NORTH Festival

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Make new connections, brush up on your skills and get practical advice on developing your career.

TUE 4 - SAT 8 JUN 2019

Led by artists and industry professionals from across the performing arts sector and beyond, join us for a jam-packed week of industry focused talks, workshops and professional development sessions.

NORTH Festival is for artists, theatre-makers and producers both early-career and more established, focusing on making the performing arts work for you.

NORTH Festival line-up includes:

• Royal Shakespeare Company 
• The National Theatre
• Janet Plater Management
• Equity
• Independent Theatre Council
• Jenkins McShane Casting
• The BFI
• Regional Theatre Young Director’s Scheme
• Sam Claypole Casting
• Arts Council England
• The MoCap Vaults
• Audible
• Battersea Arts Centre
• Unfolding Theatre
• Northern Stage

Additional events still to be announced.

Tickets

All events are Pay What You Decide*.

You need to book yourself a place (either online or by calling box office) and then at the end of the session you will have the opportunity to make a donation of what you decide you want to, or can afford to pay. There is no obligation to pay anything.

We recommend booking early as capacities are limited.

*The only exception is the MoCap Vaults session on Saturday 8 June. Tickets are £20 but a day course like this would normally cost over £100.

“NORTH Festival is all about opening doors and creating opportunities. The sessions all have a focus on practical advice to help your career in the arts, hosted by some truly brilliant and generous companies from the North East and across the rest of UK. But beyond the learning and skills developed during the sessions the festival is just as much about making new connections, meeting people, discovering new opportunities and inspiring your next project. I can’t wait for it to get started!” 

- Mark Calvert, Northern Stage’s Creative Associate and NORTH Festival Curator

Plan your sessions and avoid clashes by downloading the NORTH Festival Diary

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