house is a venue network and touring initiative based in the South East of England. Established in 2012, house is led and delivered by Farnham Maltings.

Our network is made up of over 180 members throughout the South East and we are supported by our Advisory Groups of venue leaders, programmers and producers from the region.

We support venues and work with theatre-makers to help ensure a robust and sustainable touring theatre ecology across the region.

We do this by focussing on three areas of impact:

We foster connection by:

• Organising network days, venue meet-ups, festival trips and arranging in-person and online opportunities to network and share ideas for venue staff
• Meeting and checking-in with our house venue network members
• Matching members who are working on a project, organisational change, audience development or marketing challenge who identify that they would benefit from connecting with another member of the network.

Image: house Network Day © DMLK

We build professional confidence by:

• Organising professional development and training alongside networking opportunities
• Supporting audience development and marketing insight and support for the work we tour
• Providing resources, advice and support when needed
• Organising bursaries for conferences and specific specialist training.

Image: Edinburgh Fringe Festival Networking Breakfast © Mihaela Bodlovic

We offer enrichment by:

• Touring high-quality contemporary theatre to our network across the southeast of England
• Advocating for and co-ordinating network-wide initiatives around common goals such as access, internships and sustainability
• Experimenting with touring models to build a sustainable future for touring performing-arts work.

Image: emma + pj, The Shivers © Alex Brenner