Annual Report 2016/17 Contents

ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 CONTENTS

WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR ��1

MISSION, VISSION & AIMS ��3

NETWORKING & INFORMATION ��4 CONTENTS ADVOCACY ��9 TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ��11 Schools Poster Competition, pic. © Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CAPACITY BUILDING, PROJECTS & SERVICES �� 14 FST MEMBERSHIP ��17

FINANCIAL INFORMATION �� 20

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs at the Scottish Government speaking at the FST 40th Anniversary Reception, pic. Andy Catlin

FST Technical Winter School FST Emporium

Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, Grid Iron, Lung Ha Frantic Assembly Movement Workshop at the Theatre Company, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo & King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, pic. Phil Wilkinson Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, pic. Pete Dibdin WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR

FST is the membership and 2016 was a landmark for us: on behalf of NETWORKING AND the team I’d like to say a huge thank you professional development INFORMATION body for professional, dance, everyone who joined us at the event in December to mark to mark 40 years of opera and theatre in Scotland. A core part of our work is providing FST. Speakers Anne Bonnar and Fiona opportunities for our members to meet WORD FROM We represent a network of Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for and connect to share experiences, over 200 performing arts Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, news and opportunities. Our quarterly THE DIRECTOR organisations and individuals helped members, staff and stakeholders members’ meetings and our specialist across Scotland and across a to celebrate the many wonderful forums for Dance, Producers, Technical Tales of a Grandson by Andy Cannon at range of contexts, scales and achievements of theatre, dance and and Production and Touring explore Imaginate Children’s Festival, pic. Brian Hartley art-form practice. opera in Scotland. a wide range of topics relevant to the December also saw the departure sector. of Jon Morgan, FST’s Director for the Our flagship Emporium event for touring past 9 years. Jon has expertly guided dance and theatre ran for two days in FST’s growth and development, and March, and was attended by over 200 his experience, knowledge, humour delegates. We kept members up to date and grace will be much missed. I am throughout the year with our monthly also profoundly grateful to Hazel e-newsletters. Wotherspoon who took over as Interim We partnered with Bon Culture on the Director following Jon’s departure and Theatre 2016 conference in May and who kept the show very much on the with the Scottish Refugee Council and The Suppliant Women, Royal Lyceum road during the transition period. Theatre, pic. Aly Wight Scottish Government on the seminar Art, Creativity and the Integration of Refugees. Once again we worked with ITC on our annual Festivals Reception in August 2016.

Oresteia: This Restless House, Citizens Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland, PAGE: 1 pic. Tommy Ga-Ken Wan WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR

ADVOCACY TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS In addition to representing our DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES members’ interests with funders and We launched the new Access Scottish UK and Scottish governments, FST We offered a range of training courses in Theatre website at the Tron Theatre, WORD FROM coordinates the Culture Counts group of legal, people management, international Glasgow in January 2017. This provides organisations which highlights the value touring, finance, marketing, technical information about forthcoming of culture in Scotland. This year Culture and health & safety, with 31 training THE DIRECTOR captioned performances and serves as Counts produced an Advocacy Toolkit to occurrences taking place over the year. a vehicle to increase awareness across help arts and creative industries make The focus on best practice and skills the sector of this important work. FST the case for the culture, in addition to development for production, stage The Worm, Eco Drama, pic. Emily Reid co-ordinates the use of the shared engaging with MSPs and policymakers, management and technical personnel captioning equipment in Scotland and analysing research and publishing continued though the Creative there were 70 captioned performances summaries to support advocacy. Production and Technical Skills project, and over 110 people attended our 3-day in 2016/17 across the majority of mid to residential Technical Winter School in large-scale venues as well as several February 2017. touring companies. The Made In Scotland 2016 Showcase saw us again working in an enduring and successful partnership with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Creative Scotland to promote Scottish dance, music and theatre at the Fringe to Brewband, Marc Brew, pic. Susan Hay international programmers.

