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We'll be back in January with #Mettle for #liveandlocal
#Ruraltouring

Touring theatre rolls on... that's right UK, we're making new work despite @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and their ridiculous criteria.
DATES on my website gavinrobertson.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
comgavrob.bsky.social
We'll be back in January with #Mettle for #liveandlocal
#Ruraltouring

Touring theatre rolls on... that's right UK, we're making new work despite @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and their ridiculous criteria.
DATES on my website gavinrobertson.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
comgavrob.bsky.social
We'll be back in January with #Mettle for #liveandlocal
#Ruraltouring

Touring theatre rolls on...
January 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
comgavrob.bsky.social
We're bringing our hit hilarious show #DoneToDeathByJove to Shropshire this week... #artsalive
#Ruraltouring
Three performances... including Much Wenlock and Ellesmere...
#Detectives #comedy #theatre
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
comgavrob.bsky.social
We're bringing our hit hilarious show #DoneToDeathByJove to Shropshire this week... #artsalive
#RuralTouring
Three performances... including Much Wenlock and Ellesmere...
#Detectives #comedy #theatre
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
highlightsrural.bsky.social
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
highlightsrural.bsky.social
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
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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#RuralTouring #RuralTouringGuide #LetsCreate #CreativeArtsEast #NRTF
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
thedavidhallsp.bsky.social
TONIGHT at 8pm
Charlie Hooper-Williams. 'What if you can see the Music?'
Tickets: buytickets.at/thepet... or buy at the door.
#seethemusic #takeart #ruraltouring #somethingdifferent #charliehooperwilliams
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
highlightsrural.bsky.social
🍂 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...
@annemariesanderson.bsky.social @ruraltouring.bsky.social #RuralTouring #Folklore
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October 15, 2025 at 10:06 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
highlightsrural.bsky.social
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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🎭 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
ruraltouring.bsky.social
📣 NRTF Members 📣

Join NRTF's Fundraising and Project Managers Jo and Amy for their monthly fundraising session.

📧 Members will have received the meeting link in their inboxes.

#artsfunding #fundraising #ruraltouring #letscreate
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
comgavrob.bsky.social
#mettle in Scotland all this week with #northeastarrstouring #Ruraltouring
Six shows... venues on my website gavinrobertson.com

#ww2 #storytelling #drama #poignant
September 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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I’m on tour all this week with “Mettle” in Aberdeenshire and Moray through NEAT. My Dad’s service on the #AtlanticConvoys - what he told me, what he didn’t- and what I found out later…
All the venues here neatshows.org.uk
#theatre #ruraltouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social
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September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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📣Successful funding for #Fenland!
We're delighted that our work in Cambridgeshire is going to be supported over the next 2 years by an @artscouncilengland.bsky.social National Lottery Touring Grant ✨🗡🏹
#RuralTouring #Cocreation #TheareSky
September 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
ruraltouring.bsky.social
We’re excited to launch the brand new Rural Touring Guide! 🌟

Commissioned by NRTF & created by Creative Arts East, this is a free resource packed with advice for artists & promoters bringing high-quality creative work to rural venues.

👉 Download here: buff.ly/1gW1Cwg

#RuralTouring #LetsCreate
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
ruraltouring.bsky.social
📣 We're recruiting a new Director! 📣

The Director will be a visible ambassador for rural touring — building strong relationships, advocating for our members, and championing the rural touring sector.

Find out more here: buff.ly/oDBhFc8

#RuralTouring #NRTFJobs #LetsCreate
September 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
highlightsrural.bsky.social
🍂 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
highlightsrural.bsky.social
🍂 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
highlightsrural.bsky.social
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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Join us and @worldfringe at #EdFringe2025 for a conversation on touring beyond the Fringe.

📅 22 Aug, 10:30am
📍 Fringe Central

For artists curious about rural touring — and ready to spark new ideas and collaborations.

info: buff.ly/MQjpOJC

#RuralTouring #UrbanMeetsRural #TouringTogether
August 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
highlightsrural.bsky.social
🇳🇴 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
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July 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
highlightsrural.bsky.social
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