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| AD/PL001 | CAMBRIDGE GREEK PLAY In October 2010, Aeschylus' Agamemnon will be staged as the forty-first Greek Play in a nearly unbroken series of triennial performances stretching back to 1882. This rare event brings together a professional director and composer with a student cast to present an Attic play in the original Greek (with surtitles). Recent plays have been Sophocles' Oedipus the King in 2004 (a Corin Redgrave's "pick of the year" in The Guardian) and Euripides' Medea in 2007, both directed by Annie Castledine. Agamemnon will be directed by Helen Eastman, with a score specially composed by Alex Silverman. The play will be performed eight times at the Cambridge Arts Theatre; recent plays have attracted capacity or near-capacity crowds at all shows, comprising both school pupils and the regional (and national) theatre-going public. "The budget for the play is £55,000, of which we are committed to raising at least £35,000 through fundraising and sponsorship. We would be very interested to discuss any sponsorship opportunities, including various forms of advertising and complimentary tickets". Contact: Dr Christopher Whitton, Secretary (Producer), Cambridge Greek Play. Address: Emmanuel College, Cambridge CB2 3AP. E-mail: clw36@cam.ac.uk link to website (available from the end of 2009)
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| AD/PL002 |  CHURCHILL - THE MUSICAL CHURCHILL - The Musical is a brand new stage show written by Derek Charles Ash and Trevor Holman, which portrays both the private and public life of Sir Winston Churchill, from his loving marriage to Clemmie, through to his retirement from all forms of public life. Sixteen brand new songs (demo CD available), each of which has been carefully crafted to create the appropriate musical feel, style and atmosphere, help portray not only the very loving relationship between Winston and Clemmie, but also show the great humour and razor sharp wit for which Winston was world renowned. The show presents an entertaining insight into both the public and private life of the man voted by the British public 'The Greatest Briton to have ever lived'. CHURCHILL - The Musical is scheduled to have its opening World Premiere Gala Night on Saturday, 2nd October, 2010. The writers and producers, both of whom live and work in the Algarve, are still in discussion with several UK theatres, but they decided that as the show was written and created in the Algarve it would be only right and proper to have the opening world premiere in the Algarve. CHURCHILL - The Musical will be a co-production with the Camera (council) of Lagoa and the location will be the excellent 300 seat modern theatre in the town of Lagoa, with a special 'Red Carpet Gala Night' for the world premiere, followed by a week long run including two matinees, before the show moves to other theatres and locations. The show is being directed by Ray Jeffery, whose career in the theatre encompasses over four decades, during which time he has directed over a thousand musicals and two hundred plays, including the 'off London' world premieres of Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage Aux Folles, Billy and Les Miserables. Work has already started on the various aspects required to put on the show, such as basic set design and build, props, costumes, wigs, lighting scripts, music scores, arrangements and choreography, and Ray is now busy casting in the UK. The show will have an onstage cast of thirty-two, with twenty professional actors, singers and dancers flying to the Algarve from the UK and an additional twelve cast members drawn from Algarve auditions. A very experienced and highly professional backstage team of stage director, choreographer, wardrobe mistress, wig master and lighting designer is being assembled by Ray from various UK theatres and together with a stage crew from the Algarve a team of approximately fifty people will be working on the show. Tickets will be on sale from April onwards and a very exciting future is predicted for the show. The show is costing approximately £100,000 to stage and interested sponsors and investors should contact the writers and producers by initially emailing: trevor.holman@arc.eu.com. For more detailed information on the show, click the link (below) to the website. Contact: Trevor Holman. Address: Quinta do Retiro, Sitio Pés do Cerro 314Z, Moncarapacho, Algarve, Portugal. Tel.: 00351 917 010189. E-mail: trevor.holman@arc.eu.com. link to website
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| AD/PL003 |  CITY LIGHTS THEATRE COMPANY City Lights Theatre Company presented Dogging, a new comedy by Tony Higgins at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern on December 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2009. Matt Ian Kelly, director of The Gaydar Diaries and However Do You Want Me, presents a show like you've never seen before. Prepare to cast aside your inhibitions as he invites you to assume the role of voyeur to the weird and wonderful antics of a night's dogging. All the action takes place in the authentic setting of the car park at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern. This outdoor, site-specific production is not so much titillating as scintillating and offers a unique take on a slice of British life usually reserved for the Sunday tabloids and is a chance for the audience to draw their own conclusions. "We are looking for a partner that sees this play's commercial potential to work with us as we look towards a longer London run and potentially a festival. We are a young, creative and exciting company that's open to discussing new ideas and ways in which to work together that will mutually benefit both organisations. Please contact me should you wish to discuss this matter further". Contact: City Lights Theatre Company. E-mail: susan.citylights@googlemail.com
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| AD/PL004 | CLOUDCUCKOOLAND/OP PRODUCTION Cloudcuckooland is a music theatre comedy for kids and their families. It's riotous, funny and a touch irreverent, but carries a serious message about not messing up the planet. It's performed by six actor musicians who play twenty-two instruments between them; the musicianship is stunning and a great inspiration for kids. It was created in the Spring of 2008 with an initial one-off grant from the Onassis Programme and toured the UK, then played for a month at the Edinburgh Festival. It got excellent reviews, much feature coverage and was nominated for the Total Theatre Awards. The Observer picked it in its top seven pieces of theatre at the Edinburgh Festival from thousand of shows. Most importantly, for the company, it has fabulous feedback from kids, parents and teachers. The story follows an attempt by the birds to take revenge on humans for trashing their habitats. It features a gallery of beautiful and hilarious bird characters (the trombone-playing flamingo on stilts, and the trumpeting dodo with his zimmer frame) and culminates in the chickens trying to roast Gordon Brown for Sunday lunch unless he agrees to their climate change demands. The whole project aims to be ecologically sound and practice the message it preaches, but with with wit and humility. The company was helped in the creation of the show by a number of organisations, from the RSPB to the Carbon Trust. Many programmers from the UK and worldwide saw the show in Edinburgh and want to book it. One commented: 'I just wanted to say how impressed I was with Cloudcuckooland in Edinburgh. I thought it was unique, exciting and streets ahead of all the other children's shows at the Fringe'. The company would love to take the show to more kids around the UK and the world (together with a programme of workshops and participation events). However, they need a sponsor to be able to do that. They envisage this will be a company whose priorities are children getting involved in music and the arts and/or spreading a message of ecological responsibility in a fun way. The company can • Put the sponsors name and logo on all print, adverts, press releases, mailings, posters, etc. • distribute flyers/product samples with their mailings and at events • have display material in foyers • include adverts in their programme • host the sponsor's guests, with complementary tickets and entertainment opportunities • and be extremely grateful! The project is managed by Helen Eastman at OP Production Ltd.. Helen has a strong track record in producing and managing large scale arts events and UK and international touring. "We have raised a proportion of funds needed from donations (donors include Dame Judy Dench and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney) but need to secure £10,000 of sponsorship. We hope to find a great working relationship with a new sponsor". Further information, a selection of photos and reviews and examples of previous print and programmes are available on request. Contact: Helen Eastman. Address: 17 Shorts Gardens, London WC2H 9AT. Tel.: 07770 277812 or 020 7836 6798. E-mail: helen.eastman@classics.ox.ac.uk
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| AD/PL005 |  CREATURES COMEDY Creatures is a cutting edge new comedy show, written by and featuring character comedian Susan Harrison. Susan has been a professional actress since 2001. She trained at the nationally accredited drama school, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and was a Semi Finalist in the 2009 Funny Women Awards. Creatures will be directed and produced by Colin Leggo, who has promoted comedy for several years at the popular south London comedy club Comedy at the Kirk, which regularly plays host to some of the big names in comedy, such as Russell Kane (Big Brother's Big Mouth), Steven K Amos (BBC 1's Live at the Apollo), Greg Davies (from C4's The Inbetweeners), Reginald D Hunter (Have I Got News For You) and Issy Suttie (from C4's Peep Show), to name a few. Susan and Colin made their Edinburgh debut last year at the Underbelly with their first comedy show, Five Characters in Search of Susan, which was described as "dark comedy at its best" ***** (ThreeWeeks). It was a great success and received very favourable reviews: "Susan Harrison's character sketch show is impeccably performed and reveals her rich talent as a comedy actress. Her name is one to look out for" (One4Review); "Harrison introduces us to her alter egos with remarkable ease, brilliant comic timing and a sense of authenticity" (The Stage). In 2010 the pair will take Creatures to Edinburgh to perform at The Space @ Jury's Inn, which is in an ideal central position, being seconds from the Royal Mile and just 500 yards from Waverley Station. It will cost approximately £7,000 to take Creatures to the Fringe, which includes venue hire, accommodation, PR, publicity, the Fringe brochure fee and living expenses. As the Edinburgh Fringe is the world's largest arts festival, involvement in an exciting new comedy show such as Creatures can be an attractive proposition for sponsors. "From our success at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, we know that Creatures can attract a young, lively audience and we would love your help to realise this potential. Interested sponsors and investors should contact the producer by initially emailing Colin Leggo". Contact: Colin Leggo, Producer/Director. Address: 118 Drakefield Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 8RR. Tel.: 07919123302. E-mail: colinleggo@hotmail.com. Opportunities/information for sponsors • 750,000 people visit Edinburgh every August, and many of them are there for the Edinburgh Fringe. • In 2009 a total of 18,901 performers took part and 1.8 million tickets were sold. • Comedy was the most popular art form in 2009, with 33% of the total. "As Creatures is a comedy show we will appeal to a wide demographic". • "The sponsor's branding will be included on our website (which will appear on www.edfringe.com) with a link to the sponsor's website". • The sponsor's logo and features will be on all printed promotional materials for the Fringe. This will include approximately 10,000 flyers to be distributed daily throughout the city, and several hundred A2 and A3 posters. • "There will be ongoing publicity throughout the build-up to the Fringe (including theatrical previews in London, video clips advertising the show and fundraising events) and during this time the sponsor's branding and profile will be featured on our website".
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| AD/PL006 | DRAMARAMA MUSIC & DRAMA CLUB Dramarama is a community youth drama organisation. It works with children within the local community, giving them something to do in the evenings and with the aim of getting the children off the streets and helping them to build confidence and team building experience. All staff work on a voluntary basis and all funds come from government grants and fundraising events. The club is looking for sponsors who are willing to help in a variety of different ways - either through one-off or regular donations, in order for the children to buy much needed equipment, or by donation of the equipment itself. In exchange the club offers to add the donating company's logo to all of its advertising leaflets and any event posters or public paperwork, along with a notice attached to the equipment donated stating that the item was generously donated by the sponsor in question. Its current needs and requirements are as follows • music mixing software • theatrical lighting system • scenery and staging equipment. They are also in the process of planning a family fun day during the summer holidays for the children in the area and require various pieces of equipment for the activities they have planned. These are • marquees x 2, 3m x 3m • art and craft equipment • bouncy castle • ball pit and balls • trampoline • face painting equipment • outdoor gaming equipment (hula hoops, skittles, giant board games, etc.) • large catering tea urn • large sponges (wet sponge throwing). "Any further questions are welcome - please do not hesitate to contact me. Many thanks in advance". Contact: Mrs Gemma French, Chairperson. Address: 25 Eaden Crescent, Hoyland, Barnsley S74 9RH. Tel.: 01226 741592. E-mail: Dramarama@hotmail.com.
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| AD/PL007 |  EXETER CITY COUNCIL - EXETER SUMMER FESTIVAL Companies based in - or near - Exeter can put themselves in the spotlight by supporting the Exeter Summer Festival. This year's Summer Festival takes place from 25th June to 10th July, 2010. It is the highlight of the city's cultural year. As usual, there will be over forty events, including classical events in the beautiful Exeter Cathedral. There will also be music, theatre, dance, comedy, children's events and free family activities. "In exchange for event sponsorship in the region of £2,000 - £4,000, you can benefit from having your company name associated with our success. Sponsor benefits include the provision of hospitality venues (subject to availability), perhaps in the historic Guildhall - something to really wow your clients or your selected group of employees. For more details contact marketing@exeter.gov.uk and please mention that your attention was attracted by this website". Contact: Noreen Medland, Marketing & Development Officer. Address: Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter EX1 1JJ. Tel.: 01392 265176. Fax: 01392 265625. E-mail: noreen.medland@exeter.gov.uk. link to website
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| AD/PL008 |  FULL BEAM VISUAL THEATRE "One of the most innovative of the new generation of companies to come out of the South West", Bath Chronicle. Full Beam Visual Theatre is a Bristol-based touring theatre company which strives to create performances that are a visual feast - and food for thought. Its shows use a variety of tricks from the theatrical box, including puppetry, masks and live action. The company is a not for profit company and relies on the goodwill of its supporters and funders. Full Beam develops a new show approximately every two years and is always looking to develop relationships with businesses who would be interested in working with them. Contact: Rachel McNally, General Manager. Address: Full Beam Visual Theatre, Hope Chapel, Hope Chapel Hill, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4ND. Tel.: 0117 929 1210. Fax: 0117 929 1210. E-mail: rachel@fullbeamvisualtheatre.org.uk link to website
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| AD/PL009 |  THE HAPPY GANG The Happy Gang boasts a position as Scotland’s most admired children’s TV and theatre company. With a BAFTA-nominated BBC TV series, videos on high street shelves, a fantastic child-friendly website and nationwide theatre tours, The Happy Gang has been an extraordinary success story over the last eight years. The company image is positive, fun and modern, with a reputation for providing quality goods and services at good value for money. The productions are a “musical adventure for children - and their parents”, following a strong, well-established format. Tours visit most major Scottish towns and cities, remote areas including Argyll and the Highlands, plus some southern UK venues. The Gang has also made festival appearances in Eire, Northern Ireland and Wales. Performances often give many children their first experience of live theatre and The Happy Gang estimates that an audience of around 90,000 people per year watch their shows, and that doesn’t include their BBC viewing figures! The audience are primarily children aged 2-8 and parents/carers aged 25-45. The company profile is promoted via a broad publicity/advertising campaign, media liaison, print distribution, website and personal appearances. A direct mail campaign targets over 11,000 families across the UK. Association with The Happy Gang offers a high level of exposure to families across Scotland and package benefits may include: brand related competitions and offers for customers; on-site brand presence at theatres and public appearances; media access and coverage through competitions offering branded prizes in national and local press and radio with the widest possible utilisation of brand logo(s).Contact: Richard or Susan Heggie. Address: The Happy Gang, 41 Argyle Place, Edinburgh EH9 1JT. Tel.: 0131 228 5566. Fax: 0131 228 5577. E-mail: richard@happygang.co.uk link to website Current opportunities The Happy Gang are open to all forms of sponsorship, including in-kind support, specific support for a tour (eg 3 month summer tour or three week Edinburgh Festival Fringe), ongoing arrangements or small scale associations, eg for newsletter or video production. They would also welcome enquiries from local authorities or community groups interested in forming partnerships to seek funding from third party sources.
Previous sponsors: Scottish Hydro-Electric; McCain Foods; Keppel Publishing
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| AD/PL010 |  WWW.ITSOURMOVIE.COM www.itsourmovie.com is the X-Factor for actors - or those who fancy their chances! It's the ultimate star format and talent search. Visit www.itsourmovie.com to see the sponsorship opportunity - it's self-explanatory. Contact: Alex, CEO. E-mail: alex@itsourmovie.com link to website
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| AD/PL011 |  MTA - THE MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY MTA is a brand new ethical drama college which opened at the Drill Hall, London in September 2009. The Academy is currently looking for individuals or companies to create a bursary/scholarship scheme for potential students. As it is a new college, successful applicants will not be eligible to apply for any sort of government funding (including CDL). However, the college doesn't wish to attract only students who can afford to pay for their places - they want to be able to offer a place to any student that has the talent and drive to succeed. MTA is running the UK's first accelerated training programme, which means that its students save a year of living and tuition costs whilst not sacrificing the training. The college works four terms per year, removing the traditionally long summer break, which many students use as a financial top up. MTA's longer term business plan has provision for a hardship fund; however this won't be available for a few years. The full cost of the course is £24,000 (a saving of £10,000 on other established colleges) - too much money for most people. Yet MTA believes that everyone should have a chance to follow their dream. Sponsorship support is now being sought. Contact: Annemarie Lewis Thomas. Address: 9b Osborne Road, Palmers Green, London N13 5PT. Tel.: 0208 882 8181. E-mail: annemarie@themta.co.uk link to website
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| AD/PL012 |  POOCHYBOY PRODUCTIONS As an emerging playwright usually producing his own plays, 2008 was a great year for Stephen M. Hunt! Actability Inclusive Theatre commissioned a play from Stephen for their company of learning disabled and non-learning disabled actors. Consequently, Actability previewed Problem Day (his play with song and dance - but not a full-blown musical) at The Hume Theatre, Bishops Stortford, on the 8th November, 2008. Problem Day will be Actability's community piece for next year and their touring piece the following year. Hildegard Neil, Royal Shakespeare Company actor and international star of film, TV and theatre, headed the cast in another of Stephen's plays and has also agreed to tour with it next year. Ben Onwukwe, another Royal Shakespeare Company actor who made his name as Recall in the hit LWT drama serial London's Burning, co-starred with Hildegard Neil in Impossible Steps. "Rosalind Blessed (daughter of Brian Blessed) has just joined the cast of the play we're touring next year with Hildegard Neil", says Stephen. Brian Blessed has said of this same play: "... terrific, original, great writing, a major work ...". Recent reviews of this same work include: "... so satisfying, this fiercely intelligent play ...", Hearsay Magazine; "... the best new play I've seen in ages ...", British Theatre; "... deliciously disorientating ...", Extra! Extra!. Stephen's earlier work was assessed as: "... neatly conceived ... inventive in character and theme ...", Royal Court; "... original, surprising and engaging at every turn ... theatre is the only place for it ...", Soho Theatre. "The first venue to welcome in our touring play for next year is the Rhodes Arts Complex, Bishops Stortford. From May last year to September this year, I have personally financed productions of my work in the following London fringe venues: SourFeast Theatre, The Brockley Jack Theatre and The Rosemary Branch Theatre. I am looking for sponsorship to facilitate our tour next year of my play Impossible Steps, starring Hildegard Neil and Rosalind Blessed". Contact: Stephen M. Hunt. Address: 9 Brook Farm Close, Bishops Stortford CM23 4PT. Tel.: 01279 508847. E-mail: stephenhunt@aol.com link to website
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| AD/PL013 |  RED SHIFT THEATRE COMPANY "This unsettling, spiky, deliciously entertaining little show is a triumphant reminder of why the company has survived so long", Lyn Gardner, The Guardian. Who they are: Red Shift boasts a position as one of the country’s most experienced touring theatre companies, touring regularly since 1982 to urban and rural venues throughout the UK and abroad. Now, approaching their 21st birthday, Red Shift continues to evolve artistically and remains at the forefront of exciting touring theatre, whilst maintaining its distinctive style and commitment to bringing stimulating and accessible story-based theatre to the broadest audience possible. The company has charitable status and is one of the few national touring companies in receipt of revenue-funding from The Arts Council of England. Red Shift seeks sponsorship for whole tours, for London/Edinburgh runs and for the various education programmes targeted at young people and other sectors of the communities to which they tour. A popular area of support is sponsorship in kind: for example, Next and Red or Dead have clothed past Red Shift productions. Their audience: recent research suggests that at least 30% of the company's audience is made up of schools and colleges. 75% of their core audience are aged between 25-54 years and 95% are in social class ABC1. Past sponsors: Becks Bier (3 years), Amaretto Di Saronno, Eurostar, Invergordon Single Grain, Next, Red Or Dead, Royal Mail. "Red Shift have been a perfect partner. Not only are their productions modern and challenging, but they have a clear understanding of the needs of sponsors." Wayne Hemingway, Red Or Dead. Contact: Kate Ward, Administrator. Address: Red Shift Theatre Company, Trowbray House, 108 Weston Street, London SE1 3QB. Tel.: 020 7378 9787. Fax: 020 7378 9789. E-mail: kate@redshifttheatreco.co.uk link to website