Jude Henderson, Director, Federation of Scottish Theatre

Wind Resistance, Karine Polwart, pic. Aly PAGE: 2 Wight MISSION, VISSION & AIMS

MISSION, VISSION & AIMS Dick McWhittington, Perth Concert Hall, pic. Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Citizens Theatre Friday Club drama FST Members’ Meeting, pic. Andy Catlin classes, pic. Karen Gordon THE MISSION CORE AIMS FST is the development body for • To support Scotland’s dance, opera professional dance, opera and theatre and theatre sector to be a world in Scotland, bringing the sector together leader in artistic and management to speak with a collective voice, to share practice resources and expertise and to promote • To be a key influencer in Scotland’s collaborative working. civic and cultural life Schools at the Imaginate Children’s Festival Fisk, Tortoise in a Nutshell, pic. Jens Peter • To ensure the long-term financial 2016, pic. Greg Macvean Engedal THE VISION stability of FST and continually strive • A confident and ambitious dance, to be a well-managed and effective opera and theatre sector creating organisation, making the best use of work of the highest quality resources • More people watching and participating in professional dance, opera and theatre from all communities across Scotland • A well resourced and managed dance, opera and theatre ecology FST Emporium – Jamie Wardrop presenting FST Emporium – Market Day PAGE: 3 at the Early Dialogue Day NETWORKING & INFORMATION

The sharing of information FESTIVALS RECEPTION and networking are a large The Festivals Reception was co- part of what FST does. Our hosted with the Independent Theatre membership has a huge Council and took place on 23 August NETWORKING & collective knowledge and 2016 at the Central Hall, Edinburgh. It our aim is to make use of that was sponsored by Integro and Theatre INFORMATION by facilitating the sharing of Tokens. Alongside welcomes from Jon information and resources Morgan (FST) and Charlotte Jones (ITC), between members. Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society spoke. FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin Additionally, we act as a conduit The event was attended by over 170 between the sector and Scotland’s people. broader civic and cultural life, ensuring members are aware of key strategic and environmental developments 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FST and promoting the work of the sector In 2016, on the 40th anniversary of its to key stakeholders nationally and incorporation, FST celebrated four internationally. decades of supporting dance, opera and theatre in Scotland. Over 170 MEMBERS’ MEETINGS people from the FST Membership and a wider group of stakeholders attended FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin Due to the Regularly Funded the event on 7 December 2016 at Organisations application deadline the Assembly Roxy, which saw Fiona in early April 2017, the usual March Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture members’ meeting was postponed until and External Affairs and Anne Bonnar, April, while three meetings took place one of the first Chairs of the FST Board, throughout the year. These focused on speak about the achievements of the the latest developments in the sector FST over the past 40 years. A short film with updates from Creative Scotland, celebrating the past 40 years of FST can networking time, and open exchange be found on our YouTube channel. FST 40th Anniversary Reception, pic. sessions Andy Catlin

PAGE: 4 FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin NETWORKING & INFORMATION

MEMBERS’ MEETINGS

Members’ Meeting 22 June 2016, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Attendance: 47 “[Members’ Meetings are] Focus: The Members’ Meeting in June included the Useful, insightful and Directors report from FST’s Jon Morgan, an update from NETWORKING & responsive to the needs of Creative Scotland (Lorna Duguid) and a presentation the industry at any given time. Members’ Meeting and AGM 28 September on Creative Scotland’s Creative Learning Review from Also a very good opportunity 2016, Perth Concert Hall, Perth Joan Parr. INFORMATION to network in a meaningful Attendance: 39 Speakers: Jon Morgan (FST), Lorna Duguid (Creative way / share best practice.” Focus: The Members’ Meeting and AGM in September Scotland), Joan Parr (Creative Scotland) Laura Penny, Producer, Visible focused on the impact of Brexit on the sector with Fictions participation from the British Council and Creative Europe Desk UK – Scotland. There was a presentation from the legal firm, Anderson Strathern, on a range of Members’ Meeting 7 December 2016, Assembly legal issues potentially affecting dance and theatre Roxy, Edinburgh sector. The final session included a presentation on Attendance: 56 “I tend to attend as they are Creative Scotland’s Arts Strategy from Leonie Bell. powerful and useful network Speakers: Norah Campbell, Head of Arts (British Focus: This Members’ Meeting included a meetings.” Council), Kate Deans, Culture Officer (Creative Europe presentation/discussion with Janet Archer, CEO of Creative Scotland, and two panel discussions on Sam Eccles, Freelance Producer Desk UK – Scotland), Barry Nicol and Paul Brown, different aspects of how we make our sector (artists, and Cultural Sector Consultant Partners, (Anderson Strathern), Leonie Bell, Director, Arts and Engagement (Creative Scotland) creatives, managers, technicians etc.) more diverse and inclusive. One panel looked at ‘entry and progression routes through the industry’ and the other looked at ‘organisational cultures and practices.’ Speakers: Anna Ehnold-Danailov, (Parents in “very useful - great for Performing Arts), Annie George, writer, director, keeping up to date with FST members-only e-newsletter producer, performer, Christine Hamilton, cultural policy events and opportunities” research, Lucy Kerbel (Tonic Theatre), Caroline Newall, FST continues to send out a monthly e-bulletin to its (National Theatre Scotland), Robert Softley-Gale, (Birds Suzanne Lofthus, Artistic members. It contains useful information about advocacy, of Paradise), Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, (Zendeh Director, Cutting Edge Theatre funding, call outs for work, professional development and Creative Case North), Janet Archer (Creative on the FST’s e-bulletin opportunities and links to useful resources. Over 700 Scotland) people receive the e-newsletter. PAGE: 5 NETWORKING & INFORMATION

