How to get into theatres

Whether you are a multi-skilled theatre maker or a practitioner with one core focus (director/ writer) this panel discussion will dive into how you can begin and maintain working within theatres. Suitable for those working within live performance and those interested in getting their work programmed, commissioned or supported by theatres. The discussion focuses on how theatres are approaching programming and commissioning, what still works (pre-COVID) and what's changed (post-COVID) along with what you can do to make connections and keep them.

UKNA Live Work Producer, Olwen Davies, in conversation with Beth Shouler, (Head of Creative Programmes, Curve), Laura Guthrie (Artist Development Manager, Graeae), Ruby Glaskin (Executive Producer, Milk Presents), Sam Beckett Jr (Artistic Director, Purple Theatre), Hannah Stone (Associate Artist, Nottingham Playhouse), Teunkie Van Der Sluijs (Creative Associate, Young Vic) and Ralph Thompson, (Producer, Battersea Arts Centre) who share tips and thinking about best practice for approaching and working with theatres.

This event is part of UK New Artists' 'Navigating 2021 and beyond' programme. A series of free online talks and masterclasses covering a range of topics, to help you navigate 2021 and beyond and support your creative career. Led by the UK New Artists team with experts, thinkers and doers in their fields. An opportunity to hear from Producers, Curators and Practitioners about their journeys, get some insider tips and advice and ask those burning ‘how to’s.