Create Tour Connect (CTC) is a new innovative partnership project commissioning, developing and touring theatre and drama across the rural touring network in England. CTC supports the regional creation and touring of new work and connects this with a network of partners dedicated to small-scale touring.
Led by Applause, CTC is a unique collaboration of over 18 partner organisations from the rural touring network, with four regional hubs (consortia) covering the North, Midlands, Southwest and Southeast. They represent a diverse range of small-scale community spaces including village and community halls, libraries, pubs, and other locally led venues. Each regional hub will offer a commissioned opportunity for new contemporary theatre and drama pieces for national touring.
Community touring is facing an increasing lack of suitable performance work, particularly 2-4 hander drama and theatre which is relevant to contemporary rural audiences. This is evidenced by the current touring offers available nationally and is caused by a multitude of factors including the pause in production during pandemic, high costs associated with making and touring currently and the lack of available funds to underpin them.
CTC addresses this by developing a nationwide network of localised commissioning consortia that will work together to source and develop new, relevant, multi-hand touring products and strategically maximise its reach and impact through a joined-up approach.
We will add more updates on commission opportunities shortly.
