Merry Christmas from house
Three weeks into our blog and already we’re slacking… the truth is, it’s busy in the house office at the moment – we close for Christmas tomorrow, so …More »
house: Blog
In it together: re-inventing the theatre touring model
house steering group member Gavin Stride writes for about the house touring model and our ambition for audience development. …More »
On tour with Penguin
George Williams of Long Nose Puppets, who took part in one of the first house tours ‘Penguin’ writes about his experience. …More »
Check casting directors’ identities
Warning to artists and performers!
Equity has learnt that someone has been setting up false emails and Facebook accounts using the details of high profile casting directors and then attempting to set up castings; read the full article for tips on how to check their authenticity.
10 tips for marketing new seasons in the arts
Guardian Culture Professionals Network round up all the best insights and comments from a previous live chat on how arts organisations can market their new programmes more effectively and efficiently
Contemporary Classic Theatre Commission Announced
The selection committee for the Contemporary Classic Theatre commission are delighted to announce that theatre company Transport have been awarded the commission to produce a new adaptation of the classic William Shakespeare play As You Like It. …More »
A Younger Theatre looks at Twitter mistakes
10 Common Mistakes with Arts Organisations Using Twitter
Jake Orr at A Younger Theatre looks at the most common mistakes made by arts organisations, individuals and companies when using Twitter.
13 tips for those working in arts PR
Amber Massie-Blomfield, PR director, Mobius Industries Think beyond the role: I think PRs, particularly in house, are often seen as being in quite junior positions and expected to …More »
Online support for amateur arts
Guidance is being offered to amateur arts groups in the form of a new website launched by Voluntary Arts. Running Your Group provides information on starting up, funding, …More »
Reinventing Touring – article about house by Gavin Stride
Reinventing touring A group of programmers and producers based in the South East is developing a more generous, collaborative model for touring theatre. Gavin Stride explains how The …More »
The Lessons of Successful Seduction by Arts Organizations
Steve’s blog posted on the Grantmakers in the Arts website on Friday 3rd of February: How Do We Engage the Next Generation of Arts Lovers? A recent series of …More »
International Touring Guide
introduction The prospect of taking your work or expertise abroad is attractive for so many reasons. Visiting different countries, different continents, working collaboratively with other artists and makers, …More »
Why Tour Internationally?
It is one of the great paradoxes of our times that many of the solutions to our modern world will come from developing services locally whilst at the …More »