Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Venue Programmers Consortium
Next Meeting
Our next meeting will be:
Thursday 5th December / 10.30 for 11am start until 3 – our late Autumn in person meeting will be hosted @ the Albany, Douglas Way, London, SE8 4AG www.albany.org.uk
- 10:30 Arrival – tea/coffee – report to reception on arrival to sign in
- 11.00 Meeting – our normal conversations / information exchange
- 12.30 Lunch – bring your own or you can buy your own at any of the amazing cafes and food outlets less than 5 mins away in Deptford Market Yard / Deptford High Street
- 1.00 Performance of Well Done, Mummy Penguin by Can’t Sit Still: www.cantsitstill.net/well-done-mummy-penguin.html / a public show to an audience of schools/nurseries and some families
With a nod to the fascinating nature of penguin parenting, Well Done, Mummy Penguin is a brand new stage adaptation of the latest picture book from award-winning writer and illustrator Chris Haughton, and an irresistible ode to family bonds and incredible parents everywhere – featuring daring acrobatics, integrated sign language and heart warming humour. A perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3+. This piece is a result of a commissioning partnership between the Albany and ARC Stockton. Together both venues commission 2 new Christmas shows for ages 3+ and alternate presentation in each venue. This piece was the ARC Christmas show in 2023 and comes to the Albany for 2024.
- 2:00 Post show Q&A with artists
- 2:30 Tour of the Albany & conversation with Becky Lees, Head of Programmes about Albany programming
- 3.00 End / networking
How to get to the venue: www.thealbany.org.uk/visit-our-venues/the-albany/
These sessions are only open to programmers (individuals / venues / touring circuits / festivals); those who normally attend have been sent this information via email.
About the TYA Venue Programmers Consortium
The TYA Venue Programmers Consortium first met in 2000 and has met regularly since then with a broad membership of around 100 venues, averaging about 35-40 attendees at each meeting. The Consortium is un-constituted, non-minuted and is without a formal agenda, working to Chatham House Rules providing an open, safe space for discussion.
In January 2022, after consultation with the group, we decided to programme a blend of in-person and Zoom ‘chat and pitching’ sessions. The intention is to continue with our three monthly-ish meeting pattern with at least one session a year being a zoom-pitch. The last zoom-pitch session was held in September 2023.
For Zoom events, a typical session would take place between 10:30am-11:45am and include three/four five minute pitches of new work, or work in R&D looking for partners.
For in-person, the host venue for meetings rotates across Consortium members who provide an opportunity to watch a piece of work as part of the day. This varies from a piece in development to a full production.
A typical in-person gathering follows this pattern:
10:45am | Meet, teas and coffees etc.
11am | Main meeting
1pm | Lunch
2pm | Opportunity to see a performance, work share or work-in-progress and meet the company for a short discussion.
4pm | End
The Consortium is managed by Chris Elwell at Half Moon and Katy Snelling from Oxford Playhouse on behalf of the TYA sector.
Any questions? Get in touch!
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