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| AD/PL014 |  RUMPUS THEATRE COMPANY Rumpus is a lively, established theatre company with a strong reputation for stylish productions of popular and exciting new plays - they are “masters of the high audience appeal production”, Derbyshire Times. With a proven track record in small- and middle-scale touring, Rumpus is seeking business sponsorship in the form of a bridging loan to set up its first high profile Number 1 tour. The Signalman - a new play based on Charles Dickens' classic, well-known ghost story - has had two very successful regional productions (by Rumpus in Chesterfield in 1997 and by Bill Kenwright at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, in 1998) and was described by the press as “ideal entertainment for a winter’s night”, Observer, and, according to the Windsor Express, “deserves to join the ranks of stage shows that really send a shiver up the spine”. It therefore appears ripe for large-scale touring, and has the serious potential for a London West End transfer. For a very small investment, a potential sponsor would benefit from high profile national advertising in all promotional material and media exposure associated with the production, and the accompanying kudos of supporting a high-quality, popular appeal arts project for the duration of the production. The download button below will provide more detail on what this sponsorship proposal actually involves, together with more about Rumpus. Contact: John Goodrum, Director. Address: Rumpus Theatre Company, 151 Birches Lane, South Wingfield, Derbyshire DE55 7LZ. Tel.: 01773 835703. Fax: 01773 835703. E-mail: admin@rumpustheatrecompany.co.uk link to website
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| AD/PL015 |  STARDREAMS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY Stardreams Musical Theatre Company is the dream of Robert Edmunds, who has been a musical director with several theatre companies throughout South Wales for the past twenty years. His aim is to bring together the very best in natural talent to create a musical theatre company like no other, and to provide opportunities for the young people of Wales who have always dreamed of being a star. "As Stardreams Musical Theatre Company prepares to mount another exciting production", says Robert, "I would like to extend an invitation to you to join us in a partnership that will benefit your company in a number of ways. The company is a professionally run organisation which stages two productions a year and gives young people a chance to participate in the development of professional-quality musical theatre. Our past productions have a history of being smash hit shows, and consistently play to very good houses. We have a range of excellent sponsorship packages available. Why not take a look at what we do!" Contact: Robert Edmunds, Founder and Musical Director. Address: 49 Tyntyla Avenue, Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF41 7SU. Tel.: 01443 439466. E-mail: robertstardreams@googlemail.com. link to website
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| AD/PL016 |  THE THEATRES TRUST Help to secure the future of theatres in the UK - become associated with improving theatres and securing an important British legacy for future generations. The Theatres Trust helps to promote and protect theatre buildings. The Trust is looking for a range of sponsors to support various activities. Contact: Mhora Samuel, Director. Address: 22 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0QL. Tel.: 020 7836 8591. Fax: 020 7836 3302. E-mail: mhora.samuel@theatrestrust.org.uk link to website
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| AD/PL017 |  THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Sponsorship packages associated with the shows offered by Theatre Productions Limited represent exceptionally good value, with extensive brand promotion to their audiences and beyond, as well as VIP corporate hospitality options. All the shows have proven popular, with up to six successful previous tours. Sponsorship funding will allow the company to increase its external promotion to the public, drawing in bigger audiences, all the while promoting the sponsor's brand. The company has five shows touring large and medium venues across the UK and Ireland, appealing to different demographic groups and reaching annual audiences from 15,000 to 144,000. Potential sponsors can choose which show is the best fit for their brand image and objectives. Theatre Productions Ltd is one of the UK's leading production companies, with combined experience of over a hundred years of producing first class shows. Sponsorship packages are available from £7,500. "Make your brand part of a hundred great nights out". Contact: Steve Hood, Partnerships Manager. Address: Linton House, 1 High Street, Linton, Derbyshire DE12 6QL. Tel.: 079 30319790. E-mail: steve@outlinks.co.uk. link to website Current opportunities
Christmas Crooners
Over the Rainbow
The Naked Truth
Viennese Strauss Gala
The Extra Factor
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| AD/PL018 |  WEST END KIDS West End Kids is a unique centre of excellence based in London for young performers aged 10-18 who show exceptional talent and dedication in musical theatre and the performing arts. In turn, the company provides the "Kids" with challenging performance experiences via workshop style coaching. Since its creation in 2001, West End Kids has provided dedicated students with all the tools they need to progress into outstanding performers, with focus on singing, choreography, attitude, mental-toughness, work ethic and expectation. West End Kids is very proud of the fact that a very high proportion of its pupils have successfully applied to the performing arts school/college of their choice including the Brits School, Sylvia Young and Mountview. Furthermore when its students move into work professionally, there is no shock to the system as they have been working to the same standards for years. This makes the transition smooth for them and ensures they are a pleasure for directors to work with. Recently, a West End Kid, Holly-Anne Hull, won the Disney Channel's prestigious My Camp Rock competition. This was a great honour for both West End Kids and its Managing Director Martin Williams, who has provided personal vocal tuition to Holly-Anne for many years. Moreover, Holly-Anne displayed perfectly the standards that all West End Kids aspire to and indeed achieve. West End Kids is very active in using many forms of the media both for communication with its pupils and promotion of the company. Its website www.westendkids.co.uk receives 120,000 hits per year. West End Kids is also very active in Facebook and YouTube where it publicises its various activities and performances and as a consequence has a loyal following of thousands of fans throughout the world. The cost of running West End Kids is, not surprisingly, very expensive. In particular, London rehearsal venues are not cheap, therefore the company faces constant financial constraints. On the other hand the company is committed to providing professional advanced coaching to young performers with talent, regardless of financial circumstance. Faced with this persistent financial conundrum, West End Kids is looking for sponsorship of its rehearsal overheads so that it can continue to offer its current first class coaching programme to young musical theatre talent rather than restrict it merely to those who can afford it. West End Kids is confident that sponsors of the company will benefit from its growing national recognition via the ever-increasing demand for public performances, open workshops and media promotion. Indeed, this is a wonderful opportunity for a sponsor to gain excellent publicity, especially within the youth sector as West End Kids would be looking to promote the sponsor's name at all its events throughout the year. Over the last twelve months, the West End Kids brand was seen by in excess of 300,000 consumers. If such sponsorship fits in with your profile in this sector West End Kids would be delighted to discuss this matter. Contact: Mrs Julie-Ann Harris. Address: 36 Chestnut Avenue, Coney Hall, West Wickhem BR4 9ES. Tel.: 020 8123 2025. E-mail: julie.harris@westendkids.co.uk link to website
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| AD/PL019 |  THE WIRELESS THEATRE COMPANY The Wireless Theatre Company offers the opportunity to sponsor a new online audio theatre company, producing audio drama, comedy, sketches, short stories and more, to be downloaded directly from the site to listeners iPods, MP3 players, mobile phones or computer desktops. The company is rapidly growing and the website is receiving more and more hits every day. As it grows it reaches an even wider audience - both the younger iPod generation and older lovers of the traditional radio play. The beauty of The Wireless Theatre Company is that it is visited by all kinds of people, including theatre lovers but also those who simply wish to listen to a stimulating play whilst at the gym, or at work, or on the Tube. The Wireless Theatre Company has links all over the world and, since its launch last year, has had well over a million hits and a very large download rate! Sponsors can not only be featured on the website itself, but also on each download, thus reaching a very large audience. Contact: Mariele Runacre Temple, Artistic Director. Tel.: 07931 168911. Fax: 020 7244 7032. E-mail: info@wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0001 | THE ACCIDENTAL THEATRE COMPANY The Accidental Theatre Company is a non-profit organisation run by unpaid volunteers. Contact: Toby Collins. Address: 101 Milner Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 4BR. Tel.: 01273-270287. E-mail: accidentaltheatre@supanet.com
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| AD/0002 | ADMIRATION 'Admiration creates a heightened mode of drama that mixes the muscular daring of Berkoff with the linguistic wit of Stoppard', Helena Thompson, Hampstead & Highgate Express. Admiration is a young, innovative theatre company committed to new writing and radical interpretations of classic plays. Recent productions include Ibsen's An Enemy of the People (Union Theatre, London) and Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi (The Courtyard Theatre, London). Appealing to a predominantly young, educated, metropolitan audience, Admiration's productions provide an excellent opportunity for business sponsorship. The company seeks in-kind and/or cash support for London runs, national and European tours and other events. Particular areas for in-kind support include travel, accommodation, clothing/costume and print. In return, Admiration offers sponsors high visibility through extensive advertising, the opportunity for corporate events associated with productions and the enhancement of brand image from involvement with cutting-edge, creative theatre. Past supporters include Union Railways, Awards for All and the National Lottery. 'The enjoyment lies in seeing the cast playing both heroes and villains, princes and peasants, when not filling the stage as tables, clock faces, prison bars, marble effigies and much else', Jeremy Kingston, The Times. Contact: Jon Hewitt. Address: PO Box 50255 London EC3A 5WA. Tel.: 0870 765 1584. Fax: 0870 765 1594. E-mail: sponsorship@admirationtheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0003 | BADAPPLE THEATRE COMPANY BadApple Theatre Company is a small arts company based in Yorkshire, providing community service, education workshops focussed on the Hull region and touring productions nationally. The company was founded in 1998 to tour Artistic Director Kate Bramley's new play ‘Amy Johnson’ to the Edinburgh Festival. Sponsorship is sought to develop new audiences at grass roots level. Contact: Kate Bramley, Director. Tel.: 01423-340415. E-mail: kate_bramley@hotmail.com. link to website
