Roadmap for United Kingdom is created by Camilla Gürtler, artistic director and producer at Cut the Cord Theatre, based in London, United Kingdom.
The roadmaps will be updated regularly, however we encourage you to contact us if you have input on outdated or missing information.
The roadmaps are financed by the Norwegian embassies and consulates.
Intro
Venues
Theatre
Dance
Circus
Companies
Theatre
Artists (England)
Dance
Circus
Festivals
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Education
Organisations
Drama Schools
Dance schools
Circus training
Other resources
Theatre
Circus
Intro
The United Kingdom has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), and the ninth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It has a high-income economy and a very high human development index rating, ranking 15th in the world
Venues
Theatre
National TheatreLondon
Royal Court Theatre London
Gate Theatre London
Bush Theatre London
Young Vic London
The Coronet London
Old Vic Theatre London
New Diorama London
Soho Theatre London
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) London
Theatre503 London
Arcola Theatre London
Barbican London
Orange Tree Theatre London
Yard Theatre London
Almeida London
Donmar Warehouse London
Park Theatre London
Pleasance Theatre London/Edinburgh
Southbank Centre London
Southwark Playhouse London
Kiln Theatre London
Rose Theatre Kingston London
Theatre Royal Stratford East London
Roundhouse London
Trafalgar Studios London
Globe Theatre London
Open Air Theatre London
Camden People's Theatre London
Omnibus Theatre London
The Space London
Hampstead Theatre London
Lyric Hammersmith London
Jackson's Lane London
Rich Mix London
Theatre Deli London/Sheffield
Kings Head Theatre London
Brixton House London
Riverside Studios London
Finborough Theatre London
Cockpit Theatre London
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Stratford
Live Theatre Newcastle upon Tyne
Everyman Playhouse Liverpool
Curve Leicester
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
HOME Manchester Manchester
Contact Theatre Manchester
Hope Mill Theatre Manchester
Crucible Sheffield
Bristol Old Vic Bristol
Tobacco Factory Theatres Bristol
Watermill Theatre Newbury
Theatre Royal Bath Bath
Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham
Belgrade Theatre Coventry
Derby Theatre Derby
Hull Truck Theatre Hull
Leeds Playhouse Leeds
Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth
The Lowry Salfords
Mercury Theatre Colchester
Minack Theatre Cornwall
Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham
Octagon Theatre Bolton
Oxford Playhouse Oxford
The North Wall Oxford
Royal & Derngate Northampton
York Theatre Royal York
Unicorn Theatre London
Polka Theatre London
Imaginate Festival Edinburgh
The Egg | Theatre Royal Bath Bath
National Theatre of Scotland Glasgow
Citizens Theatre Glasgow
Traverse Edinburgh
Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Dundee Rep Theatre Dundee
National Theatre of Wales Cardiff
Sherman Theatre Cardiff
The Lyric Belfast
Dance
The Place London
Sadler's Wells Theatre London
Barbican London
Southbank Centre London
Jackson's Lane London
The Linbury Theatre (ROH) London
Dance City Newcastle upon Tyne
Scottish Dance Theatre | Dundee Rep Theatre Dundee
Circus
Circus commissions and artist development programmes. International focus. Open calls on their website.
Adrian Berry (AD) adrian@jacksonslane.org.uk
https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/circus
Supports both theatre artists, composers and sound designers and other artists. Strong focus on music. Large round venue, can be used for big circus events, concerts or performances. Hub for emerging talent. Contact theatre for productions. Open calls for artist development and opportunities on their website.
