’ fit in the parallel landscapes of ‘youth arts’ and ‘older people’s arts’, asks David Slater
Offending the audience
Will sitting quietly in the dark appeal to the next generation of theatre-goers, asks Ellen Carr.
Starting young
Environmental awareness is at the heart of the primary curriculum in schools. Ross Harvie explains how Proteus Theatre responded t…
Small steps – big rewards
The Theatres Trust is in the second year of a project helping 48 small- to medium-sized performing arts venues across London impro…
Emerging concerns
Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales, an independent not-for-profit company, is working closely with the Welsh Government to promote und…
On your bike
Margaret Jones describes Sherman Cymru’s crusade to put walking, cycling and public transport at the heart of its efforts to sav…
Gareth Machin shares the websites he wouldn’t be without
www.bushgreen.org This is a fantastic initiative, developed by the Bush Theatre, to empower writers and increase access to the ver…
Breathing space
An empathetic scientist can act as a provocateur, editor, lecturer and confidant in devised theatre. Jack Lowe explains
Rising to the challenge
Primary school pupils have been having conversations with world-leading scientists thanks to an award winning science project in p…
Gillian Hambleton shares the route she took to her current role
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Northumberland Theatre Company (1990–present) Touring productions of anything from Dickens and Moliè…
Producers to focus on commercial transfer
The Apprentice Scheme for New Producers run by the charity Stage One, which was previously focused on developing and supporting pr…
Wendy Harris reveals the people who have inspired her most
Kate Rowland Kate gave me my first job at the Everyman Theatre Liverpool, helping to run its youth theatre. Then the Everyman was…
Designed to be different
Tim Foster offers a theatre architect’s view of the process of designing and building spaces for performance