SPECIALIST FORUMS

Dance Forum 6 May 2016, Universal Hall, SPECIALIST FORUMS Findhorn The forums are now established as great Attendance: 36 platforms for knowledge exchange, Focus: Held in Findhorn to coincide with the Rise skills sharing, peer learning, networking Dance Festival, this Forum was co-hosted by Bodysurf NETWORKING & and support. Attendance at the forums Scotland and chaired by Tommy Small. It included a has increased in 2016/17 as each of talk by leading contemporary dance performer Liz them focused on current developments Aggiss about her cross-disciplinary practice and career INFORMATION Producers Forum 9 June 2016, Citizens Theatre in the sector, allowing for discussion and development. There was also a presentation by One Glasgow brainstorming of ideas. Since 2014/15, Dance UK and discussions around how Scottish dance following feedback from the forums’ Attendance: 31 sector organisations can support one another, including attendees, they have been open to the Focus: This Forum focused on feedback from two the roles of larger institutions and umbrella bodies. wider sector, not just FST Members. working groups, Producers’ Best Practice and Co- Speakers: Liz Aggis (dance practitioner), Karl Jay-Lewin created Work, followed by discussion and feedback (Bodysurf Scotland) from the Forum. Speakers: Sarah Gray (Cumbernauld Theatre), Lesley Anne Rose (Aberdeen Performing Arts) Touring Forum 22 June 2016, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Attendance: 44 Production & Technical Leadership Forum 24 Focus: This Forum included an update from Creative June 2016, RCS, Glasgow Scotland (Lorna Duguid), discussion on building Attendance: 24 meaningful relationships with audiences and a case study presentation by Julie Tait and Nick Parr of Culture Focus: This Forum explored sustainable practice Republic on using data to deliver results. and the potential impacts and opportunities for arts organisations of climate change. Presentations were Speakers: Lorna Duguid (Creative Scotland), Julie Tait provided by Creative Carbon Scotland discussing (Culture Republic), Nick Parr (Dundee Rep, Culture sustainability in theatre production and Ida Rasmussen Republic board member) on how to lower your business transport costs and emissions. Speakers: Ben Twist (Creative Carbon Scotland), Ida FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin Rasmussen (the Wise Group) PAGE: 6 NETWORKING & INFORMATION

SPECIALIST FORUMS

Dance Forum 15 September 2016, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Attendance: 21 Focus: This forum looked at sector support for Dance followed by discussion on sector needs and the NETWORKING & role of support organisations. There was an update from Creative Scotland (Laura Cameron Lewis) and presentations from The Work Room and One Dance INFORMATION Touring Forum 20 October 2016, Festival UK. Theatre, Edinburgh Speakers: Laura Cameron Lewis (Creative Scotland), FST Emporium – Early Dialogue Day Attendance: 16 Anita Clark (The Work Room), Andrew Hurst (One Dance UK) Focus: This Forum included an update from Lorna Duguid and discussions around developing new work in creative ways, learning from existing models when developing venue consortia and how we can create a constitution for sharing data. Producers Forum 10 November 2016, The Gaiety, Ayr Speakers: Lorna Duguid (Creative Scotland) Attendance: 12 Focus: This forum included an update from Jaine Lumsden (Creative Scotland) and discussions around Production & Technical Leadership Forum 11 access routes to becoming a producer and sustaining November 2016, The Beacon, Greenock FST Emporium – Market Day a career as a producer. Best Practice Guidelines for Attendance: 24 Co-created work were approved by attendees at this Focus: This Forum focused on rigging and working at forum. height for aerial performance with presentations from Speakers: Jaine Lumsden (Creative Scotland) Total Solutions, All or Nothing Dance Theatre and also a general update from HSE. Speakers: Chris Higgs (Total Solutions), Imogen Michel (All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre) and Adrian Tinson (HSE)

