FST Members Meeting Minutes
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FEDERATION OF SCOTTISH THEATRE MEMBERS’ MEETING Wednesday 24th June 2015 Horsecross, Perth Concert Hall MEETING 11.00am-4.30pm Chair: Alex McGowan Minutes: Mira Knoche 1. In attendance Ben Torrie, Helen Milne, Lesley Anne Rose and Lynne Macfarlan (Aberdeen Performing Arts), Rishaad Moudden (Ayr Gaiety / Borderline Theatre), Belinda McElhinney and Kj Clarke-Davis (Barrowland Ballet), Kathleen Benham (Benham Conway), Jan Harrison and Steph Hand (Birnam Arts & Conference Centre), Louise Gilmour Wills (Catherine Wheels Theatre Company), Sheena Miller (Comar - Mull Theatre), Eileen Wilson (Conflux), Fiona MacLellan (Creative Carbon Scotland), Ian Stevenson and Lorna Duguid (Creative Scotland), Ailsa-Mary Gold (Dance House), Jemima Levick, Karen Busher and Pamela Reid (Dundee Rep), Nick Parr (Festival City Theatres Trust), Hazel Wotherspoon and Verdi Clark (Fife Cultural Trust), Hannah Putsey (Fire Exit Ltd), Jackie McComish (HMRC - Creative Industries Unit), Anna Beedham, Christina McKenzie, Gwilym Gibbons, Louisa Evans, Noëlle Cobden and Wendy Niblock(Horsecross Arts Ltd), Paul Fitzpatrick (Imaginate), Callum Madge (Lung Ha Theatre Company), Julie Ellen (Macrobert Arts Centre), Caroline Newall and Eileen O'Reilly (National Theatre of Scotland), Mark Jeary (New Room Theatre), Amy McCallum (Nutshell Theatre), John Durnin and Lynne Grant (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Elspeth Murray (Puppet State Theatre Company), Michael Emans (Rapture Theatre), Alex McGowan (Royal Lyceum Theatre), Amanda Barnett and Liam Sinclair (Scottish Dance Theatre), Jessie Paterson (Scottish Youth Theatre), Shirley Monteith (Solar Bear Theatre Productions), Amy Briggs (Starcatchers), Gillian Shaw (Stellar Quines Theatre Company), Catherine Makin (Traverse Theatre), Fiona Miller (Tricky Hat Productions), Lesley Renton and Michael O'Neill (Tron Theatre), Laura Penny (Visible Fictions), Susannah Armitage (Vox Motus), Carolyn Lappin (YDance) Alice McGrath, Ed Littlewood, Elsa Littlewood, Janis Claxton, Laura Pasetti, Margaret-Anne O'Donnell, Sam Eccles, Sarah Longfield, Tim Licata, Tony Mills Agnieszka Swida (FST), Emma Beatt (FST/All or Nothing), Jon Morgan (FST), Katie Stuart (FST), Margie Jones (FST), Mira Knoche (FST) 2. Apologies Martin Latham (Aberdeen Performing Arts), Jen Patterson (All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre), Vince Hope (Ayr Gaiety), Pauline Kane (Beacon Arts Centre), Garry Robson and Robert Softley-Gale (Birds of Paradise), Diane Smith (Bodysurf), Susan Gillan (Caird Hall), Gill Robertson (Catherine Wheels Theatre Company), Ailsa Nazir and Viviana Checchia (CCA), Judith Kilvington, Lesley Davidson and Louise Brown (Citizens Theatre), Anna Porubcansky and Ewan Downie (Company of Wolves), Claire Moran (Cryptic), Catherine Murtagh (Cumbernauld Theatre), Vicky Rutherford-O’Leary (Dance Base), Matthew Zajac (Dogstar Theatre), Peter Renwick (Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival), Susie Crawford (Dundee Rep), Rachel Sanger (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Kate Lindey (Festivals Office), Duncan Hendry, Jim Clark and Morven Pack (Festival & King’s Theatres, Edinburgh), Mari Binnie (Glasgow Life / Glasgow Arts), Viviane Hullin (Glas(s) Performance), Jude Doherty (Grid Iron), Bill Wright and Clare McGarry (Grinagog Theatre), Gemma Greig-Kicks, Magdalena Federation of Scottish Theatre is a charity registered in Scotland No. 59292. Charity No. SCO 14133. c/o Royal Lyceum Theatre, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX Schamberger and Rachel Aisling Smith (Hearts & Minds), Graeme Wallace (Horsecross Arts), Nick Bone (Magnetic North Theatre Productions), Gillian Gourlay (National Theatre of Scotland), Emyr Bell (North East Arts Touring), Christine Martin and Craig Elliott (Paisley Arts Centre/Renfrewshire Arts), Aisla Cullen and Siobhan Cain (plan B), Emma McKee and Fiona Sturgeon Shea (Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland), Jen White and Simon Hart (Puppet Animation Scotland), Euan Martin (Right Lines Productions), Ros Maddison (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Catherine Shaw, Douglas McGill and Vivienne Wood (Scottish Opera), David Hutchinson (Sell A Door), Muriel Romanes (Stellar Quines), Yolanda Aguilar (Shaper/Caper), Rhiannon McIntyre (The Touring Network), Carol Metcalf and Tangee Lenton (Theatre Broad), Amanda Liddle (Toonspeak Young People's Theatre), Orla O'Loughlin (Traverse Theatre), Kate Bell (Tron Theatre), Séverine Wyper (Vanishing Point Theatre Company) Amanda Chinn, Claire Dow, Suzie Ferguson, Mike Griffiths, Susan Hay, Suzanne Lofthus, Eszter Marsalkó, Gerry Mulgrew, Emma Jayne Park, Konrad Siller, Donna Sluggett, Ellie Stewart, Diane Torr, Cat Tyre, 3. Minutes of Previous Meeting (10th December 2015) The Minutes were approved by Nick Parr and Carolyn Lappin. 