Working with artists, performing companies and a network of local promoters, Applause takes live performance into the heart of local communities across Kent and Sussex. Familiar local venues, pubs and outdoor events are filled with exciting theatre, poetry, music, dance and storytelling for everyone to enjoy.
Outdoors
Indoors
Inn Crowd
Cherry Soup – Last Chance to See!
Audience feedback for Cherry Soup, the new play from Inn Crowd and South Downs National Park Writer in Residence Sara Clifford, has been amazing!
Cherry Soup
Inn Crowd and South Downs Writer in Residence Sara Clifford has weaved all the stories she’s gathered into a one person show
Inn Crowd Pubs+ receives Arts Council funding
National live literature project Inn Crowd Pubs+ awarded £525,000 funding from Arts Council England
Winners!
We were so thrilled to win the NRTF Award for Touring Collaboration of the Year with our partners Creative Arts East and National Centre for Writing for Inn Crowd.
Applause and Home Live Art Outdoor Work Commission 2020
Applause Rural Touring and Home Live Art invite established companies / artists with an interest in working outdoors and/or interactively to apply for a new commission.
Outdoors 2020 – Call out for commissions and developments
We are looking to commission companies / artists with an established interest and track record of working outdoors and interactively who would like to be part of this programme.
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