PAGE: 7 FST Emporium – Market Day NETWORKING & INFORMATION

EMPORIUM the findings of a recent survey ‘A Date: 15-16 March 2017, The Beacon Arts Centre, Review of Touring Theatre and Dance Greenock, Musselburgh, East Lothian Running annually since 2015, Emporium in Scotland’. is our flagship two-day artist and Early Dialogue Day: 36 attendees producer engagement event. First, Market Day: 161 attendees NETWORKING & Early Dialogue Day focuses on long- One-to-one sessions: 500 term planning as artists and producers “Have made solid bookings INFORMATION discuss projects or productions at the Focus: Review of Touring Theatre and Dance in for 2 shows and submitted Scotland very early stages of development. On notes of interest for funding the following day, Market Day facilitates bids for 2 more as a result of connections between artists whose meetings at Emporium” work is ready to tour and promoters and Ben Torrie, Aberdeen venues interested in booking work. Performing Arts, Emporium 12% During this year’s Early Dialogue Day, Market Day Attendee seven companies presented their ideas to over 35 promoters and venues. Their presentations (either done in theatre 8% style or in a round-table format) were followed by a discussion and Q&A session. By the end of the day, the “Early Dialogue Day has 5% promoters completed a form expressing been incredibly useful to 48% their interest in particular ideas. our organisation for helping % OF ATTENDEES BY TYPE OF Market Day took the well-tested format us to establish face to face 15% of a theatre marketplace, facilitating connections with lots of COMPANY dialogue between artists, promoters and programmers and venues venues. In addition to 500 scheduled across Scotland” one-to-one meetings, there were Emily Reid, Eco Drama, Early 12% two open exchange sessions where Dialogue Day Presenter artists could promote their shows and CREATING COMPANIES: 48% MEMBERSHIP ORGS: 5% venues could to advertise their spaces to all attendees. Lisa Baxter of The PRODUCING VENUES: 12% LOCAL AUTHORITY: 8% Experience Business and Maggie Page RECEIVING VENUES: 15% OTHER: 12% from Creative Scotland also presented PAGE: 8 ADVOCACY

FST is uniquely positioned to membership to gather information on investigate and understand the implications of Brexit for the sector. key developments and issues FST continued working on improving in Scotland’s dance, opera and uptake of Theatre Tax Relief and theatre sector by drawing on kept members informed on National ADVOCACY the collective knowledge of Living Wage increases. We have also contributed to the following research its members and by exploring by Creative Scotland: Creative Learning potential new developments Review, Arts Diversity Strategy and and strategies with both the research into dance and theatre touring Connections by YDance, pic. Paul Watt sector and key stakeholders in Scotland. such as Creative Scotland, Scottish Government and Scotland’s local authorities. In 2016/17 FST represented the sector in a series of meetings with the CEO and senior management team at Creative Scotland and at the Scottish Government. In particular, those conversations included the sector’s feedback on the Open Pelleas and Melisande, Scottish Opera, pic. Richard Campbell Project and Regular Funding, as well as a discussions on the ways in which Creative Scotland could incorporate peer input to its funding assessments. We were also actively involved in the early developments of the Scottish Government’s Arts Strategy. Significant advocacy work was done before and after the Scottish Elections and, following the EU Referendum, FST continued its engagement with the Shopping for Shoes, Visible Fictions Wolves (development at The Work Room), The Flames, Tricky Hat Productions, pic. PAGE: 9 Barrowland Ballet, pic. Brian Hartley Colin Hattersley ADVOCACY

