First Ever Rural Touring Awards Launched
The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) has announced the first ever awards celebrating rural touring in the UK.Anyone working in rural touring from performers, to voluntary promoters and the staff of rural touring networks are eligible to nominate for Rural Touring Awards (RTAs) across six categories. Potential nominees include artists, volunteer promoters, venues and touring schemes with nominations opening today and remaining open until 5th May when a shortlist will be drawn up by industry peers.
Salisbury Playhouse and Pentabus Commission New Play by Hattie Naylor
Salisbury Playhouse and Pentabus Theatre Company have commissioned Hattie Naylor (The Night Watch, Manchester Royal Exchange; Clause 39, Salisbury Playhouse Stage 65 Youth Theatre and Radio 4's The Diary of Samuel Pepys) to write As the Crow Flies. It opens at Bromfield Village Hall, Shropshire on 7 March before embarking on a national rural tour including ten performances in The Salberg at Salisbury Playhouse.