tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81684572543256997872011-07-08T13:30:21.856+01:00Matthew Skeltonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168457254325699787.post-4632491697523316412009-11-02T21:37:00.004Z2009-11-02T21:50:34.357Z<p>PartSuspended is now a "proper" company (limited by guarantee). We took the decision to register to give us a more secure financial footing for our (many!) future performance projects. We're not-for-profit, and our aims include the following:</p><br /><ul><br /><li>To promote the awareness and appreciation of the process, practice and performance of devised theatre and associated performance forms.</li><br /><li>To provide training, educational and performance opportunities for people wishing to be involved in devised theatre.</li><br /></ul><br /><p>We are working on plans for a big production next year, along with smaller performances over the next few months, and some other goodies, including workshops and training sessions.</p><br /><p>We're looking forward to seeing you there...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8168457254325699787-463249169752331641?l=partsuspended.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthew Skeltonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168457254325699787.post-36570837078393005352009-09-28T23:42:00.002+01:002009-09-28T23:52:47.805+01:00<p>I attended the <a href="http://www.mavericktheatre.co.uk/107015.html">Creating Producing workshop</a> with Nick Hennegan at the weekend. Ten people, all curious about producing and creating their own theatre, but from quite different backgrounds.</p><br /><p>Nick had just finished the <a href="http://www.bbk.ac.uk/eh/programmes/postgraduate/ma_creative_producing/">MA in Creative Producing at Birkbeck</a>, and was able to share with us the fruits of that course.</p><br /><p>We covered all the main "starters for ten" to know when setting out producing, including:</p><br /><ul><br /><li>Creating a product</li><br /><li>Finding a market</li><br /><li>Finding funding, including "Angels"</li><br /><li>Devising a budget</li><br /><li>Publicity, PR and marketing</li><br /><li>Forming a company</li><br /><li>a practical exercise, with a calculator!</li><br /></ul><br /><p>It was an excellent course - Nick combined solid helpings of advice and experience with sprinklings of anecdotal experience, which was a great combination.</p><br /><p>Above all, the advice was: if you want to produce, produce!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8168457254325699787-3657083707839300535?l=partsuspended.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthew Skeltonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168457254325699787.post-78448484401662687742008-12-03T01:05:00.000Z2008-12-03T01:06:20.618ZTo be, or not to be<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8168457254325699787-7844848440166268774?l=partsuspended.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthew Skeltonnoreply@blogger.com4