4. Matters Arising E-Cigarettes Jon Morgan gave an update on the Scottish Government Consultation on E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Control regarding the use of e-cigarettes in venues. Following a members’ survey in December, he proposed to the government on behalf of the sector, to include an exemption that allows the use of e-cigarettes on stage in performance. There has still not been any clarification but JM will update members when this comes in. ACTION: FST to update members on the consultation outcome on E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Control. Meeting topics JM invited members to submit their thoughts on pertinent topics for future Members’ Meetings including issues we should be discussing as a sector and examples of great artistic or management practice which members would benefit from hearing about. In the meantime, FST has identified the following potential topics and would welcome members’ feedback on these, including thoughts on any potential speakers: Audiences and audience development Diversity and inclusion in our practice (artists, employment, audiences, participants) Sustainable models of working and new ways of generating income The use of volunteers and unpaid interns The topic of diversity and inclusion is likely to feature at the September Members’ Meeting as it ties in with Creative Scotland’s Equality Review, due to be completed in Quarter 3. If members have any suggestions for speakers or case studies as examples of good practice, please drop an email to Jon. ACTION: Members’ to feedback on proposals above and any other topics for future Members’ Meetings to Jon. All outstanding matters arising are to be covered in the Agenda. 5. Director’s Report JM spoke to his report which had been previously circulated highlighting certain areas. It can be found on FST’s website in the Resource and Research section here once you have logged in as a member. 2 Euan Turner – FST Health & Safety Advisor JM regretted to tell members of Euan Turner’s recent and untimely passing away and spoke about the huge legacy that Euan’s expertise and well-loved personality has left within the sector. A memorial service was held on 23rd June which was well attended by many friends and colleagues from across the sector. JM is now looking into the possibility of creating a legacy project in recognition of Euan’s unique contribution to our sector and will confirm this with the members in due course. Creative Production and Technical Skills (CPTS) Leadership Forum This forum is slightly different from the other FST specialist forum events in that it used to be by invitation only. At the recent CPTS Leadership Forum at Dundee Rep on 15 June it was decided to open it to anyone with an interest in Technical and Production matters. If you know of anyone, or are interested yourself in attending the meetings and wish to hear more about them, please contact Emma on either 0131 248 4842 or [email protected] to be added to the mailing list. Advocacy Creative Scotland JM did not speak in detail to his report around Creative Scotland as a Creative Scotland update on Regular Funding, Open Project Funding and the Arts Strategy would be given by Lorna Duguid. JM assured members that he has been in very positive meetings with Janet Archer and Iain Munro to continue the constructive dialogue and feedback with CS. Please see the Director’s Report update for further information. Arts Strategy CS aims to complete the Arts Strategy by the end 15/16 in order to inform the RFO renewal process. A key element of the strategy will be to focus on how they work with individual artists as well as with organisations and looking at how they can support the sector to maximise income from multiple sources. They confirmed that there would be opportunities for sector input including, a sector reference group, a series of roadshows in autumn 2015, online drafts and feedback. Additionally, they confirmed that the Strategy would be informed by the various Artform Reviews. Other Strategies and Reviews This year CS will also be undertaking an International Strategy (due to complete Q3) a Capital Review, a Research Plan, a Creative Learning Review (due to complete Q2), and developing a Quality Service Standard. They are also doing an Equalities Review (due to complete Q3) and in the meantime, Creative Scotland have published their Equalities Report for 2015 which monitors progress they are making in this area. FST 10 Year Vision for Dance, Opera and Theatre FST had a successful working group meeting on 10th June to further develop the Outcomes and Actions for the 10 Year Vision. There is still more work to do and a final draft will be shared with members towards the end of the year. There will be a little longer to work on this as Creative Scotland have announced that the Arts Strategy will not be completed until the last quarter of