Puppet Extras and Puppet Surgeries

As many people are no doubt aware we are launching our Programme of Workshops and Seminars for 2014 (part 1, we’re working on part 2 at the moment).
As well as all the great performance based workshops we’ve got some really useful sessions that focus on the other elements of working in theatre, performing arts that we all have to do. These are our Puppet Extras.

6.30pm Wed 5 February: Negotiating The Tour with Rachel McNally Puppet Place Executive Producer
£15/£10 members

This is a great session for people finding themselves booking a tour for the first time, or wanting the sharpen up their negotiation skills. How much should you be charging for your work? How do you start negotiations with bookers? Should you always say “yes”, or is “no” sometimes the best answer?

This will be an informal session and will provide some practical tools for working out fees and a few handy tips for how to secure the all-important booking. Rachel (that’s me!) has worked extensively as a tour booker with a range of companies and has an extensive knowledge of the UK touring and rural touring circuit

 

6.30pm Wed 19 February A Blagger’s Guide to Technical Riders with Nic Prior Bristol Festival of Puppetry Production Manager

£15/£10 members

This is another great session for individual performers or small companies who find themselves doing everything! A well-prepared tech rider is a critical tool for companies and theatres. Get it right and your touring experience will be infinitely smoother and more enjoyable, allowing you to give your best performance. Nic will guide you through some of the “dos” and “don’ts” that regularly come up. Send us your tech riders in advance and we will make sure that advice is pertinent to everyone in the group. Nic has extensive experience of touring shows in the UK and abroad and has probably seen it all. He is also well used to the particular requirements of puppetry through his work with BFP.

6.30pm Effective Marketing with Megan Farrow, Farrows Creative Communications Director

£15/£10 members

How do you create the marketing campaign for your show, tour or exhibition?

This session will look at how you bring the different elements of the marketing mix together (including image and copy creation, press, PR, advertising and social media) to create a really effective campaign.

To book call us on 0117 929 3593 or email victoria@puppetplace.org or you can even book online This link will also take you to all the other lovely and marvellous workshops we are running.