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Pre-May 2018 About Us   Who we are: house  supports venues by improving the range, quality and scale of theatre presented across South East and Eastern England, and exists to build the audience for contemporary theatre across the region. house  i...

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We're dipping our toes into dance theatre house are piloting a programme which will offer support to venues in the South and South East to develop audiences for dance theatre, through opportunities, programming and expertise. This comes in response to ...

From 2014-18, with the support of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, house  invested in projects that encouraged new relationships between theatre makers, audiences and venues in the house network. The aim of the project was to enable theatre makers to c...

Thank you for submitting your pitch. We will check your submission within the next 48 hours and then post it on our pitches page. To see all the other pitches please visit the pitches page .

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There are currently over 40 projects being seed-funded by house across the network and we've plotted them on the map below. Click on the pointers to find out which projects each venue is hosting.

Our next seed funding round is now open. These are awards of £3000-£8000 to support theatre makers and venues in the house network to explore new ways of creating theatre together, in partnership with potential audiences. We are looking for ideas in ...

This event is fully booked. Visit our Eventbrite site to join the waiting list . Ovalhouse, London, Thursday 2 March, 1.30-6.00pm If you’re an artist, producer or venue involved in making theatre, and you’re looking for partners on a project, Pit...

Overview Pitch Up - our welcoming gathering of theatre makers, producers and venue programmers - will take place at CanadaHub @ King's Hall (Venue 73)  on Tuesday 22 August 2017, 10.00am-12.00pm as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. What is ...

Roundabout, Brighton Festival, 8 May 2015     This Pitch Up  featured eleven pitches selected from those submitted (and still viewable) on the greenhouse pitches page . You can follow the links to them here or or download the Pitch Up broch...

The Garage, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, May 2016 This Pitch Up  featured fifteen pitches selected from those submitted on the greenhouse pitches page . You can follow the links to them here or or download the Pitch Up brochure . Martin Figura:...

Shoreditch Town Hall, 20 November 2014 This first Pitch Up  featured sixteen pitches selected from over a hundred submitted on the greenhouse pitches page . You can follow the links to them here or download the Pitch Up brochure . You...

Gulbenkian, Canterbury Festival, November 2016 This Pitch Up  featured twenty four pitches (including nine Elevator Pitches); you can see who took part below and download the Pitch Up brochure . Gulbenkian #ChangeKent Applause a...

Two £5,000 bursaries to support a one year relationship between a producer and a venue – or venues – in the house network. By bringing together the know-how and inventiveness of entrepreneurial producers with the physical resources and local knowledge of a...

Seeding new digital performance We teamed up with SHPLive.TV to provide seed funds for new performance which embraces the potential of live streaming to engage audiences live and online. We put a call out in April for ideas about digitally native performance...

These are the steps house takes to ensure the culture of touring is sustainable and ever-growing in relation to access and inclusion: Train artists and producers to integrate access methods into the creation process Aim for at least 20% of touring...

In addition to our own resources section, you will also find helpful tools and tips at the following websites: A Guide to Theatre Access A guide to making theatre performances more accessible Alzheimer's Society - Becoming a dementia friendly...

We're pleased to announce this season's Pitch Up event will be hosted by Chesham Library in Chesham. This is a half-day event welcoming theatre-makers, producers, venue programmers and, for this particular event, library staff! The event will focus...

house: Privacy Basics This is a summary of how house processes and stores personal information and data. “house” is a project delivered by Farnham Maltings. Any reference to “house” refers to Farnham Maltings. All statements here are in accordan...

Farnham Maltings, supported by the Rothschild Foundation, is leading a three-year project to facilitate more theatre across Buckinghamshire. Whether in village halls, libraries, museums or pubs the project will work with rural communities to expand th...

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Thank you for submitting your opportunity to the house website. If you have any queries please contact us .

Want to make a business out of your artistic work? These training sessions introduce the rudiments of tour booking, marketing your show, planning accessibly and applying for funding. This is a series of half day training opportunities from house in partnership...

bringing venues together from across the South East Friday 09 March 2018, 11:00 - 16:30 John Lyon Education Studio, National Theatre, London This venue network day will feature inspirational speaker and equality activist Mena Fombo  on: 'Nod, ...

trusting the enterprise Friday 22 March 2019, 11:00 - 16:30 Cecil Sharp House, London This venue network day will explore how you might identify new areas for financial growth in your venue. With a strong focus on customer experience, we will...

opening the doors to young people Friday 04 October 2019, 11:00 - 16:30 Cecil Sharp House, London SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED HERE! This event will explore how venues and arts centres in the house network (and beyond) can engage and empower y...

bringing venues together from across the South East Tuesday 11 September 2018, 11:00 - 16:30 Bridge Theatre, London This Autumn's house venue network day explores whether promoting a positive work force and artistic programme contributes to ...