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| AD/0004 | BELOW STAIRS MUSICAL (for cancer research) Below Stairs, premièred in May 2002 in Chesham to excellent reviews, has now enjoyed four productions. Emulating the Peter Pan/Great Ormond Street link, all stagings now generate money for Cancer Research UK, as a thankyou from the composer who kept sane by creating the show through successive major cancer surgery on the colon, liver and lung. The aim now is to mount a more ambitious production at a large theatre, with upfront sponsorship allowing all box office receipts to go to the charity. The resulting high-profile exposure, backed by professional-quality DVD and CD, will then stimulate the UK amdram circuit to put the show on, thus generating a stream of cash in the future for the charity. Below Stairs is a tuneful, feel-good musical set in 1914 at the outbreak of WW1, with a leading female role that surpasses Eliza Dolittle. The website www.BelowStairsShow.com gives full details of the show's history, plot, rave reviews, cast demands and so on. Scores and libs are available for assessment hire. Videos of the first and fourth productions show how the musical has been polished, sound extracts being available at www.tunes.belowstairsshow.com. Among the show's fans are BBC newsreader Patrick Lunt, who augmented the chorus sound in the first production, and actor/writer Simon Williams (Major Bellamy in TV's Upstairs, Downstairs), who describes the show as fabulous. Sponsors of the proposed large-scale charity production will see their money doubled for cancer research, delight audiences with a feel-good show with memorable tunes and create a stimulus for other amateur operatic societies to stage the work to benefit charity. Contact: Alan Lewis. Address: 16 Battingswood Gardens, Naphill, High Wycombe HP14 4SR. Tel.: 01494 564512. E-mail: belowstairsshow@aol.com link to website
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| AD/0005 | BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME Birmingham Hippodrome has presented the best in entertainment, opera and ballet, dance, comedy and drama for the people of the West Midlands and beyond since 1899. It welcomes 500,000 visitors each year, making it the busiest single theatre in the UK. It is also one of the top five paid-for visitor attractions in the region and one of the top twenty in the UK. 70% of its audience comes from outside Birmingham and of those nearly half come from outside the West Midlands. As a registered charity and independent theatre trust not in receipt of any regular or direct public subsidy, support from the business community is crucial to the organisation to maintain its excellent facilities, to continue to attract acclaimed companies and repertoire from across the world and to implement a vital education and access programme. "We would welcome sponsorship and are happy to discuss the opportunities available". Contact: Hannah Hallam, Development Manager, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Development Trust, Hurst Green, Birmingham, B5 4TB. Tel.: 0121 689 3082. Fax: 0121-689-3086. E-mail: hannahhallam@birminghamhippodrome.com link to website
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| AD/0006 | BLAST THEORY Nominated twice for a BAFTA, Blast Theory fuse art and technology to create groundbreaking projects. Contact: Catherine Williams, Development Officer. Address: Unit 43a Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN. Tel.: 0207 249 5551. Fax: 0207 249 5559. E-mail: catherine@blasttheory.co.uk. Website: www.blasttheory.co.uk.
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| AD/0007 | THE BLEEDING FLAG THEATRE COMPANY The Bleeding Flag Theatre Company is seeking sponsorship support. This new theatre company will offer high quality performances, staging plays which are both political and educational and intending to serve a number of audiences, including local, regional and national theatre markets. Become A Theatre Sponsor: the company needs sponsors to fund its current performance and it also needs funding for future projects. They will be happy to discuss with you the investment opportunities available through sponsorship of their work. If you feel that theatre should be something more than just entertainment, then The Bleeding Flag Theatre Company is there to provide that extra something. They are currently working towards a world première of Nest of Angels by J.S. Bond, a play which will tell the story of an ordinary family trying to survive under adverse political conditions. They hope to stage the play as part of the Arts For All Open Space Performance scheme at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. The company is looking for sponsors to fund a tour during the Easter holidays next year. The company's work is all done on a non-profit basis and they welcome donations and sponsors to help fund tour productions that aim to make the world a better place. Venue: if you work for a theatre based either in Ireland or Scotland and you are not fully booked for the Easter holiday season, The Bleeding Flag Theatre Company would be delighted to hear from you as soon as possible, as the proposed tour is not yet complete. New Plays: the company is also constantly on the lookout for new plays. If you are a playwright and have a new play that you’d like to see performed then they would love to hear from you. Plays may be submitted to ceridwen66@hotmail.com or ceridwen66uk@yahoo.co.uk. The company is particularly interested in new and original work with a political message. Contact: Danielle Marsden. Address: Ceiriog, Cliff Terrace, Aberystwyth SY23 2DN. Tel.: 01970 639480. E-mail: ceridwen66@hotmail.com
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| ADA/0008 | THE BRISTOL FESTVAL COMMUNITY GROUP - THE BRISTOL FESTIVAL The Bristol Festival 2009 - now entering its second year - is the south west's hottest new music, arts and culture festival, organised by volunteers to showcase a massive range of local talent. Attracting 14,000 last year, with a capacity of 30,000 for this year, the Bristol Festival is a cultural melting pot of the city's diverse communities of all ages and backgrounds, brought together through the shared enjoyment of music, dance and food. This year 2,000 performers and 300 volunteers join together on Friday, 18th to Sunday 20th, September, for the festival located in the heart of the city centre. The festival has two parts • Brizzolfest - a large outdoor site located within the Amphitheatre, including seven stages of live bands, world music, dance, cabaret, street theatre, kids' areas, workshops, interactive digital projections, fire shows and world foods • Rave-on-Avon sees the crowds move into ten nightclubs for the evening. The event is the highlight of the group's year round charity work, including free workshops in arts, music, dance and theatre, with local community groups and schools involved in performances. The group also offers volunteer training, event industry work experience, skills swapping and house local artists in subsidised studios throughout the year. The Bristol Festival has massive public support in the region and receives unprecedented levels of press coverage including BBC and ITV, every local radio station from Community FM to BBC Radio Bristol, front pages and extended features in local press such as Venue Magazine and the Evening Post and over 3 million website hits a year. Bristol has one of the most edgy and alternative under-30s demographics in the UK and is home to the wealthiest students outside of 'Oxbridge'. "Sponsorship opportunities offer excellent value for money, with advertising across all our publicity. We are flexible and happy to incorporate your ideas when promoting your brand in association with our fantastic project". Contact: Poppy Stephenson. Address: 4th Floor, Bush House, 72 Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QD. Tel.: 0117 328 1492. E-mail: info@thebristolfestival.org link to website
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| AD/0009 | CENTRAL YOUTH THEATRE Central Youth Theatre is a Wolverhampton-based youth theatre offering opportunities for young people from across the city. Sponsors can be involved in supporting the work of the group either through sponsoring local projects such as specialist workshops, summer schools, etc. or via national and international exchanges, performances and festivals. Equipment is also required. Contact: Jane Ward, Director. Address: Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN. Tel.: 01902-572091. E-mail: twwajane@aol.com link to website
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| AD/0010 | CHALKFOOT THEATRE ARTS Chalkfoot is a touring community theatre company based in Margate, Kent (formerly known as Channel Theatre Company) - a long-established organisation with an excellent track record both with arts funding bodies and the communities it serves. Chalkfoot works in three main areas: community touring - taking professional theatre to village halls throughout the south east and beyond (activities include outdoor productions, family productions, workshops and skills development); working with children and young people - creating innovative theatre experiences with pupils in primary and secondary schools (in areas such as Cornwall, Bexley and Thanet); and devising special, one-off projects for a range of audiences. Chalkfoot is supported as a Recurrently Funded Organisation by Arts Council England (South East) and has regularly received support over a number of years from a number of local authorities and county councils in the south east. The organisation can offer a range of sponsorship opportunities and is also able to work with sponsors to create worthwhile projects within the sponsor's own target areas. Apply to Chalkfoot to view its massive archive of feedback from community audiences. What Chalkfoot's village hall promoters say: "I just had to write and let you know how much your visits mean to our village", (Ardingly, Sussex); 'Having live theatre in Hawkhurst is a rare event, and the tickets were sold out. The audience was not disappointed', (Hawkhurst, Kent). What teachers say about Chalkfoot's participatory projects: 'The evaluations they have written about this experience have all been full of praise for everyone involved. I know they will take many positive memories with them for years to come', Teacher, Thanet Secondary School. 'An absolutely stunning performance which truly inspired the children', Teacher, Medway Primary School. Contact: Claudia Leaf, Outreach Director. Address: Central Studios, 36 Park Place, Margate, Kent CT9 1LE. Tel.: 01843 280077. Fax: 01843 280088. E-mail: claudia@channel-theatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0011 | CHEEKY MAGGOT PRODUCTIONS Cheeky Maggot Productions is a London based production company. Established in 2002, its aim is to nurture new writing talent for stage and screen. Its work involves developing the output of first time writers. The organisation targets writers who come from minority groups, as well as those who deal with topics that are not in mainstream theatre and film at present. Cheeky Maggot also promotes first time directors, actors and technicians, providing work experience opportunities. They are a not-for-profit organisation and their need is for sponsorship to allow them to continue their work with new talent. Through industry contacts they have showcased work at The Hampstead Theatre and The Soho Theatre and won Best New Writer at The Lost Festival last year. They would offer in exchange prominent advertising on all their material and their website. They see this as an opportunity to support the talent of tomorrow and to help them raise awareness on certain issues. They have works that deal with the justice system, homophobia, HIV, self-harm and gender identity. They also mix this with light-hearted, less issue-based works to allow for a balanced programme of events. Contact: Annabel Dryden. Address: PO Box 273, 2-3 Bedford Street, London WC2E 9HH. Tel.: 07854 855331. E-mail: info@cheekymaggot.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0012 | CHESTER GATEWAY THEATRE Chester Gateway Theatre, the city's only producing theatre, has various ongoing sponsorship opportunities available, ranging from full show sponsorship to education events, access facilities and community work. Excellent benefits are available to sponsors, promises the theatre. Contact: Nia Roberts, Development & PR Manager. Address: Gateway Theatre, Hamilton Place, Chester CH1 2BH. Tel.: 01244-344238, ext. 106. Fax: 01244-341296. E-mail: admin@gateway-theatre.org link to website
