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- The Challenge of Change - general discussion and photos of the event.
- How do we make sure local performers and creatives are used by Midlands theatre companies?
- Where does the money come from to make great theatre?
- How can we speed up the process of making theatre?
- The future of theatre involves taking theatre out of theatre buildings
- How do you balance working for a living and making theatre?
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Platform for writers
- How do we make theatre more accessible?
- Create a sustainable local ecology of training, education, performance and audience development.
- Advocacy | Can we Do More?
- Are co-productions the way forward?
- Who are we making work for?
- How can writers get paid?
- Connections – joining the dots
- How can Mid Point help?
- Bigging Up Birmingham
- What have they (Bristol, Manchester, London) got that we haven’t? what have we got that they haven
- What would a ‘Theatre Birmingham’ look like?
- Theatre in West Midlands & Climate Change
- Where and when do you want the future generations to start thinking about drama and theatre studies?
- Does anyone want to come to a PARTY?
- How do we encourage non-theatre goers to connect with Theatre, cater for their desires ...
- Path
- The collapse of public funding. Who is going to fund non building based theatre?
- There are 6 counties in the West Midlands. How do we engage with the region as a whole?
- How can we facilitate isolated pockets of vibrant cultural exchange between Birmingham’s numerous.
- How can we be supportive of each other in a highly competitive industry?
- Models of Writer Development: How Does it Feed into Production?
- There are more women here than men today. Locally, nationally and internationally, there are…
- Assessment of Quality
- What do Birmingham audiences need or want?
- Do we make a difference?
- Fringe Theatre – a title not loved – Independent Theatre preferred
- Malmaison shouts about its ‘Home Grown and Local’ Menu. How can we foster the same excitement..
- Live art, public art, dance, carnival, digital art = theatre?
- How do you find the right people to work with?
- How can we take over an empty building and create an artists hub, and should we?
- How can we encourage and optimise risk taking?
- How can we support artists to take theatre to Edinburgh?
- Why is there so little affordable cheap free rehearsal space in Birmingham and what can we do…
- More support and opportunities for students
- Theatre writing and playwrights as part of the creative process
- How can we best critically engage with each others’ work rather than just being vaguely aware…
- Does everything that’s developed have to be produced? Is there such a thing as too much…
- Improving Quality
- How not to get stuck in development hell.
- Why is there no theatre festival in the West Midlands? Let’s make one happen!
- The Role of the Venue
- How do we increase our media profile?
- Action Planning Session: Theatre ‘Bob’
- Action Planning Session: How can we overcome Birminghamitis/West Midlandsitis?
- Action Planning Session: @ A E Harris (rehearsal / performance space) Keep, Develop, Replace?
- Action Planning Session: ‘Name and Shame’ – who are the gatekeepers?
- Action Planning Session: An international theatre festival in Birmingham for emerging companies and artists from across…
- Action Planning Session: New Work Network and MAC are running an artist-led initiative, who would like to get involved…
- Action Planning Session: Where and when do you want the future generations to start thinking about drama and…
- Action Planning Session: How do we better support writers in the West Midlands?
26-27th November 2009