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Highlights Rural Touring
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Bringing great live events & unmissable culture to communities and schools in Cumbria, Co Durham & Northumberland.

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WILD is a new show from Black Country Touring that explores what wild means to us - in the natural world, in our towns and cities, and within ourselves.

Sat 15 November at Gilsland Village Hall!

Tickets! 🦁
highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/wild/

#RuralTouring #Cumbria #Northumberland
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The Sea Raiders

A Short Story by HG Wells

Read Live

9pm

Phantastic Stories for you.

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LIVE SOON: The Sea Raiders by HG Wells - Phantastic Stories Read Live
Starting Oct 20 at 4:00 PM EDT
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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On the road this week with “Ghost Of A Smile” Teignmouth Pavilions Weds, then “Goosebumps Of Delight” @rondotheatre.bsky.social Thu and Quay Theatre Sudbury Fri. Two of Dickens ghost stories each night!
October 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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This week is #TrusteesWeek - a chance to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK.
We would love to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! to our amazing board of trustees for their time and commitment!

#RuralTouring#Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland
Illustrated scene with colourful trees on an island, a vintage boat on water, and a person with an umbrella. Text reads "Trustees' Week, 3-7 November 2025."
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Autumn arts thanks to @highlightsrural.bsky.social 🍂 🎶 🎨
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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🍂 Weaving music through storytelling and folklore, The Singing Bones is a welcome and soulful meditation on the natural world which surrounds us.
1 & 2 Nov - tickets & info here! highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/the-s...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Lucy and are off on the last leg of our Wild Visions tour tomorrow. Greek myth that sets the women centre stage. Rural touring in Northumberland thanks to @highlightsrural.bsky.social and our sponsors Elanthy.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🌟 GRIMM - a daring, immersive new play resurrecting a forgotten 1960s Grimsby fishing community through poetry, 1960's music, dance and exhilarating stage combat.

📅 31 Oct-02 Nov #CountyDurham #Northumberland

highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/grimm/
#RuralTouring @evieh2012.bsky.social #TheatreSky
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October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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PITCH UP (rural) provides a welcoming space, where you can pitch your show to programmers from across the rural touring network via a digital showcase.

Applications between: Wed 01 October - Fri 07 November

Find out more! 👇
artsalive.co.uk/artist-devel...

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social
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October 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Last call for a conversation I’m really looking forward to with Robin Ince.
Live
Free
8.30pm
On Substack

With his newly released poetry collection
Ice Cream For a Broken Tooth
Robin has been an endlessly creative and I think important voice across performance, broadcasting, writing…
October 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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🎭 Applications are now open for Arts Alive’s PITCH UP (Rural)!

This is a brilliant opportunity for artists and companies to pitch their ready-to-tour shows to programmers from across the UK’s rural touring network.

🗓 Find out more here: buff.ly/iwGq3Cy

#RuralTouring #PitchUp #ArtsAlive #NRTF
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🍂 It's happy new brochure day, and the autumnal colours are making us excited about hot chocolate and chunky knitwear! Browse our full programme online here... highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🍂 The wait is (nearly) over... grab a pen and mark your calendars, as a very special offer is on its way! Our jam-packed Autumn 2025 Season launches on Mon 25 August - stay tuned to grab Early Bird tickets! #EarlyBird #TheatreSky #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix

Allison Lupton:
🎵 What Will I Dream

#AllisonLupton

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:
What Will I Dream, by Allison Lupton
from the album Words of Love
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October 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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We would like to invite you to join us for our 2025 AGM:

Thu 18 September at 2pm
Cotherstone Village Hall
Co Durham, DL12 9PH

Please RSVP to jo@highlightsnorth.co.uk by Mon 1 Sep
@ruraltouring.bsky.social
#RuralTouring #SupportTheArts #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheatreSky #MusicSky
Invitation for Highlights Rural Touring AGM on 18 September at 2pm, Cotherstone Village Hall, with presentations, tea, and cake. RSVP by 1 September. Illustrated village scene in background.
August 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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🇳🇴 Our Artistic Director, Kate Lynch, was recently invited to the Arctic Circle to attend Riddu Riđđu - The International Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Kåfjord, Norway

You can read the full article here- tinyurl.com/3pz474tc

#RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Norway #CultureSky #Kåfjord
A woman with dark hair wearing a striped sweater smiles at the camera. Behind her, there is a person in a red costume with antlers. A crowd sits nearby under a cloudy sky. Outdoor music festival with a wooden stage, colourful lights, and performers under a cloudy sky. The audience is surrounded by tents and a scenic mountain backdrop. Outdoor festival scene in a rural setting with wooden benches covered in animal hides. A music stage is visible in the background, surrounded by mountains and trees. Outdoor festival scene with vendor tents set along a track. The background is forested mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
July 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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🇳🇴 Our Artistic Director, Kate Lynch, was recently invited to the Arctic Circle to attend Riddu Riđđu - The International Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Kåfjord, Norway

You can read the full article here- tinyurl.com/3pz474tc

#RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Norway #CultureSky #Kåfjord
A woman with dark hair wearing a striped sweater smiles at the camera. Behind her, there is a person in a red costume with antlers. A crowd sits nearby under a cloudy sky. Outdoor music festival with a wooden stage, colourful lights, and performers under a cloudy sky. The audience is surrounded by tents and a scenic mountain backdrop. Outdoor festival scene in a rural setting with wooden benches covered in animal hides. A music stage is visible in the background, surrounded by mountains and trees. Outdoor festival scene with vendor tents set along a track. The background is forested mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
July 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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We are seeking new trustees for our Board of Directors. For more information, please head to highlightsnorth.co.uk/.../vacancie... Thank you! 😊

#RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #TheArts #SupportTheArts @ruraltouring.bsky.social
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July 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Last week, we said farewell to Spring 2025! A season of comedy and creativity, felting and fell running, the tango and the Titanic, as well as much more. A huge Highlights Thank You to all! 🥰

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Theatre #Dance #LoveTheArts #SupportTheArts
July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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This week, 16-22 June, we are celebrating #RefugeeWeek 🧡
The theme this year is Community - because, as we know well at Highlights, community is a superpower!

#RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #RuralArts #SupportTheArts @refugeeweek.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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What a brilliant review of Lila Dance’s RTDI show with @highlightsrural.bsky.social at Appleby!

You can read it in full here: highlightsnorth.co.uk/fault-lines-...
June 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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We've extended the closing date for conference tickets to this Friday at 12pm - so you've got a few extra days to grab yours if you haven't already done so! 

Grab your tickets here: buff.ly/AKP6mj4
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🚨 Tickets for NRTF Conference 2025 are going fast! 🚨

We’ll be closing ticket sales on June 10th, so if you haven’t grabbed your ticket, make sure you grab it asap!

Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P
June 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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From 2-8 June, we are celebrating our wonderful team of Volunteer Promoters as part of #VolunteersWeek 2025. We love Volunteers' Week - an opportunity for us all to hold hands across the UK, and celebrate the millions of volunteers who so generously give their time to help others. #RuralTouring 😊
June 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Highlights Rural Touring Scheme is seeking new trustees for its Board of Directors. For more information please download our recruitment pack:

tinyurl.com/y5hw9ncp

Deadline Mon 30 June 2025.

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social #SupportTheArts
#Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheArts
June 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM