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A collection of resources for artists new to rural touring

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Your essential introduction to touring live performance in rural and community settings

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Your essential introduction to touring live performance in rural and community settings

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A national project which supported dance artists & rural promoters to make great events happen in rural spaces.

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A national project which supported libraries to diversify audiences through a programme of touring arts

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  • July 2025

  • Wed 16

    What Next? Rural – Access

    July 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    For everyone. This session will focus on Access - with speakers from Zoo Co, and Hannah Prior from Ignition. What Next? Rural are a chapter of the What Next? movement. What Next? is a free-to-access movement that brings together small and large organisations and freelancers to debate and shape arts & culture in the UK. Find out more on the What. . .

  • August 2025

  • Fri 22

    NRTF at Edinburgh Fringe: Urban meets rural touring

    August 22, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Fringe Central 86 Candlemaker Row, Grassmarket Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Urban meets rural touring: Touring across different terrains Touring in rural spaces is a world away from city theatres, but equally rewarding. Join the National Rural Touring Forum and World Fringe to explore the unique joys and challenges of rural and urban touring. How you can adapt, connect, and thrive in both. A must for anyone curious about. . .

  • October 2025

  • Wed 22

    Annual General Meeting 2025

    October 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    For everyone. The Annual General Meeting 2025 of the National Rural Touring Forum will take place on 22nd October, 10am - 11am. Agenda: > Meeting open > Attendance & Apologise > Minutes of last AGM > Matters arising from the minutes > Annual Trustee Report > Annual Accounts > Appointment of auditors: Re-appoint Aspley’s, 21. . .

  • January 2026

  • Wed 14

    Access Workshop: Programmers

    January 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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    For everyone - £5/£10 This is the first in a series of workshops focusing on access. This is part of a series of specifically designed access workshops for our different memberships - delivered by Hannah Prior from Ignition CIC. The session will be exploring how to support access needs and making your work, venue and/or. . .

  • Thu 15

    What Next? Rural – Artist Safety in Rural Touring

    January 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    For everyone. This session will focus on Artist Safety in Rural Touring. With speakers: Genevieve Say from Black Country Touring, Bobak Champion and Dickie Felton. What Next? Rural are a chapter of the What Next? movement. What Next? is a free-to-access movement that brings together small and large organisations and freelancers to debate and shape arts & culture in the UK.. . .

  • Mon 19

    Access Workshop: Promoters

    January 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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    Free for voluntary promoters. This is the first in a series of workshops focusing on access. This is part of a series of specifically designed access workshops for our different memberships - delivered by Hannah Prior from Ignition CIC. The session will be exploring how to support access needs and making your work, venue and/or. . .

  • Mon 26

    Access Workshop: Artists

    January 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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    For everyone - £5/£10 This is the first in a series of workshops focusing on access. This is part of a series of specifically designed access workshops for our different memberships - delivered by Hannah Prior from Ignition CIC. The session will be exploring how to support access needs and making your work, venue and/or. . .

  • February 2026

  • Mon 2

    Artists Call Out – Question and Answer Session 1

    February 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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    For Artists applying to Ballyhoo or Showcase Open to members and non members This is a Question and Answer session for anyone wanting to find out more about applying to Ballyhoo or Showcase at the NRTF Conference 2026, 9-11 June in Wolverhampton. You can read the call outs on our News page, here is the. . .

  • Wed 18

    Artists Call Out – Question and Answer Session 2

    February 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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    For Artists applying to Ballyhoo or Showcase Open to members and non members This is a question and answer session for anyone for anyone wanting to apply to Ballyhoo or Showcase at the NRTF Conference 2026, 9-11 June in Wolverhampton, all are welcome - no question too big or small! Please make sure you have. . .

  • May 2026

  • Tue 12

    What Next? Rural – Rural Touring Foundations

    May 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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    For everyone. This session will focus on the foundations you need in place, and knowledge you need to know to be involved in Rural Touring. What Next? Rural are a chapter of the What Next? movement. What Next? is a free-to-access movement that brings together small and large organisations and freelancers to debate and shape arts & culture in the UK.. . .

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National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) networks, develops and supports the ecosystem that delivers high-quality creative experiences across communities and rural areas in the UK. The aim of the NRTF is to strengthen and support rural populations to bring professional work to their venues.

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