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Arts Away Touring - professional theatre in towns and villages

What is Arts Away?
Arts Away is the Islands Rural Touring Scheme. Local volunteers become ‘promoters’ for their community, promoting performances of professional touring theatre, dance, comedy and children’s shows in their community venues. The scheme also runs arts workshops and other partnership arts projects.

Towns and villages currently involved

• Bembridge
• Brading
• Brighstone
• Chale
• Islandwide: IW Learning Zone
• Nettlestone
• Ryde St Johns
• Totland

How
Local promoters choose and manage events - from booking the venue and applying for appropriate licenses right through to looking after audiences and performers. Arts Away deals with all the other administration and provides any other needed support.

Events are advertised locally and in the local paper but there is also a direct Arts Away mailing list. If you would like to join, simply e-mail your address to the scheme manager below with ‘Mailing list’ as your subject.

www.hogthelimelight.co.uk/index.html
Hog the Limelight is Hampshire’s Rural Touring Scheme

Coming Soon

New season September 2008 to March 2009

Details coming soon.....

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As part of the Rural Arts Development we would like to know what Island residents feel about arts provision beyond the main towns on the Island.

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Contact Details:

Arts Away
Arts Unit
The Guildhall
Newport
Isle of Wight PO30 1TY
Tel: 01983 823813
Fax: 01983 823369
 
Email: nina.cullinane@iow.gov.uk

useful web links

www.nrtf.org.uk
The website for the National Rural Touring Forum which has over 34 touring scheme members covering England and Wales.

www.prideofplace.org.uk
Pride of Place is an association of regional touring theatre companies interested in raising the profile of small scale theatre for local communities.

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