Scheme Profile

Hello all, If you are in Edinburgh this week, we're hosting an NRTF members social on Wednesday at the Abbatoir bar, 7.30pm. The bar is a private bar so…

Hello everyone, For Spot On trips to Edinburgh, we have created a quick survey monkey we use after shows that help us remember the show when we get back, and…

Hi everyone, Each month I want to create a social media library for all the schemes to use. I know how hard it can be to find content for…

Hello everyone, No doubt many of you are currently sorting out your website listings for Autumn 2018. This year we would like to add as many of your events to our…

“Welcome to the Ballet Microwave!” Lyndsey Wilson on the extreme lengths we’ll go to to see new work for rural venues. Never before have I experienced…

Hi Everyone, I am planning on being at Ed Fringe for the 'Rural Touring in the UK' event on the 16th, and I will then be available for one to…

Hello everyone, Those of you who were at New Directions last week probably met the fantastic Sam and Noah who were taking photos, videos and generally supporting our social media. …

Artists - if you are attending next weeks showcase have you organised your touring pack? Even if you aren't showcasing, touring packs are a great way to introduce yourselves…

Hello everyone, New Directions isn't far away, and it is great to see so many of you getting excited about it over on twitter and social media! Last year…

"How arts and culture are making a positive impact and creating pathways in the lives of young people in and leaving care." Derby Theatre Productions, Workshops and Learning Tuesday 30 October 2018 …

Hi everyone, Following on from Holly's question the other week about how artists can best approach rural touring schemes, I want to create a guidance pack for companies who…

Dear NRTF Member, It has come to our attention that one of our Rural Touring Scheme Members has received a spam email from a company claiming to be involved with…

Is anyone attending emanate at The Old Fire Station, Oxford on Thursday 29 March? I received an invitation and some of the showcasing artists sound really interesting but it's a…

Hello all, I've recently received the opportunity to meet with our local university to talk about Spot On and what we do. I want to use the chance to…

Hi all, ACRE Village Halls Week takes place this month from the 22nd of January and the NRTF have been working with ACRE on a number of things to celebrate…

Dear Rural Touring Schemes, We hope your Spring 2018 programming is going smoothly and that you have plenty of fantastic shows to look forward to. We are putting together a national…

After 20 years of successful development and delivery, NRTF is about to re-organise itself.  Having secured the next 4 years of Arts Council England funding as a National Portfolio Organisation this…

Hello all, The Family Arts Campaign have opened applications for their 'Fantastic For Families Awards.' There are five categories for awards and whether you're a venue, cultural organisation or…

The Spot On team have been having a really long think about how we engage our audiences and encourage some more support for our scheme. We've decided to trial…

For those of you who don't know already, Spot On Rural Touring and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts were fortunate enough to secure a strategic touring bid for libraries. Over…

Hello all. You may have picked up on it already but I'll be leaving my role with the NRTF today, and also my position with Spot On Lancashire and…

Hello all! Just a few updates regarding the upcoming NRTF Conference at Lakeside Arts in Nottingham on 28/29 June. Firstly, if you haven't booked your place yet then hurry! The…

The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) has announced the shortlist for the first ever awards celebrating rural touring in the UK. Over 700 individuals nominated productions, venues, promoters, schemes, and staff…

BEING BOLD - NRTF CONFERENCE 2017 Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 June 2017 Nottingham Lakeside Arts We are delighted to announce that ONLINE BOOKING IS NOW OPEN! Go to https://www.ticketsource.co.uk…

Just a reminder to make sure you submit your nominations for the first ever rural touring awards by midnight on Friday 5 May. You can do so via this survey monkey…

About The Red Chair   The Red Chair is based on acclaimed Dundee-born Sarah Cameron’s original book; a surreal story of a dysfunctional family whose father literally eats…

Hello folks! Recently it's become clear that we could really do with an updated set of general rural touring images for the NRTF to support press releases, news stories…

Poll of National Rural Touring Forum members finds attendance up 26% over past decade Audience numbers for professional shows in rural communities in England, Wales and Scotland are increasing according to…

The NRTF are starting to gather and share little nuggets of what we might call "best practice" around the rural touring networks. There are lots of us doing similar things,…

hi there,  We have three dates in Lancashire, 27th, 28th and 29th April 2017 to fill. A company has had to cancel due to funding let-downs, and before we give…

Hi Schemes, Following on from my email to you all last week, this is just a reminder to please send me your spring 2017 season highlights by this coming Monday (30 Jan).…

We’d like to let you know about the Family Arts Campaign’s national Conference taking place on Weds 15 March 2017 at St George’s…

hi, this is a request, a challenge, and a discussion. We at Spot On were discussing recent news events, particularily those in the USA and around Brexit- and tried to…

From the Arts Council's blog... "Our 70th birthday campaign has been inspiring everyone to get creative. Gary Cicinskas, from Creative People and Places project Appetite, blogs about how they'…

From the Arts Council's blog... "We’ve improved our Strategic Touring guidance to make the process simpler for applicants. Michelle Dickson, our Director of Touring, explains how research…

From the Arts Council's blog... "Today we published a new report on the current state of theatre in England. It gives a full picture of theatre production, presentation and…

ADUK National Seminar 2016: ARTS & RESILIENCE: Changes in Culture On Friday 2nd December, practitioners in Arts & Resilience are gathering at The Phoenix Cinema & Arts Centre, Leicester for…

Creative Arts East is delighted to invite you to the Young Promoters National Conference, ‘ENCOURAGE, CREATE, PROMOTE’ on 18th October, at The Mix, Stowmarket.  ENCOURAGE, CREATE, PROMOTE;…

The Get Creative Family Arts Festival is taking place throughout the month of October this year, with thousands of events being promoted across the UK. The Festival is a major…

Hello folks, As I'm sure you know the deadline for appliactions for the Rural Touring Dance Initiative menu is fast approaching on Wednesday 31 August. If you could all spread…

Hello all! I'm looking to get a few more rural touring stories to include as latest news items for the website. If you would like to contribute or know…

Hello folks! I was just wondering if anyone had any good quality images from New Directions in Falmouth? We didn't have an official photographer this year so we were…

Good afternoon schemes!  It's that time of year again where we ask for your upcoming season highlights! We'll be sending round a direct email reminder too, but…

As you may or may not have noticed there is a lovely new rural touring story up on the website from Chrissy, the promoter for Calstock Hall in Cornwall (you…

Hello all, Jack Bond and I will be travelling from Manchester to Newquay on Tuesday 5th July, so we were wondering if anyone else is flying in and arriving at…

Hello all! As you may be aware from last week’s discussion updates I’m the new Online Community Coordinator for the NRTF, taking over from the wonderful…

Firstly apologies for the incredibly boring sounding title to this post but it needed to ask a direct question. I wanted to ask if anyone else is experiencing what I…

The Lowry Studio, Cheshire Rural Touring Arts and Spot On, Lancashire’s Rural Touring Network are looking for expressions of interest from theatre companies / solo theatre-makers based in the…

I was asked at the York conference to talk for 2 minutes on restricted capacity shows- and why they work for Spot On. We embarked on these smaller shows for the…

As part of a website upgrade to both Spot On Lancashire and Cheshire Rural Touring I'm gathering information and examples of e-ticketing for rural touring venues. We hope to…