About Programming 101
Aimed at those new to programming, or looking for a refresher in the fundamentals, this two-hour session with Mark Makin, house Touring Associate and John Luther, Artistic Director at South Street Arts Centre in Reading will take you on a whistlestop tour of programming.
This session will cover:
- Programming deals and structures
- Paying guarantees for work and the ethos behind this
- Successfully planning your programming timescales
- Finding work and maintaining relationships with companies and artists
- Taking an artistic approach to your programming and building audiences
- The funding climate
The session will be followed by space for Q&A.
Sessions are FREE to house network members to attend. Please note that places are limited to give you the best possible experience, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
About your trainers
Mark Makin is house’s freelance Touring Associate www.housetheatre.org.uk
He is also co-director of makin projects who handle both national and international tour booking and tour production, festival programming and management, and an increasing number of national comedy festival and comedy club bookings.
John Luther has been the Artistic Director of South Street Arts Centre in Reading since 2003, developing the venue into one of the UKs most respected small-scale touring spaces.
Not knowing that "programming" could be a job, John started his career booking bands and comedians for The North Pole in Winchester, an Arts Cafe / venue which he set up with fellow graduates of Winchester University. From there he went on to Harrow Arts Centre as programming manager before arriving in Reading.