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Scottish Arts Council encourages theatre touring

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Dramatic Online, 14 March 2007,United Kingdom

The Scottish Arts Council launched a new Theatre Touring Strategy on Tuesday at the Federation of Scottish Theatre's Emporium event at Dance Base in Edinburgh. The strategy comes in response to demands from the sector, the establishment of the National Theatre Scotland and as a follow through from the Scottish Arts Council's recent strategic review, and acknowledges the changing environment in which theatre touring is created and presented. The overall aim of the strategy is to ensure that high quality theatre of all types is available to as large a number and as broad a range of people across Scotland as possible. A wide range of theatre producers, venues, presenters and funders have been consulted and four key aims decided upon. They are to:

  • Improve communication between all areas of the sector, including between the producer and the audience
  • Support producers, companies and artists
  • Support promoters and venues
  • Encourage a larger number and broader range of people to attend and participate in touring theatre Covering all styles, locations and scales of touring theatre, it is hoped that that the strategy will increase the range and variety of work available to audiences across Scotland. Scottish Arts believe it will: “help support improved information exchange between producers, presenters and venues, for example to develop scheduling which avoids potential clashes in productions; to encourage producers and promoters to work with the network of Cultural Co-Coordinators in schools; to encourage resource sharing and mentoring; to enhance knowledge and skills in technical, stage management, front of house and box office provision; to make a wider range of international drama available to the public and to ensure that the productions the Scottish Arts Council supports meet public demand.” David Taylor, Assistant Director Arts, Scottish Arts Council said: “The Theatre Touring Strategy is intended to greatly increase co-operation, knowledge and understanding between all the vital elements of the touring theatre sector. By developing new and better partnerships between venues, promoters, producers and presenters, we hope to give audiences better opportunities to enjoy high quality theatre experiences that will whet their appetite for more. By co-ordinating those experiences across Scotland, presenters and venues will be able to bring the best work to their existing audiences, as well as tempting new audiences to enjoy a greater variety of work.” For more information, CLICK HERE

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