www.culturecounts.scot culturecounts

CULTURE COUNTS • Submission to the Countries of Culture enquiry by the Culture Following a successful campaign Media and Sport in Westminster to highlight culture during the 2016 Parliamentary elections, Culture Counts At the end of the financial year, the continued to engage directly with first funding period for Culture Counts ADVOCACY politicians, contacting all new MSPs and came to a close. Ongoing and increased arranging face to face meetings with support was secured, allowing for Deaf Connections at Surge, pic. Alan McAteer Hansel and Gretel, Citizens Theatre, pic. Tim culture spokespeople and civil servants. expanded activity for the campaign in Morozzo the future. A key focus was the result of the EU Referendum and Culture Counts Culture Counts is a grouping of released a statement outlining the around 40 key agencies in Scotland issues raised for culture in Scotland representing the arts, media, culture, along with recommendations heritage, libraries, museums and creative moving forward. The statement was industries with the common aim of submitted to Committees in Holyrood positively and progressively highlighting and Westminster and was quoted the value of the arts, culture and creative directly during the debate on the industries, focusing on decision makers EU Referendum - Culture, Creative at both a local and national level Industries and Tourism in the Scottish Parliament.

During the year, Culture Counts also Cross Party Group for Culture Dinosaur Detectives, Clidebuilt Puppets published various other submissions and commentaries including • Submission to the National Performance Framework Outcomes Review • Submission to the Commission on Parliamentary Reform • A narrative on the Scottish

Government’s culture budget Scottish Youth Theatre at the Scottish Byre at the Botanics, pic. Alastair Kerr Cross Party Group for Culture Parliament, pic. Andrew Cowan/Scottish PAGE: 10 Parliament TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Programmes range from one- TECHNICAL WINTER SCHOOL off training events across “I found the course incredibly The FST Technical Winter School was management and technical useful with the delivery being held on 2 – 5 February 2017 at the areas, through to artistic TRAINING & varied and engaging. The Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Over 114 and producer bursaries tutor was very knowledgeable people attended courses on Electrical, Projection Mapping and Prop Making PROFESSIONAL and the Step Up mentoring and the information was well amongst others. programme aimed at building structured and laid out.” DEVELOPMENT management and leadership Training Course Attendee capacity in the sector. All FST Winter School of these programmes have “I really like the set up and successfully contributed to feel it is a great way of building and sustaining the learning and networking with theatre, dance and opera “I feel equipped now to other technicians who you ecology in Scotland. deal with new international may not necessarily get to situations and equipped to chat to normally.” TRAINING PROGRAMMES ask the right questions or find Winter School Attendee the right help if that’s the best FST continues to provide training answer.” courses in areas including legal, people Training Course Attendee management, soft skills, finance, marketing, technical and health & safety. There were 31 training sessions in 2016/17. Courses were set up in response to member requests and the annual training needs analysis survey.

Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, Grid Iron, Lung Ha Theatre Company, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo The Flames, Tricky Hat Productions, pic. FST Winter School & Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, pic. PAGE: 11 Colin Hattersley Pete Dibdin TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BURSARY BURSARIES This bursary is designed to nurture the PRODUCER PLACEMENT BURSARY ‘‘The FST placement professional development of individual “I have seen my ideas taken programme has been an on board and put into action. TRAINING & The Producer Placement Programme artists by supporting a directorial focuses on the professional extremely valuable career attachment to an established Scottish This placement has given PROFESSIONAL development of producers by development opportunity for theatre company. We supported 10 me the confidence to direct supporting them to undertake a me as an emerging producer. Assistant Directorships in 2016/17: my own work on a larger placement with established producers Working on DIG 17 is enabling scale and feel like a valuable • Catherine Wheels and Amy Conway DEVELOPMENT from the UK and internationally. We me to develop vital practical member of the Scottish supported 4 Producer Placements in skills and harness a wide • Grid Iron and Tom Birch theatre community.” 2016/17: range of knowledge and • Royal Lyceum and Eszter Marsalko Bursary recipient • Tortoise in a Nutshell and Nick understanding in producing • Royal Lyceum and Eve Nicol Wong practices.” • Royal Lyceum and Jack Nurse • The Work Room and Jade Adamson Jade Adamson • Royal Lyceum and Kolbrun Bjort • Imaginate and Hannah Rye Sigfusdollir “The bursary programme • Anna Krzystek and Stephanie Katie • Dundee Rep and Jo Rush enables us to provide an Hunter • National Theatre of Scotland and important role that we can “The FST Producer Placement Rachel MacIntyre often otherwise not afford. has been a fantastic • Magnetic North and Annie George It enables us to share our “The programme gave me opportunity for us to work • Grid Iron and Amy Gilmartin experience and develop the chance to pursue a career with Jade Adamson as she a fully-rounded working specifically in visual theatre develops her producing relationship and knowledge and to learn from a company practice, informed by her of one another and it truly that I had always admired.” career as a dance artist and benefits the company and the Nick Wong experience in performing, recipient.” teaching and project Bursary host development.” Anita Clark, The Work Room