Malu Ansaldo - Producer - malu.ansaldo@roundhouse.org.uk
Companies
Theatre
ATC (Actors Touring Company) London (+ touring)
Tamasha London
Complicité London (+ touring)
Cheek by Jowl London (+ touring)
Tangram Theatre London
Foreign Affairs London
Dash Arts London
Boundless Theatre London
Global Voices London
Improbable London
DV8 London
Wise Children Bristol
Fuel Theatre London
19-27 Margate (+touring)
Gecko London
Paines Plough London
Kneehigh Cornwall
Out of Joint London
Cut the Cord Theatre London
StoneCrabs Theatre London
Theatre Re Eastleigh
Temper Theatre London
Graeae London
Artists (England)
Polly Bennett MonoBox Movement Director
Katie Mitchell Freelance Director
Maria Aberg Freelance Director
Ned Bennett Freelance Director
Melly Still Freelance Director
Matt Harrison National Theatre Director
Bijan Sheibani Freelance Director
Omar Elerian Freelance Director
Daniel Goldman Tangram Theatre Director
Ola Ince Freelance Director
Matthew Xia Actors Touring Company Director
Daisy Hale Freelance Producer
Brigid Zengeni Freelance Actor
Chris Thorpe Freelance Playwright
Paul Schoolman Freelance Director
Alice Krige Freelance Actor
Fay Lomas Freelance Director
William Gregory Freelance Translator
Simone Coxall Freelance Movement Director
Dance
Akram Khan Company London
Amici Dance Theatre Company London
DV8 London
Candoco Dance Company London
Carol Brown Dances & Collaborations London
Green Candle Dance Company London
H2DANCE London, Nordic
Jason Mabana Dance London
Michael Clark Company London
Protein Dance London
Rambert London
Studio Wayne McGregor London
Seven Sisters Group London
Siobhan Davies Dance London
Yorke Dance Project London
The Natashas Project London
Maresa von Stockert London
Zikzira London
Tavaziva London
Motionhouse Leamington Spa
Phoenix Dance Theatre Leeds
New Adventures Surrey
Hofesh Shechter Company Brighton
Fertile Ground Newcastle upon Tyne
Eliot Smith Dance Newcastle upon Tyne
balletLORENT Newcastle upon Tyne
2Faced Dance Hereford
Curious Seed Edinburgh
National Dance Company Wales Cardiff
Striking Attitudes Cardiff
Circus
Crying Out Loud London
No Fit State Cardiff
Incandescence Cornwall
Circus Arts Scotland Glasgow
Circus Alba Edinburgh
Festivals
England
LIFT (London International Festival Theatre) London
London International Mime Festival London
Vault Festival London
Voilá Festival London
New Nordics Festival London
Brighton Fringe Festival Brighton
GIFT Newcastle / Gateshead
Curious Arts Festival Newcastle / Gateshead
Dance Umbrella London
Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh
Wales
Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival Cardiff
Northern Ireland
Belfast International Arts Festival
The mission of Belfast International Arts Festival is to be the preeminent, progressive international arts event within Northern Ireland, actively engaging both global and local communities in the richness and diversity of contemporary arts practice.
Contact festival team. Richard Wakely (AD)
Education
Organisations
Clore Leadership London
Artsdepot London
MGC Futures London
Jerwood Arts London
JMK Stratford on Avon
Drama Schools
RADA London
LAMDA London
Guildhall London
Central School of Speech and Drama London
Drama Centre London London
East15 London
Mountview London
Rose Bruford London
ArtsEd London
ALRA London
Fourth Monkey London
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Bristol
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Cardiff
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow
Guildford School of Acting Guildford
LIPA Liverpool
Dance Schools
Trinity Laban London
London Contemporary Dance School London
Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance London
Northern School of Contemporary Dance Leeds
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance Dundee
Circus Training
Circomedia Bristol
Other resources
Theatre
Arts Council England (International)
The Let's Create Strategy 2020-30 focuses on community engagement and international collaborations. Opportunities for project support with partner countries and work that provides skills-exchange and collaboration between the UK and international artists/organisations
British Council (International)
Has a Nordic department, promotes work that focuses on UK-Nordic creative relations
Leadership, courses for cultural leaders
Independent Theatre Council (ITC) (London)
Advice, legal support
Glynis Henderson Productions London
Chloé Nelkin Consulting London
Wild Yak London
Richard Jordan Productions London
Circus
Spotlight UK Circus is led by NoFit State Circus and Crying Out Loud and funded by the Arts Council England International Showcasing fund. Through Spotlight UK Circus up to 10 of the best UK based circus artists will be offered the opportunity to present their work at three key international festival.
International mobility projects and promotional activites are funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, and from the embassies and consulates in the respective countries.
Moby Dick by Yngvild Aspeli - Plexus Polaire. Photo: Polina Borisova