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Hello,
Welcome to the December 2021 edition of the Theatre Directors Scotland newsletter, the last of the year!
A year of ever changing conditions has meant another challenging year for theatre, but here's hoping 2022 will get back on track.
UPCOMING EVENTS
“Twisted Fire Starter”
Postponed from November to February 2022:
Dates: 8th-10th November
Time: Doors @ 18.45pm show starts @ 7.30pm
Venue: The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow
(From Glasgow Central, exit onto Hope Street, venue is on the right on Renfield Lane)
Price: £8.50
Set in a sleepy town somewhere in Fife, a climate activist group sits arguing over how to improve things without taking any action – until a stranger comes to town...
Twisted Fire Starter raises themes of environmental action and slacktivism; while asking the question of “How far would you go to stand up for what you believe?”
Premiered in Blackfriars in February 2020, the show has been described by previous audiences as 'Hysterical' and 'Handles real, relevant topics with humour and wit.' Twisted bursts back onto the stage with a perfect blend of comedy, savagery, viciousness and tragedy.
Written by Jamie Cowan, a Leith based playwright and performer. Jamie is an alumni of Traverse Young Writers and has also had previous work featured in Traverse Breakfast Plays 2020 (Contemporary Political Ethics (Or How to Cheat))
The run time for this show will be approximately 1 hour
Here is the ticket link:
https://twistedfirestarter.brownpapertickets.com/?fbclid=IwAR3nWTAajA8pgIlaDX1FLieQl26GLzF42pU4AEmfL74IH8qH5YqahJgiRm4
OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT
Here are this month's opportunities, support and information:
Create Inclusion Fund
This fund seeks to increase the diversity of people in the arts & creative industries by enabling progress, creative and professional development and supporting professional and creative risks.
Applications close: Wednesday 16th February 2022 at 12noon
For full details on this fund, visit: https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/targeted-funding/createinclusion
WOC Online Artist Residency Program January 2022
A great opportunity during lockdown to develop a new project or continue working on a previous one, to receive feedback from fellow artists and support to experiment and stay motivated.
As a collaborative program, it is designed to give a chance to communicate across the globe with other artists, to link people from different corners of the planet and to work with them in different ways. The program builds a strong sense of community and artistic collaboration among its participants which lasts after the program ends.
Applications close: 31 December 2021 @ 23:15.
More information can be found: https://worldof.co/artistsinresidency/
2021/22 Diversity and Inclusion Fund
The Diversity and Inclusion Fund seeks to support the work and narratives of ethnically diverse artists and creatives which have been developed and delivered through multi-art form collaborations.
Grants will be awarded to projects that promote greater partnership collaboration between minority ethnic artists/practitioners, independent creatives and/or Edinburgh-based cultural organisations. Projects should reach, involve, benefit and engage ethnically diverse artists/creative practitioners and cultural organisations based in Edinburgh.
A total budget of £100,000 is available offering grant awards of up to £10,000 for projects developed in financial year 2021/22 and completed by 31 December 2022.
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit the application page at https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/cf1c2c0b/
For more information, please contact beata.skobodzinska@edinburgh.gov.uk or call 0131 529 4577, or visit: https://cultureedinburgh.com/updates/diversity-inclusion-fund-202122-important-update-guidelines-closing-date
Waypoint-1
Welcome to Waypoint-1, a Scotland-wide project supporting Early Career Performance Makers (ECPMs)*. Its purpose is to deliver one-on-one mentorship programmes, lasting up to a year. These programmes can cover everything from developing a creative vision, to producing a business plan, to help with making a one-off application.
Project director, Al Seed, will be supported in his delivery of activities by core staff from partners Dundee Rep Theatre and Scottish Dance Theatre, an advisory panel, and a team of guest specialists from across Scotland.
*Early Career is a flexible term – to include recent graduates and those who have produced only a limited amount of work; but also, for example, experienced makers who are moving into a new field.
For further information, please contact alseed@waypoint-1.net (Al Seed), or visit https://www.waypoint-1.net/
TDS - Become a Member
Join us: If you have been wondering about joining TDS as a member then please get in touch and we will send you out details. Free membership is extended until September because we know there are still many struggling just now. If you feel you can pay your membership fee at the moment however, we would appreciate it, but we don't want anyone to miss out on membership because of their finances in these tough times. Email us to request membership at directorsscotland@gmail.com
TDS Committee
TDS is looking for volunteers to join the committee, to help us to grown and affect change in our sector. We are currently looking for exciting and enthusiastic individuals for the following positions:
- Communications
- Deputy Communications
- Deputy Secretary
- Deputy Treasurer
If you think your skills fit the bill please email us at directorsscotland@gmail.com with notes of interest indicating which position you seek. We look forward to hearing from you!
Rehearsal Spaces - Edinburgh
EPAD Spaces (part of Edinburgh Performing Arts Development) is a great source of information about reasonably priced or free rehearsal space available in Edinburgh. EPAD is support programme for professional independent performing arts companies and artists based in Edinburgh.
Rehearsal Spaces - Glasgow
Acting Coach Scotland offers 4 affordable spaces for hire within their studios, a five minute walk from Govan subway. Contact hello@actingcoachscotland.co.uk for more information.
If anyone knows more rehearsal spaces that would be useful for our members to know about, please let us know.
TDS MEMBER OF THE MONTH
WE WANT YOU - this space could be yours!
Every month we try to feature someone from the membership. We know not everyone who reads this newsletter is a member, but for those who are, whether you have been a long-term member who has not yet been featured, or are a new member and want to introduce yourself to everyone, please do get in touch and we will feature you here! We need a photo, about 150-200 words about yourself and a link to your website and/or social media. We really do want to hear (and get to know) more about you: members are who we are.
Thanks for reading - hope to see you at one of our online events soon!
Theatre Directors Scotland
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