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| AD/0013 | DEBUT THEATRE COMPANY Debut is a passionate, vibrant theatre company that creates exciting and refreshing ensemble theatre. Opportunities exist to be a part of this company through all kinds of sponsorship. Contact: Miss Elizabeth Park, Artistic Director. Address: 2nd Floor, 6 Fairholme Rd, London W14 9JX. Tel.: 07887 527792. E-mail: debut-theatre@hotpop.com
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| AD/0014 | EXETER UNIVERSITY THEATRE COMPANY Exeter University Theatre Company is currently looking for organisations/companies with whom a variety of sponsorship agreements can be made. The appropriate sponsor would receive access to intense brand name promotion both within the city of Exeter, promise the Company, and via high profile marketing at the University’s campus (student population 10,000). The Company would be delighted to consider proposals ranging from one-off agreements (eg a T-shirt deal for members) to more long term relationships (eg annual sponsorship of a wide range of events), offering 'access to the vunerable, impressionable minds of tomorrow’s world leaders'. Contact: Benjamin Addis. Address: 13 Wells Street, St James, Exeter, Devon EX4 6QR. E-mail: b.j.addis@exeter.ac.uk
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| AD/0015 | FOOL'S PARADISE Professional indoor cabaret and outdoor performance. Tel.: 01392 454 160. Fax: 01392 848 384. E-mail: fools@foolsparadise.co.uk. link to website
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| AD/0016 | FRUITS OF THE WOMB Fruits of the Womb Theatre Company is a new theatre group dedicated to subverting and reinventing accepted notions of gender and sexuality. The company is seeking sponsorship for its ongoing programme of community performance events and a planned UK tour of Dorothy's Friends - a queer sub-version of the Wizard of Oz. The company is an inclusive group working to break down the barriers between different peoples to make a post-modern comment about outdated modes of identity. Contact: Nina Lemon, Artistic Director. Tel.: 07801 366576. E-mail: fruitsofthewomb@yahoo.co.uk
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| AD/0017 | GOMITO PRODUCTIONS Gomito Productions is a theatre company dedicated to the production of entertaining, innovative and inspiring theatre. Gomito shows have a broad appeal, connecting in particular with a young audience. A range of sponsorship opportunities are available - services offered range from exposure in print to the use of actors in street promotion. Contact: Sam Worboys. Address: 52 Malletts Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 9HA. Tel.: 01223 720660. E-mail: info@gomito.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0018 | GRAEAE THEATRE COMPANY The only full time professional theatre company of disabled people. Graeae Theatre Company, 3rd Floor, LVS Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. Tel.: 0207 700 2455. Fax: 0207 609 7324. Minicom: 020 7700 8184. E-mail: graeae@dircon.co.uk. link to website
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| AD/0019 | HACKNEY EMPIRE Be part of the Hackney Empire’s success! Providing a home for new waves of drama, music and dance, the Hackney Empire boasts a position as London’s most exciting theatre. With the recent completion of its £16 million makeover, the Empire is once again open for business and attracting audiences throughout London and the South East. Sponsors can benefit from extensive branding opportunities, corporate entertainment packages, generous ticket discounts for staff members, personal hospitality arrangements and invitations to special events and galas. Full details are available of how the theatre's corporate membership and sponsorship packages can be tailored to sponsors' needs. Contact: Sophie Medd. Address: Hackney Empire Theatre, 291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ. Tel. 0208 510 4536. E-mail: sophie.medd@hackneyempire.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0020 | HAMPSTEAD THEATRE The company offers a number of sponsorship opportunities. These range from business partnership to sponsorship of the new building, supporting its education or writers' programmes, production sponsorship or supporting a specific element of its work. Further information on all opportunities is readily available. Contact: Jo Cottrell, Development Director. Address: 98 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, NW3. Tel.: 020 7449 9825. Fax 020 7722 3860. E-mail: development@hampstead-theatre.com link to website
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| AD/0021 | HUMDRUM AMDRAM HumDrum AmDram is a non-profit making community-based theatre company based in Portsmouth. Formed in 1992, it consists of people from the Portsmouth region who were seeking an innovative, experimental theatre company in the local area. Although many existing groups would have satisfied some members' requirements, none could have satisfied all. HumDrum has three main aims: to bring under-performed works into the area; to present familiar works in a new or unusual manner and to develop the artisic skills of its members. Previous productions have included The Crucible, Educating Rita, Under Milk Wood, Pinafore, Educating Rita, Moby Dick and Equus. But the company is ambitious and wants the community in which it works to tackle some much larger theatrical projects. The company play at New Theatre Royal and Portsmouth Arts Centre. The company is looking for business sponsors who are willing to invest in a thriving and high profile arts organisation. Contact: Jonathan Fost. Tel.: 023 9286 1698. E-mail: enquiries@humdrum.org.uk link to website
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| AD/0022 | INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS The ICA programme incorporates all aspects of visual art - design, digital art, photography - as well as theatre, live music, education, networking events, club nights and talks, managing not only to uphold distinctive identities for each genre but also reflecting the multi-disciplinary sensibility which characterises the organisation. There are many opportunities for corporate partners to support the ICA through sponsorship, from one-off events and bespoke projects, through to partnership on major exhibitions. The ICA prides itself on working very closely with its partners, tailoring packages to meet their objectives and budget. Contact: Rosie Allerhand. Address: The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Tel.: 020 7766 1414. E-mail: rosie@ica.org.uk link to website Sponsorship of the ICA provides opportunities for companies to: • Align themselves with London's most cutting edge and diverse arts institution • Access artists and the ICA's creative networks • Access a diverse target market • Support a renowned cultural institution thereby receiving substantial exposure and acknowledgement • Market their brand with targeted publicity and press campaigns including national and international press • Make use of the ICA building in unique ways • Entertain clients and employees • Evaluate projects
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| AD/0023 | INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP FESTIVAL IWF is a registered charity which provides an educational service by organising an annual festival of workshops for professional artists who work in the performing arts. Address: International Workshop Festival, 85 St George's Road, London SE1 6ER. Tel.: 0207-7091-9666. E-mail: mail@workshopfestival.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0024 | IRIS THEATRE Iris Theatre is a new theatre company born out of the experience and energy of several Central Saint Martins (Drama Centre) theatre graduates, both recent and more senior. Contact: Daniel Winder. Address: 13 Ely Court, Chichester Road, London NW6 5QR. Tel.: 07890 322 375. E-mail: dan_wanderer@yahoo.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0025 | THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK Britain's newest repertory theatre offers up to seven show sponsorship opportunities annually. Runs vary from one to five months. Set in a Lake District beauty spot, the theatre draws affluent audiences from across the UK and is an unrivalled location for hospitality events. Contact: Mark Bains. Tel.: 017687-72282. E-mail: mark@theatrebythelake.com. link to website
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| AD/0026 | KEV F PRESENTS THE SITCOM TRIALS Contact: Kev F. Sutherland, Producer. Address: PO Box 48, Clevedon, Bristol BS21 7LQ. Tel.: 01275 872111. E-mail: kevf@sitsvac.org. Text: 07931 810858. link to website
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| AD/0027 | LAUGHING HORSE COMEDY Laughing Horse Comedy is seeking sponsorship for its stand up comedy and cabaret nights run in eight London venues, which are focussed on helping to develop new comedy talent from around the capital. A wide range of sponsorship opportunities are available through its venues, advertising and website. The organisation have been bringing stand-up comedy and entertainment to London and the south east since 1998 at a series of friendly stand-up comedy venues, which are enjoyed by both comedians and audience alike. The group also organise comedy shows, acts and events for private functions, and most of its venues are available for private bookings every night of the week. Contact: Alex Petty. Tel.: 01264 772850. E-mail: info@laughinghorse.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0028 | LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL A range of sponsorship opportunities are available, to suit particular branding requirements, audience profiles and budgets. Opportunities include title sponsorship, being a main sponsor or sponsoring a theme or series of events (eg sponsoring the festival's theatre or stand-up programmes). Contact: Delphine Manley, Festival Manager. Address: Leicester Comedy Festival, City Rooms, Hotel Street, Leicester LE3 6HN. Tel.: 0116-291-5511. Fax: 0116-291-5510. E-mail: sponsorship@comedy-festival.co.uk. link to website
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| AD/0029 | LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE Since 1981, the London International Festival of Theatre has brought the best of the world's contemporary theatre and performance to theatres and outdoor locations across London. LIFT events have been staged in over thirty London venues as well as numerous sites: streets, disused buildings, the river, parks and open spaces. And a far-reaching portfolio of developmental and educational programmes have offered insights about exchange and creativity to many different people, from school-children to captains of industry. Highly respected and acclaimed for its pioneering work, LIFT can offer companies meaningful sponsorship opportunities in relation to its core year round programme of theatre, its Education/Teachers Forum and its Business Arts Forum. Contact: Sarah Tuck, Director of Communications & Development. Address: 19/20 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DR. Tel.: (44) 20 7490 3964. E-mail: saraht@liftfest.org.uk link to website
