This November house will be hosted by Stanley Arts in London to bring you Pitch Up: Beginning on Friday 13th November 2026.

Pitch Up: Beginning will focus on supporting theatre artists in the early stages of their careers.

house is led and delivered by Farnham Maltings, a venue that champions the support of professional artists and makers helping them to thrive. This event has been curated as part of its comprehensive touring theatre artist support offer; recognising how increasingly challenging it is for new artists to forge early relationships with venues and effectively collaborate to tour their work.

house and venues from across its network will be joined by London Fringe venues who have a specific focus on supporting artists.

Senior Producer Harriet says"house have successfully been running Pitch Up events across the South East of England for the last 10 years.

Each Pitch Up is hosted by one of the over 180 venues in our network – a different one each time. This satellite approach enables us to increase the event’s reach across the region; meaning more artists can make it along to the event. Ultimately, Pitch Up is about introducing people to one another, increasing connections and working relationships across the South East.

The format of this Pitch Up has been tailored to focus on theatre artists and companies who are at the earlier stages of their careers. We want to help demystify the theatre industry and pull the curtain back on working with venues; giving artists an insight into how venues work, the artist support that they offer, and support them to develop meaningful relationships."