This is your last chance to attend January’s in-person Network Meet-Up at Scottish Opera HQ on Monday 20th. If you’re in Glasgow for Celtic Connections, come join us for lunch and a catch-up.
February’s meet-up will be a general, but facilitated, check-in online on Mon 3rd, as we recalibrate following Creative Scotland’s Multi Year Funding announcement. You can register for both here.
Nothing says happy new year like our annual survey! If you haven’t delved in, please can we ask you to take a few minutes out of your day to help direct our planning for the year? It’s anonymous, but as a big thanks you can choose to enter our prize draw to win tickets to a live performance, with travel and accommodation, a budget boost or equipment. Survey here.
Congratulations to successful recipients of Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund. It’s great to see a few of our members on this list: Tenterhooks, Hercules the Bear; Starcatchers, Laaaunch! and Maria MacDonell, LIFE. Promoters please check out these wonderful shows on Tourbook if you haven’t done so already. We can possibly support an extension of existing tours with the Programming Pot and/or collaborations with Seed Fund.
A big welcome to new members Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, Pig IRN, Jane French Mackenzie, Theatre of the 7 Directions and Yoko Pwno.
This month Seed Fund goes to Pauline Vallance, to help with travel costs and promotional materials for The Twa Roberts, a show exploring Robert Burns and Robert Tannahill from a woman’s perspective. Seed Fund will also support a new open mic night and podcast at Birnam Arts, providing local musicians with a platform to practice, perform and promote themselves. Do you have a seed you’d like to grow? Find out more about the fund and how we can help here.
Julia is now on maternity leave and we’re looking for an admin-whizz to support us as Membership Officer from March-December. The role helps with member requests and renewals, funding application and event planning. It’s based at home, ideally in the Highlands & Islands, Moray, Argyll & Bute or Perthshire, with meet-ups across the region. Deadline: Thu 24 January at 12pm. More information and an application pack can be found here.
We’re currently looking for members to join our focus group, lending your voice and expertise to our future plans. Whether you’re working in a funded or voluntary capacity, we’re keen to hear from you. Find out more.
Promoters, a reminder that we’re building a balanced selection panel for this year’s Gathering. Would you like to have a say on showcase acts? Please email fee@thetouringnetwork.com asap if you’d like to be involved.
Eden Court are seeking an Arts Practioner to join their ambitious creative learning and participation department from February to October. Apply here.
Alex McSherry: The Tanner
Catherine Wheels: Lightning Ridge
Chokka’s four-to-the-floor Highland, Island & Lowland Tour
Claire Love Wilson & Peter Lorenz: Morag, You’re A Long Time Deid
Eco Drama: The Forgotten Orchard
EQ Dance Co: Sanctuary
Fiona Soe Paing: Sand, Silt, Flint
Fleur Darkin Presence Projects: My Muses Take Care of Me
Fox & Hound: Beacuse We Said We Would
Jamie MacDougall: Lauder
Jemima Thewes & Lanes: Ballady ballad Tour 2024
Jess Smith/Joss Cameron: Where The Feather Falls
John Tantallon/Joss Cameron: Tales From The Witches Sabbath
Joss Cameron: ‘The Whales’ Tale Herring and Sail’
Julia McGhee: The Morrich Project
Kirsten Newell: Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found
Lauren Collier: Lauren Collier Band
Louise Dodds & Elchin Shirinov – Hours After Midnight
Mother Superior and The Wherewithal
Maria MacDonell: Miss Lindsay’s Secret
Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers
Myshkin Warbler and Jenny Q – Held on the High Wire
Oddbodies: King Lear
Pauline Vallance
Penny Chivas: Burnt Out
Pyrrhic Lyrics with Phil Royal
Sharon Took-Zozaya: Finding Petunia LittleTree
Shelagh McKay Jones: Unbroken
Stafford Collett Productions: Gold!
Starcatchers: Falling Star
Tenterhooks: Are Ye Dancin’
Theatre in Schools Scotland: various
Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery: From the Roof of The World
Tragic Carpet: Suitcase Stories – The Little Toy
Tragic Carpet: Suitcase Stories – The Seven Ravens
Tricky Hat Productions: Don’t Stop Me Now
Willow Trio: The Swan of Salen
Don’t forget you can use our Access Fund to check out performances you wish to book. Performers and promoters can also apply to our Seed Fund in collaboration.