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| AD/0030 | LUDERE PRODUCTIONS: GIRL GANGS Girl Gangs delves fearlessly beneath the surface of media-fuelled preconceptions. It reveals the complexites behind the rising death toll related to gang culture in the UK. Based on true life, the play follows two young inner city girls. One is born into gang life through an unfortunate fate. The second undergoes a very disturbing initiation hoping for safety and status. Research for the play is being drawn from interviews and workshops with young people, gang members, ex-gang members, victims and MPs. This is supported by media sources such as documentaries, articles and surveys. The production is being written by an award winning writer, giving artists, ex-offenders and offenders a chance to collaborate in the creative process and give space to the often unheard voices of our younger generations. Ludere Productions seeks to produce theatre at the highest standard that consistently questions, entertains and challenges. "Girl Gangs will tour the UK later this year and we are currently looking for investors. We have been liaising with various MPs as this topic has had much debate in the run up to elections. The issue of gang related crime is now featured in our newspapers on a daily basis and yet we are no closer to a resolution. Ludere Productions offers a variety of benefits for investors. Please contact us for further details". Contact: Tansy Adair. Address: 302 The Hempstead Road, Hertfordshire WD17 4LY. Tel.: 07779787403. E-mail: sponsorship@ludereproductions.com link to website
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| AD/0031 | NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN A range of sponsorship opportunities is available in connection with work of The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, which organises productions in London and Edinburgh, as well as audition programmes, training courses, fundraising events and community education programmes. A Business Club NYT corporate hospitality package is also available. Contact: Carol Stevenson, Development Manager. Address: 443-445 Holloway Road, London N7 6LW. link to website
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| AD/0032 | NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY Indoor and outdoor comic-visual theatre. Contact Helen Chamberlain, General Manager, Natural Theatre Company, Widcombe Institute, Widcombe Hill, Bath, BA2 6AA. Tel.: 01225-469131. Fax: 01225-442555. E-mail: info@naturaltheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0033 | NEWCASTLE GATESHEAD COMEDY FESTIVAL Tel. 0790 555 1641. E-mail: info@growlingclown.com link to website
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| AD/0034 | NITRO Formerly the Black Theatre Co-operative, this is the longest-established theatre producing new and innovative work by black writers and musicians. Sponsorship opportunities feature the NITRObeat Festival and NITROgen. Contact: Philip Deverell, General Manager. Address: 6 Brewery Road, London N7 9NH. Tel.: 020-7609-1331. Fax: 020-7609-1221. E-mail: black.theatreco-op@virgin.net. link to website
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| AD/0035 | NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE Nottingham Playhouse produces more new writing for its main stage than any other theatre outside London. It now seeks sponsors for its forthcoming new writing projects. For 2005 these are: Old Big 'ead by Stephen Lowe (Brian Clough meets Robin Hood); Satin N Steel by Amanda Whittington; Children of the Crown by Nick Wood and To Reach the Clouds by Nick Drake. All of these productions will be world premières and attract considerable national profile for their chosen sponsors. The organisation also seeks a minimum three year sponsorship for Roundabout Theatre in Education, its touring children's theatre company. Roundabout has been entertaining and educating children in the Midlands for thirty-two years and reaches 35,000 young people each year. The Playhouse now seeks a three year sponsorship. Contact: Stephanie Sirr, Chief Executive. Address: Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AF. Tel.: 0115-947-4361. E-mail: stephanies@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0036 | OILY CART Theatre for the very young and also young people with learning difficulties. Address: Smallwood School Annexe, Smallwood Road, London SW17 0TW. Tel.: 0208-672-6329. Fax: 0208-672-0792. E-mail: oilycart@premier.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0037 | THE OTHER SIDE COMEDY CLUB North Yorkshire's most successful comedy club is looking to expand, and is seeking a sponsor with whom to forge close links. After a first year of continual sell-out shows, The Other Side Comedy Club wishes to increase its number of performances, so as to accommodate some of the thousands of people who have rung up for tickets only to be disappointed. The company's advertising reaches over 50,000 people regionally, many mailed directly. Contact: Dan Atkinson, Promoter. Address: 13-17 Coney Street, York. E-mail: theother.side@ntlworld.com link to website
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| AD/0038 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY: THE OWLETS The Owlets are an Oxford University theatre company boasting sound theatrical experience in both Oxford and Edinburgh, a non-profit student organisation working to produce professional-quality drama. They are small but critically acclaimed, eg Daily Information on their Cressida: "This is an excellent production deserving of a grander venue and a wider audience". Sponsorship benefits for those sponsoring a production can include full coverage on all promotional material including press releases, an advertisement in the programme and free tickets for the sponsor's staff or clients, though the package can be tailored to meet sponsors' requirements. Contact: Ms. Blanche McIntyre. Address: Corpus Christi College, Oxford OX1 4JF. Tel.: 07967 644 724. E-mail: blanche.mcintyre@ccc.ox.ac.uk.
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| AD/0039 | PENNY PLAIN THEATRE COMPANY Penny Plain Theatre Company is a Yorkshire Dales based touring company which performs high energy comedy from a travelling replica of a Victorian fairground theatre booth. They adapt Yorkshire tales and history and present it in the guise of "Malvolio Hardcastle's Mighty Excelsior Theatre", a troupe of disreputable down-and-out players trying to put on a play. The company has just finished a tour of "Black-hearted Evil" about the ghosts of Bolton Priory, and is starting rehearsals for a winter melange of songs, dances and mummery. Next year's summer production is "The Entire History of the North": chaos and mayhem as ever, but with a serious underlying aim of retelling some of Yorkshire's heritage. The company's unique shows have proved astonishingly successful, and they are in a position where they need to expand to cope with all the bookings. "We attract large crowds, but as this is street theatre, we are always seeking sponsorship to supplement our income. In return, we will mention you in the performance, display your sign and acknowledge you in our publicity material and the well-produced leaflets we distribute at performances. We can tailor a sponsorship package completely to your wishes. You are welcome to ask for one of our short promotional DVDs or to talk to us - we're friendly - and fun!" Contact: Mrs Angela Jackson, Company Manager. Address: Coach House, Hardy Grange, Grassington, North Yorks. BD23 5AJ. Tel.: 01756 752695. Fax: 01756 753099. E-mail: thespians@pennyplaintheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0040 | PEOPLE'S THEATRE The People's Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne is one of the largest amateur theatre groups in the UK and its home in Newcastle boasts two auditoria, an art gallery, workshops and rehearsal facilities. The company is currently upgrading its small studio theatre and is seeking sponsors. The auditorium seats 100 and is used extensively to showcase new talent, including the People's playwriting competition every two years. The upgrade will cost £50,000 and includes upgrades to seating, stage and backstage facilities. Address: Stephenson Road, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5QF. Tel.: 0191 275 9875. E-mail: enquiries@peoplestheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0041 | PLAYBOX THEATRE, WARWICK Playbox Theatre is one of the UK's leading arts organisations working for and with young people, based in Warwick at The Dream Factory, the UK's first custom built theatre for young people. Over 1,500 young people work with the theatre weekly and audiences of 50,000 and upwards see its work at home and on tour annually. Playbox Theatre works closely with its business partners to bring high quality creative and educational opportunities to its members and audiences. Opportunities exist in the form of production sponsorship, education support and special projects. Investment amounts vary and the theatre prides itself in offering a high profile and tailored marketing package in return for investment. Contact: Liane Howard, Director of Corporate Alliances. Address: The Dream Factory, Shelley Avenue, Warwick CV34 6LE. Tel.: 01926-419555. E-mail: liane@playboxtheatre.com. link to website
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| AD/0042 | QUICKSILVER NATIONAL TOURING THEATRE An award-winning company giving many children their first experience of live theatre. Address: Quicksilver National Touring Theatre, The Glasshouse, 4 Enfield Road, London N1 5AZ. Tel.: 0207-241-2942. Fax: 0207-254-3119. talktous@quicksilvertheatre.org link to website
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| AD/0043 | ROBERT HYLTON URBAN CLASSICISM Robert Hylton Urban Classicism (RHUC) produce, perform and educate through hip hop, contemporary dance, music, theatre and film, to enrich people through shared culture, life long learning and new experience. RHUC's left of centre approach to hip hop, theatre, film and contemporary dance choreography has carved a company whose work is groundbreaking, accessible and thought-provoking. RHUC was born in 1999 from an idea of returning to a form of expression experienced by Robert Hylton. This, coupled with newly found techniques, direction and ongoing discipline, gave Robert a basis for Urban Classicism. Today RHUC is much more than that early vision of fusion that Robert held: it is a foundation for the future of the next generation whose hearts and dreams also reside within the realms of hip hop, contemporary dance, theatre, education and film. RHUC now boasts core staff, performers, technical staff and some twenty collaborators and followers, with supporters and clients from around the UK and the world. RHUC tours have included small to middle-scale theatres throughout the UK over its lifespan, with its reputation having spread as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Bangkok, Indonesia, Taiwan, Belgium, Copenhagen, Cyprus, Holland, Italy, Mozambique, South Africa, Lithuania, Prague, Zagreb and Cuba. UK venues include the South Bank Centre, Robin Howard Theatre, The Place, Lilian Baylis - Sadlers Wells and LABAN. RHUC has drawn audiences and participants from all cultural backgrounds and age groups, its eclectic style attracting from the ages of eight to eighty years old. Past sponsors, commissioners and supporters include the South Bank Centre, the National Gallery, LABAN and Vestax Europe. "This young hip-hop artist uses a mix of forms to take dance to entertaining and dramatic new places", The Times, UK; "The six dancers swagger about both in formation and with solo turns, showcasing kicks, backspins and improbably angled headstands", The Guardian, UK; "The meeting of two dance cultures, with each successfully crossing the other's boundaries", The Jakarta Post, Indonesia. RHUC is seeking to engage with commercial partners in a manner that creates cultural, social, educational and financial opportunities. Contact: Rajpal Pardesi, Senior Manager. Address: Office 3, The Cottages, Laban, Creekside, London SE8 3DZ. Tel.: +44 (0) 208 469 4900. Fax: +44 (0) 208 469 4909. E-mail: raj@urbanclassicism.com. link to website