Georgia Brown graduated from LAMDA and made her West End debut in A Chorus of Disapproval. Other work in theatre includes Harold Pinter – A Celebration at the National Theatre; Somewhere in England for Eastern Angles; and her own play, Daddy’s Gir...

Kip Johnson After graduating from Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2009, Kip has gone onto perform with mainly dance theatre companies such as Protein Dance, Vincent Dance Theatre, Gecko, Ultima Vez and Fevered Sleep. In 2015 Kip travelled...

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer Perth Theatre Company and Weeping Spoon Productions Download The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik  tour dates. All The Family, Something Different     Popaganda Richard ...

Who we are house is a venue network and touring initiative based in the South East of England. It is delivered by Farnham Maltings with support from Arts Council England and an advisory group of venue leaders, programmers and producers from the region....

house website resources The house resource hub  includes sample paperwork, ‘how to’ documents and advice which can be used as a guide and knowledge pool. The views contained in the resources do not necessarily represent the views of house but they ...

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We are committed to developing the touring sector in our region, and one of the ways we do this is by delivering a variety of development opportunities for both venues and artists from across the South East of England. Events for Theatre-Makers and P...

Monday 12 November 2018, 11am-4.30pm Cecil Sharp House, London An welcoming professional development event for marketing staff from venues in the house network. The three key sessions will cover: Audience development Workload and critical pathways...

Steph Richardson house General Manager steph@housetheatre.org.uk +44 (0)1252 745427         Emma Gosden house Marketing Manager emma@housetheatre.org.uk +44 (0)1252 745419         Mark...

There are currently over 160 venues across the south east and south west of England registered on the house website, and we've plotted them on the map below. Feel free to click on the bubbles to find out more about the venue, or zoom in to separate out...

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Initiate a plan to build the theatre ecology of the South East and Eastern England regions including hosting programmer events, brokering conversations between companies and venues and developing this website as a digital platform for the professional...

If you own or manage a performance venue and you want to buy in shows and/or be part of a performing arts tour, you can register as a Venue. Register here . The first step is to create a Venue Profile. This outlines your company or organisation, describes...

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A welcoming gathering of theatre-makers, producers and venue programmers Pitch Up is a half-day event hosted by Farnham Maltings as part of the house initiative. It’s made up of 5-minute theatre-maker pitches and 2-5 minute venue pitches aimed at s...

Pitch Up is a half-day event hosted by Farnham Maltings as part of the house initiative. It’s made up of 5-minute artist pitches  and 2-minute venue pitches  aimed at sharing new ideas and encouraging the connections to make them happen. We host up to thr...

To apply to pitch, please complete an application below  by 12noon on Friday 24 January 2020 . Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 7 February. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone from within and outside of the South E...

To apply to pitch, please complete an application form below  by 12noon on Friday 24 January 2020 . Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 7 February. Please read before applying Pitch Up is an event to encourage relationships between ve...

Tuesday 20 November 2018, 2pm - 5pm Brighton Dome, Brighton We're pleased to announce that the next Pitch Up event – a welcoming gathering of theatre makers, producers and venue programmers – will be hosted by Brighton Dome on Tuesday 20 November 2018...

We're excited to welcome the following artists, venues and producers to pitch their ideas at Pitch Up Cambridge on 19 June 2018, 2-5pm: Session one Nice One: Jackie Hagan and J. Fergus Evans, Big Feast Bonhomme : What’s Coming Out of the Box Don Ju...

Thursday 17 October 2019, 1.30pm - 5pm The Place, London This event will have a dance theatre focus. Pitch Up is a half-day event hosted by Farnham Maltings as part of the house initiative. It’s made up of 5-minute artist pitches  and 2-5 minu...

Tuesday 05 February 2019, 2pm - 5pm South Street Arts Centre, Reading We'd like to thank everyone who attended and pitched at Pitch Up hosted by South Street Arts Centre on Tuesday 05 February 2019. You can see the full programme here: ...

To apply to pitch, please submit your application  by 9am on Thursday 26 September 2019 . Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 4 October. Please read before applying Pitch Up is an event to encourage relationships between venues and ...

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