government kickstart scheme
house is looking for venues interested in forming a cohort to apply for the government Kickstart scheme. The government has introduced a new Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain to …More »
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After the Interval National Audience Survey: the results for round 1
Indigo created a free national audience survey designed to capture audience views on returning to arts events, booking tickets now and in future, and missing out on live events. …More »
a snapshot of venues in the South East during Covid-19
In the week commencing 11 May 2020, we asked venues in the South East to tell us about their current thinking. 72 venues took part. Nobody knows the …More »
the impact of Covid-19 on the South East venue network
A summary of house’s conversations with venues in the South East and East of England 4 weeks after venue closures. …More »
support for venues applying for emergency funding
Alongside 30 nationwide organisations, Farnham Maltings (house’s delivery organisation) is offering application advice, guidance and support to artists as part of New Diorama’s North Star Project. Inspired by the …More »
Announcement
IN IT TOGETHER: Would you value some advice from someone in the network? ‘In it together’ is a network of volunteer advisors with expertise in specific areas to …More »
Announcing theatre-makers for pitch up libraries
We are pleased to announce the theatre makers who will be presenting at Pitch Up Libraries on 20 March 2020 at Chesham Library, Buckinghamshire. THE FOLLOWING THEATRE-MAKERS WILL …More »
Engaging young audiences with Zest Theatre
Toby Ealden, Artistic Director of Zest Theatre, recorded a presentation for house’s Venue Network Day ‘Opening the Doors to Young People’. He explores how Zest makes new work …More »
Not sitting still…
Cat Boot from theatre company Can’t Sit Still reflects on her experience of pitching at the house Pitch Up event one year ago How did you hear about Pitch …More »
Announcing speakers for Venue Network Day
We’re delighted to announce the line-up for our next network day for South East venues being held on 22 March 2019 at Cecil Sharp House, London. …More »
Announcing: New Popular
‘New Popular’ theatre programme launched for south east England. Farnham Maltings has secured £339,575 from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to deliver a five-year programme designed to test new theatre …More »
Perfect Pitch
“Pitch Up is a fantastic opportunity to gather with peers from across the South East to network, hear about artists’ ideas and to reflect on practice, positioning and …More »
It’s all about the little things…
Twice a year, venue leaders and colleagues in the house network are welcomed to a gathering at which there are keynote speeches, discussions and panels exploring issues affecting them and their …More »
Busting the myths around theatre tax relief
Graham Suggett is a former Lead Tax Specialist with HMRC’S Creative Taxes Team. Having been a Tax Inspector for 16 years, including four with the Creative Taxes Team, …More »