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| AD/0044 | ROCKET THEATRE COMPANY Manchester-based company producing the best work from London's 'new writing' theatres. Address: 36 Milton Grove, Manchester M16 0BP. Contact Ali Duncan (Administrator). Tel.: 0161-881-8176. link to website
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| AD/0045 | ROGUE STATE THEATRE COMPANY Contact: Ryan McBryde. Address: Rogue State HQ, 7 Woodside, Fortis Green, Lonfon N10 3NY. Tel.: 0208 883 1312. E-mail: mail@roguestate.org.uk link to website
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| AD/0046 | ROYAL CENTRE, NOTTINGHAM The Royal Centre offers the opportunity to sponsor productions at the Theatre Royal Nottingham. Productions can range from one to seven weeks in duration and cover a variety of art forms, including drama, comedy, dance, musicals and family shows. With such a broad spectrum of productions, the theatre is usually able to tailor its packages to meet sponsors' specific target market needs. Further information on the forthcoming show programme and the cost of specific sponsorship opportunities is available. Contact: Jonathan Saville, Marketing Manager. Address: Royal Centre, Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND. Tel.: 0115-989-5500. Fax: 0115-989-5602. E-mail: enquiry@royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0047 | ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company boasts a position as Scotland's leading producing company, offering a range of sponsorship opportunities. From the classics to new writing and from musicals to contemporary work, the company plays to widespread acclaim. As well as a production sponsorship, it has a value-for-money Corporate Membership Scheme and youth theatre, schools and community projects. Benefits are tailored to best reflect the nature of the sponsorship, say the company, and to ensure maximum return for sponsors. Such benefits can include extensive branding and PR activities, exclusive entertaining and hospitality, staff benefit schemes and good citizenship. Contact: Elaine Carmichael, Business Development Manager. Address: 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX. Tel.: 0131-248-4800. Fax: 0131-228-3955. E-mail: ec_lyceum@hotmail.com link to website
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| AD/0048 | THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE The Royal National Theatre offers three levels of corporate membership, plus opportunities for high-level partnerships, production sponsorship, evening sponsorship and education and outreach sponsorship. Contact: John Rodgers. Address: South Bank, London SE1 9PX. Tel.: 020 7452 3229. Fax: 020 7452 3210. E-mail: jrodgers@nationaltheatre.org.uk link to website
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| AD/0049 | ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY The Royal Shakespeare Company aims to deliver outstanding performances of Shakespeare, other classical theatre and new plays, to attract and inspire the finest artists, and to delight diverse audiences both nationally and internationally. Each year the Company sells tickets to a million theatregoers at two thousand performances, including over fifty weeks of UK and international touring. The RSC has education and access programmes attached to all its productions aimed at all ages and a real commitment to communicating the excitement of world class theatre in order to generate the audiences of the future. To achieve this, it must increasingly seek business support and investment. Its range of work, its international appeal and its successful experience in working with corporate partners have given the RSC an excellent track record in delivering creative partnerships that companies can use both for corporate entertainment and for communicating messages about brands and products to opinion formers and customers. Numerous partnership opportunities are available for Title sponsorship, project partners, Performance Partnerships, Corporate Membership and classic entertaining packages around the world, including Stratford upon Avon, London and the USA. UK and major international (including America) tour sponsorships are also available, along with broadcasting and multi-media opportunities. In return, companies will receive a range of tailored benefits that are exclusive to each partnership and are consistent with their level of support. These can include clients having dinner with the cast after the performance, voice-coaching sessions and backstage tours. Sponsorship of the RSC thus allows companies the opportunity to be associated with one of the world's leading theatre companies, to entertain clients and staff at world-class productions and to gain media opportunities with extensive coverage throughout the UK and overseas. Registered charity no: 212481. Contact: Development Department. Address: 1 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LL. Tel.: 020-7845 0500. Fax: 020-7845 0505. E-mail: development@rsc.org.uk link to website
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| AD/0050 | RUSSKIYE NOTCHI (RUSSIAN NIGHTS) THEATRE Russkiye Notchi theatre company and school, based in St Petersburg, collaborates with students from the UK, France and Germany. The company is seeking sponsorship for educational exchanges. Contact: Cicely Fell. Address: 21 Ridgway Place, London SW19 4EW. E-mail: cicelyfell@yahoo.com. link to website
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| AD/0051 | SANDIS PRODUCTIONS Sandis Productions are a London-based theatre company set up in 2000 with the aim of introducing the best quality of either new or previously unperformed work to the UK, including children's theatre. 'A real treat ... intriguing from its opening lines ... expertly acted by the company, led movingly by Aria Sandis', UK Theatre Network; 'Those who were there were clearly loving the show and participating as vocally as they could manage', BBC Oxford; 'In Pirandello's territory', Time Out. Sandis Productions' UK premières include Lessons from Louise (2000, Man in the Moon theatre, Chelsea), Many Loves by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright William Carlos Williams (2002, Sadler’s Wells), Parthenon Lost (2004, Oxford Greek Festival) and Cumberland Blues (the first musical to showcase the songs of The Grateful Dead - featuring a twenty song score by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter). Sandis' children’s shows have been performed in over thirty well established venues in both the UK and abroad, including The Barbican Centre, Blackwells Book Shop in Oxford, The Grove Auditorium at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, Frankfurt Book Fair, Oxford Greek Festival 2004, The Hellenic Foundation for Culture, London/Berlin/New York, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin, The Megaron, Athens (as part of the Olympic Games cultural celebrations). In 2004 the company adapted the award-winning and international best-selling book and play The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig into a full length children's musical featuring classic hits made famous by the Village People! This play premièred at the Oxford Greek Festival 2004 before transferring to The Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Sandis offer their sponsors exclusive promotional opportunities and logo association. Past sponsors have included: Easyjet, Emporiki Bank, Eurobank, United States of America Embassy, Greece in Britain, Laiki Bank, J & P, Bank of Cyprus, Gallerie Tsangarakis and the National Bank of Greece. Contact: Constantine Sandis. Address: Office 423, 266 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7DL, UK. Tel.: +44 01865 514327. Fax: +44 01865 514327 . E-mail: info@sandisproductions.com link to website
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| AD/0052 | THE SOHO THEATRE Soho First continues to seek support from local businesses with an interest in supporting the cultural life of the capital. Tel.: 0207-287-5060 (Development Department). E-mail: development@sohotheatre.com. link to website
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| AD/0053 | SOUTH LONDON THEATRE South London Theatre is a large community-based theatre in south east London. The organisers are looking for small amounts of sponsorship for each of their twenty-two productions a year, to enable them to maintain and improve upon their standards of production, as well as offering better opportunities for the local community. They are also looking for a sponsor for their children's and youth classes (four different classes ranging from 5 to 18 years). They would particularly welcome a sponsor from the local community. The South London Theatre operates as a registered charity. Contact: Helen Chadney, Chairman. Address: South London Theatre, 2a Norwood High Street, London SE27 9NS. Tel.: 020 8670 3474. E-mail: helen@southlondontheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0054 | SPANNER IN THE WORKS THEATRE COMPANY Spanner In The Works Theatre Company work mainly with teenager and women groups and are currently seeking sponsorship. Contact: Patricia Downey, Director/Admin.. Address: 56 Divis Drive, Glen Road, Belfast BT11 8AA. Tel.: 02890 612106. Fax: 02890 430009. E-mail: patricia.downey@talk21.com. link to website
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| AD/0055 | SPIKE THEATRE Spike are open to a variety of sponsorship opportunities, including in-kind support, specific support for a tour (eg three month autumn/spring tour or three week Edinburgh Festival Fringe). Sponsors would receive space on all print for the sponsor's company logo, a credit in all press releases, targeted press releases and free tickets for the sponsor's staff and clients. Spike Theatre formalised in 1997 and is a small-scale touring theatre company incorporating a dedicated education and community outreach wing. Spike Theatre receives regular funding from Arts Council North West and has become one of Britain’s leading small scale touring companies, producing shows that are accessible, engaging and visually exciting. Drawing upon various disciplines such as mime, acrobatics, ensemble work, clowning and strong characterisation, Spike produces a style of ‘Total’ theatre with the performer at the centre of the work. Spike tour extensively throughout the UK as well as internationally, usually producing one touring show each year. The company also receives commissions to produce work for other organisations. In addition to the theatrical productions, Spike regularly supply workshop leaders and creative artists to schools, colleges and arts organisations, running sessions in a variety of performance skill areas. The workshops range from one day packages to residencies producing performance pieces with young people. Contact: Mark Smith, Administrator. Address: 13a Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ. Tel.: 0151 709 8554. E-mail: mail@spiketheatre.com link to website
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| AD/0056 | STAG THEATRE, SEVENOAKS The Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks boasts the biggest stage in the South East. This enables it to put on a wide range of professional and amateur shows, including those by the Stag Youth Theatre. The theatre can offer a range of sponsorship opportunities in a flexible package, from individual productions to Corporate Membership. Address: London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1ZZ. Tel.: 01732 451548 . E-mail: mail@spiketheatre.com link to website
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| AD/0057 | TARA ARTS Tara is the UK's leading Asian theatre company, founded in 1977. The company champions creative diversity through the production, promotion and development of cross cultural theatre. Tara promotes community cohesion by touring the classics of world theatre nationally for adults and young people. The company offers a range of sponsorship opportunities • Headline production sponsor for national tours • Children's theatre sponsor • Tara studio artist development sponsor • Community engagement theatre programme sponsor. "Tara really know what a sponsor needs and how to manage the relationship. Working with Tara was a mutually beneficial pleasure", Grange Hotels. Contact: Jonathan Kennedy, Executive Director. Tel.: 0208-333-4457. Fax: 0208-870-9540. jonathan@tara-arts.com link to website
