Supported Programme

Running between 2016-2023, the Supported Programme provided funding to promoters to help them programme excellent and experimental new work.

The Supported Programme enabled promoters to:

take risks on certain shows
programme different genres
encourage new and more diverse audiences to attend their events
pay a fair and reasonable fee to performers, who otherwise might not be able to tour to remote and rural areas of Scotland

Promoters can now apply to the Programming Pot to support them to book brilliant live performances in their communities.

Promoter-led programming

The Supported Programme focussed on a promoter-led approach to programming. A Promoter’s Panel met annually to consider a collection of available shows, collated by The Touring Network, venues and arts bodies. Once the final programme had been decided, promoters then applied for bursaries to support the cost of their chosen show’s fees.

Artists 2022

Stanley Odd

Live hip-hop band based in Scotland.
Ruxy Cantir and Sarah Rose Graber – Two in a Barrel

Two lively quirky best friends – Riri and Moku – are confined to a barrel sitting on top of an island of rubbish.
Lubna Kerr – Tickbox

Semi-autobiographical, one-woman play in Scots-English and Urdu about race, perception and identity.
Fergus McCreadie Trio

Scottish jazz pianist and composer blending contemporary jazz with Scottish folk music.

Artists 2019

Alan Bissett - The Moira Monologues

Narrated by Alan Bissett in character as Moira Bell – single Mum, cleaner and the hardest woman in Falkirk.
Shaper Caper - Within this Dust

Dance-theatre response to 9/11, blending movement, film, and real voices to explore loss, survival, and humanity.
'Owdyado Theatre - Twisted Tales

Hilariously dark triple bill of riotous comedies
Mairi Campbell – Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne explores the meaning of one of the world’s most performed songs through the lens of Mairi’s rich experience.
Vanishing Point - The Dark Carnival

Through songs, spoken word and imagery, The Dark Carnival tells the story of newcomers to the afterlife who discover, much to their surprise, that death is not actually the end.
My Name is Irrelevant – The Myth of the Singular Moment

Two musician-performers take us on a fantastical journey that links four characters in interconnecting tales across the multiverse.
Bodies of Water – Saffy Setohy

Bodies of Water aims to draw connections between our personal experiences as humans made mostly of water, our relationship to it politically and environmentally, and the materiality of water.

Artists 2018

Jango Starr – One Man Shoe

Family show about a bumbling theatre caretaker who is suddenly thrust into the limelight.
Mike Vass and Mairearad Green

Scottish musicians and composers.
Right Lines and Randolph’s Leap - The Isle of Love

A bittersweet tale of love, loss, recovery and discovery infused with the quirky lyrical genius of Adam Ross’ music.
Carina MacLeod – Fibro-My-Arth

Carina’s one woman show about her battle with the chronic illness Fibromyalgia and oestoarthritis.
Bird Radio – The Boy and the Audience

Bird Radio’s debut solo album – original songs performed with voice, flute loops and a red suitcase bass drum.

Artists 2017/18

Horse MacDonald – Careful

Horse McDonald’s autobiographical one woman play, written in a collaborative process with Lyn Ferguson and directed by Maggie Kinloch.
Let’s Circus – Good Times for Happy People

A family show presenting a full circus experience of comedy, juggling, acrobatics, aerial and other skills.
Single Shoe Productions – Crazy Glue

Without using a single word, Crazy Glue follows the comedic roller coaster of a couple’s romance.
Kathryn Joseph

Scottish singer-songwriter and musician.
Joan Cleville Dance - Plan B for Utopia

A playful dance theatre work exploring the notion of utopia.
Indepen-Dance – 4 Go Wild in Wellies

A playful look at the joy of inventiveness and curiosity for audiences aged 3 – 5 years, from Scotland’s inclusive professional dance company.
Paines Plough - Growth

Written by Luke Norris, Growth is a dark comedy about masculinity and testicular cancer.