The Winter’s Tale, Royal Lyceum Theatre, pic. Aly Wight PAGE: 12 TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MENTORING Now in its ninth year, nine new Mentors “This has been a truly life- were selected for Step Up 9. Mentees changing experience. TRAINING & applied and in December 2016 were My mentor met every matched with the new and existing expectation I had and more. mentors. FST supported 32 mentees PROFESSIONAL The space and time to really through the programme in 2016/17. reflect has had instant DEVELOPMENT benefits, personally and Tom Birch, Assistant Director Bursary with professionally.” Grid Iron’s Crude, pic. Eoin Carey Step Up Mentee

“Regular opportunity for critical thinking, interaction with people trying to work through problems or difficulties provided me with Nick Wong, Producer Placement Bursary with Tortoise in a Nutshell’s production Fisk, new ways of looking at my pic. Jens Peter Engedal own behaviour/practices. Improved lateral thinking. Overall positivity and self- belief. Self-confidence and compassion.” Step Up Mentor

Jo Rush, Assistant Director Bursary with Amy Gilmartin, Assistant Director Bursary Jade Adamson, Producer Placement Dundee Rep’s production of Death of a with Grid Iron and Lung Ha Theatre Bursary with The Work Room Salesman Company’s Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, pic. PAGE: 13 Pete Dibdin CAPACITY BUILDING, PROJECTS & SERVICES

By sharing resources, FST is HEALTH & SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL ADVICE AND able to provide a number of CAPACITY The Health and Safety Advisor Service SUPPORT centralised services to the exists to provide members and the During 2016/17, FST retained a place on dance and theatre sector broader sector with professional Health the Board of Creative Carbon Scotland BUILDING, which would otherwise & Safety advice and guidance that (CCS), a partnership of arts organisations is directly relevant to dance, opera be difficult for individual working to realise a cultural sector that and theatre. Up to September 2016 PROJECTS & organisations to access. These is a key player in shaping a sustainable the service was outsourced and ably projects and services, which Scotland through the work it makes and delivered and sustained by freelance include health and safety, presents, through the way it operates SERVICES Look Up, Look Under, Look Out, YDance providers: Steve Green and Glynn environmental, disability and through its communication with the Henderson. They delivered a range of wider public. FST, and its membership, access, and international consultancy services to the sector as are delighted to work in partnership with promotion, help to build well as a number of training courses, CCS as there are innumerable benefits capacity and further improve including IOSH Managing Safely and for the sector, as a whole, in engaging the delivery and impact of the FST’s bespoke dance and theatre with research and best practice models. refresher course for previous IOSH work of our members and the CCS also provided information and Managing Safely delegates. The broader sector. advice at our Technical Winter School employed post of Health & Safety 2017 and FST will continue to work with Advisor was re-instated in September them to provide support and training 2016 but became vacant again in early to further encourage and support 2017. We will be reviewing the service sustainable practice in the sector. The Trial, Scottish Opera, pic. James Glossop again during 2017 with further input from members.

Starlight Starbright, Scottish Youth View from Castle Rock, Stellar Quines, pic. Theatre, pic. Drew Farrell PAGE: 14 Alan McCredie CAPACITY BUILDING, PROJECTS & SERVICES

