As we approach another year of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the ink drying on the flyers, the cramped sweaty venues being erected and the bottom line of budgets steadily turning red, I thought we could all use some survival tips for producing at the chaos that is the Fringe. I've produced a number of shows and will be up again (plug: No Miracles Here by The Letter Room, Gutted by The Conker Group and Lists ...
December 21, 2016
What I Learned From Theatre Producing in 2016
Inspired by Sarah Wilson’s recent blogpost on Learning to be a Producer, I wanted to write something that took in the year end without writing ‘here were my best theatre producing moments of 2016’. Instead here is a list of things I’ve learnt as a producer in 2016. Most of them are obvious, but there is no harm in a refresher. There’s even some tips on taking a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and some ...
October 03, 2016
London Doesn’t Need Anymore New Theatres
There, I've said it. Call me a grinch, but I've got a gut instinct on this and it is telling me that London doesn't need another theatre. Londoners are cultural by nature, in a city that's bursting at the seams with cultural opportunity, with some of the world's best museums, art galleries and yes, our thriving West End, we're spoilt for choice. So why are we still building new theatres and converting spaces into ...
You would have been living under a rock to not have heard or read about the industry-wide event Theatre 2016 run by Bon Culture. Beyond the frustrations that myself and many artists had over the cost of a ticket (£345 + VAT), there have been serious concerns over the use of three West End venues that were not wheel-chair friendly for the whole event. A fair amount of the frustration has come down to the marketing of the ...
With the release of the new Arts Council England's online portal for grant administration, wonderfully named Grantium (I would have loved to have been in the room when that was suggested), going online last month those of us who use the portal regularly have to now adapt to the new one. Fair do, the old one was slightly clunky and we're promised this new system will reduce the amount of paperwork and expenditure ACE has to ...
December 10, 2015
Seeking an Assistant Producer: Snuff Box Theatre
I am currently producing for Snuff Box Theatre, a multi-award winning theatre company made up of Bryony Shanahan, Charlotte Josephine and Daniel Foxsmith. The company's new show, Weald will be playing at Finborough Theatre in February 2016 for four weeks in association with the Royal Exchange, Manchester and Neil McPherson at the Finborough Theatre. Having recently secured Arts Council England funding we are seeking an ...