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| AD/0058 | TENBY ARTS FESTIVAL Tenby Arts Festival is an annual event offering a diverse programme of music, dance, drama, poetry, art and talks featuring local, national and international artistes. It opens with a weekend of family entertainment launched by a grand parade through the streets of the town prior to the main cultural repast spread over eight days in late September. In previous years, performers have included Julian Lloyd Webber, Evelyn Glennie, Luminita Berariu, The King's Consort, Katherine Jenkins, Kerstin Doelle, Noriko Ogawa and a host of others. The 2009 Festival will be held between 19th and 26th September. Tenby is a beautiful, medieval, coastal resort in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The Festival is a registered charity and, following the loss of Arts Council funding, is heavily dependent on sponsorship to maintain this important event for visitors and local residents in an area deprived of access to the arts. Contact: Diana Lunn, Secretary. Address: 24 Penally Heights, Penally, Tenby, Pembrokeshire SA70 7TH. Tel.: 01834 845341. E-mail: dialunn@tiscali.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0059 | THAME YOUTH THEATRE Thame Youth Theatre was formed in 1989 and now consists of two separate performing groups in drama, with plans to expand to three groups in Autumn 2009 and also include a dance group once again. Its aim is to involve a large number of young people in regular high-quality performances, producing work that is exploratory, innovative and varied, encouraging participants to improvise, write, direct, design and perform work ranging from Shakespeare to Brecht to original musicals and street performances. The company is currently organising its relaunch after a period of low activity, following a fire that destroyed its performing space. This year (2009) will mark twenty years of Thame Youth Theatre and part of this celebration will include a large cabaret event to raise money. As the company is a self-funding voluntary organisation, sponsorship is essential. Contact: Megan Hudson, Youth Arts Development Manager. Address: Thame Youth Theatre, c/o Lord Williams's Lower School, Towersey Road, Thame OX9 3NW. Tel.: 07805 88 58 46. Fax no.: 01844 213114. E-mail: meganhudson.tyt@googlemail.com
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| AD/0060 | THIRD ANGEL Third Angel offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities, including space on all print for the sponsor's company logo, a credit in all press releases, targeted press releases and free tickets for the sponsor's staff and clients. Contact: Hilary Foster, Administrator. Address: Third Angel, Site Gallery, 1 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS. Tel.: 0114-281-2044. Fax: 0114-281-2078. E-mail: mail@thirdangel.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0061 | TRAVERSE THEATRE There are a number of sponsorship opportunities available in connection with Scotland's world-famous Traverse Theatre and Traverse Theatre Company. This is Scotland's new writing theatre and home to the originators of theatrical hits including Trainspotting, Passing Places and Perfect Days. Educational, venue and performance sponsorships are available. Contact: Jayne Gross, Development Manager. Address: Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh EH1 2ED. Tel.: 0131-228-3223. Fax: 0131-229-8443. E-mail: jayne@traverse.co.uk. link to website
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| AD/0062 | TRESTLE THEATRE COMPANY “There is no missing the impact and the sheer stylistic resource of this most interesting company” (The Guardian). St. Albans-based Trestle Theatre Company was founded in 1981. It is a registered charity and receives regular funding from Arts Council England East. Trestle has become one of Britain’s leading touring companies, producing shows in its unique style of popular mask/visual/physical theatre. Trestle tours extensively through out the UK as well as internationally, usually producing 2-3 touring shows each year. In addition to the theatrical productions, Trestle runs a wide-ranging Education and Outreach Programme, including an average of 250 workshops and residencies a year, with over 4,000 participants. Trestle also runs Trestle Young People's Theatre Company, a youth theatre for 8-18 year olds in St. Albans. Trestle is a major source in the production of mask-sets for theatre and education. Its three sets of masks have sold over 5,000 sets worldwide to date. Trestle delivers a highly successful Business Training programme that works with non-arts businesses in areas such as team-building, communication, behaviour and the skills of presentation. As part of the Company’s ongoing development, Trestle Theatre Company raised £2 million in order to refurbish a redundant chapel on the outskirts of St. Albans to become its permanent operating base, housing all rehearsal, technical, mask-making and administration facilities, as well as an arts training and resource centre for the community of St. Albans. The project was made possible by an award of £1.5 million from the Arts Council Capital Lottery Fund, with Trestle raising £500,000 in partnership funding. Trestle seeks sponsorship for all areas of its work and is keen to explore flexible or imaginative approaches to sponsorship to ensure mutual benefits are identified to satisfy both parties’ requirements. Contact: Valerie Evans, General Manager. Address: Trestle Arts Base, Russet Drive, St. Albans, Herts. AL4 0JQ. Tel.: 01727 850950. Fax: 01727 855558. E-mail: admin@trestle.org.uk link to website
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| AD/0063 | TRIANGLE Triangle is a professional touring theatre company specialising in work with and for young people. Address: c/o The Herbert, Jordan Well, Coventry CV1. Tel.: +44(0) 2476 294731. E-mail: info@triangletheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0064 | THE UNICORN THEATRE FOR CHILDREN The oldest professional theatre company for children in Britain, The Unicorn Theatre for Children has been producing the highest quality professional theatre and educational opportunities for children for over fifty years. Contact: Development Department. Address: The Unicorn Theatre for Children, Admin. Offices, St. Mark's Studios, Chillingworth Road, London N7 8QJ. Tel.: 020 7645 0580. E-mail: development@unicorntheatre.com link to website
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| AD/0065 | WATFORD PALACE THEATRE As the only producing theatre in Hertfordshire, Watford Palace Theatre creates shows from beginning to end, from commissioning plays, casting and rehearsing to making sets and wardrobe. The theatre also has an education and participation department called 'Active' which runs two thriving youth theatres, the members of one being sourced from throughout the county. There are many sponsorship opportunities available, including the theatre's widespread education work, its disability access facilities (STAGETEXT and Audio Described performances) through to the funding of a whole production. Contact: Development Department. Address: Watford Palace Theatre, 20 Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1JZ. Tel.: 01923-810305. E-mail: development@watfordtheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0066 | WESTCOUNTRY THEATRE COMPANY Westcountry Theatre Company (WTC) is now offering businesses a sponsorship opportunity through the chance to become a West-One Corporate Member. A West-One membership gives organisations access to a huge potential market across Torbay and the South West through the company's audiences and workshop participants. Membership will also give sponsors the opportunity to entertain staff, clients and customers at hospitality events held throughout the year, featuring private performances by WTC. The work of WTC reaches an enormous number of people in Torbay and across the South West. The company’s website was visited by nearly 10,000 people in the last twelve months alone, they tell us, their schools’ tours regularly reaching 15,000 primary and secondary school children from all over the region and their open-air performances touring to an audience of between 8,000 and 12,000 people each year. In Torbay over 200 people, aged 6 to adult, attend classes at the Stage 1 Theatre School each week. This represents a huge potential in terms of marketing and brand promotion for companies, they point out. The West-One scheme also gives companies access to excellent networking opportunities, innovative and proven training sessions from highly experienced facilitators, delightful hospitality events for sponsors, their staff and their clients, and much more. Being a registered charity, any profits made by WTC go straight back into ensuring that the objectives of the company are met. These objectives include: promoting Theatre-In-Education from ages 4 to 18; making B>Shakespeare accessible to everyone by hosting open-air performances of plays like Macbeth, A Comedy Of Errors or A Midsummer Night's Dream; and raising the cultural profile of Torbay by hosting evening classes for all ages in dance, drama or music. Registered charity no.: 108862. Contact: Sponsorship Department. Address: W-T-C, St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Union Street, Torquay TQ1 4BX. Tel.: 01803 299996. E-mail: info@w-t-c.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0067 | WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is a major receiving venue on the number one touring circuit. Its Membership Youth Scheme, GET-IN!, is open to all 9-18 year olds and offers a range of benefits including low cost tickets, workshops run by professional companies linked to shows at the Grand and the opportunity to go on backstage and theatre visits. Members have access to theatre professionals who share their knowledge of all aspects of theatre (technical, performance, admin., etc.). A representative from the theatre is present at every workshop and all persons involved in conducting workshops are screened. The opportunities available include full sponsorship or sponsorship of specific workshops and events. Contact: Melanie Whitehead, Youth Officer. Address: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1DE. Tel.: 01902 573311. E-mail: getin@grandtheatre.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0068 | THEATRE ROYAL, YORK Interested in discussing corporate sponsorships. Contact Linda Hield or Karen Crocker. Tel.: 01904-658162. Address: The Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Place, York YO1 7HD. E-mail: info@theatre-royal-york.co.uk link to website
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| AD/0069 | YOUNG VIC THEATRE The Young Vic is one of London’s most vibrant and innovative theatres, ”the theatre of the moment”, (Daily Mail). The company consistently produces world class productions of forgotten classics and challenging new work. The Young Vic works with a range of corporate partners at different levels – from production sponsorships, to support for its work with disadvantaged young people in south London, to membership of its Director’s Circle scheme for business involvement. At every level the Young Vic works closely with its sponsors to find benefits that work for them: through ticket allocations, tailor-made workshops with professional theatre directors, brand exposure, press campaigns, events and parties. If you’d like to know more about how they can work with you to enhance your message, call them now. Contact: Anneliese Davidsen, Development Manager. Address: 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ. Tel.: 020 7922 8400. Fax.: 020 7922 8401. E-mail: anneliesedavidsen@youngvic.org link to website
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