CAPTIONING CAPACITY FST continues to coordinate the use of the shared captioning equipment in Scotland. Captioning is a way of BUILDING, converting the spoken word into visible text that provides deaf, deafened and PROJECTS & hard of hearing people with access to live performance. The Launch of the new Access Scottish The Launch of the new Access Scottish A captioned performance involves SERVICES Theatre website, pic. Eoin Carey Theatre website, pic. Eoin Carey Surge Festival, pic. Alan McAteer installing a display unit in the auditorium, which is operated live by a captioner ACCESS with a laptop. As the words are spoken or CRITICAL RESPONSE PROCESS The Access Scottish Theatre Guide was sung, the captioner sends the specially (CRP) TRAINING published and distributed in January formatted script to the display unit, 2017 featuring 20 companies and enabling audience members with any FST, together with Puppet Animation venues. degree of hearing loss to understand Scotland, continued promoting and what is being said at the same time disseminating CRP across Scotland. In In addition to the hard copy Access as everyone else. As well as dialogue, August 2016, FST and PAS delivered an Scottish Theatre published twice a the captions include character names introductory CRP workshop, which was year, a monthly e-bulletin was sent out and descriptions of any sound effects. a part of the Fringe Central programme. to over 620 subscribers and there is an There were 69 captioned performances The workshop included an introduction Access Scottish Theatre Guide website in 2016/17. to the Critical Response Process and a and a Facebook page. session based on work in progress. The Access Scottish Theatre website has been re-developed and was launched at The Tron Theatre in January 2017. The new website is accessible, user-friendly (both for venues and the audiences) and adaptable for future expansion.

The Launch of the new Access Scottish PAGE: 15 Theatre website, pic. Eoin Carey CAPACITY BUILDING, PROJECTS & SERVICES

www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com www.facebook.com/madeinscotland @MadeinScotShows

CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND MADE IN SCOTLAND 2016 MOMENTUM PROGRAMME CAPACITY TECHNICAL SKILLS PROJECT Made in Scotland is a partnership project The FST staff were also involved in the between the Edinburgh Festival Fringe briefing sessions for the Momentum The Creative Production and Technical Society, Creative Scotland, Scottish programme, a joint project between Skills (CPTS) project is a partnership BUILDING, Music Centre and FST and is supported Festivals Edinburgh, British Council between FST, Creative & Cultural by the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Scotland and Creative Scotland that Skills and the Scottish Drama Training Festivals Expo Fund. provides a dynamic platform for key PROJECTS & Network. In 2016/17, the project cultural figures from across the world to continued to deliver capacity building Its aim is to develop the international engage and build relationships with the activity to support skills development ambitions and opportunities for Scottish SERVICES Hup, Starcatchers world’s leading Festival City and with and leadership in the technical and dance, theatre and music companies the wider Scottish cultural sector. FST’s production field, including: by presenting their work as part of a involvement included weekly briefings curated international performance • A bursary programme which to international delegates on the dance, showcase at the Edinburgh Festival supported three recent graduates opera and theatre sector in Scotland. Fringe. The programme includes to develop their CV and skills with a financial support, training, marketing and professional placement promoter liaison and an onward touring EUAN TURNER TRAINING FUND • A training fund which supported fund to contribute to international 38 individuals to attend a variety of opportunities arising from the showcase. This fund was set up in the memory of production and technical theatre Euan Turner, the FST’s Health and Safety In 2016, Made in Scotland’s programme training courses advisor who passed away in June 2015. included 14 shows across theatre and The Flames, Tricky Hat Productions, pic. The purpose of the Euan Turner Training • A leadership forum which allowed dance and five music shows. Following Colin Hattersley over 70 production and technical the showcase, many participating Fund is to financially support freelance leaders from education and industry shows went on to tour extensively, both and employed technical, production to come together and discuss issues nationally and internationally. and stage management personnel in and best practice in the sector the Performing Arts sector in Scotland, who might not otherwise be able to afford it, to undertake training for nationally recognised Health and Safety qualifications. We have awarded Euan Turner Training Fund to 4 people in 2016/17.

PAGE: 16 Now I am… Monologues, Visible Fictions FST MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP The FST membership for 2016/17 totalled 223, which was an increase on 2015/16. FST members represent the FST breadth of the dance, opera and theatre sectors in Scotland, ranging from the MEMBERSHIP major theatre venues and national performing companies, through small- scale touring companies and individual The Worm, Eco Drama, pic. Emily Reid artists / producers.

22% FST MEMBERS’ LOCATIONS 78% 112 21 90 78% 22%

FULL ASSOCIATE INDIVIDUAL INSIDE THE OUTSIDE THE OUTWITH MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS CENTRAL BELT CENTRAL BELT SCOTLAND

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FULL • Citizens’ • Findhorn Bay • NVA • Starcatchers • Vox Motus • Youth Theatre • Diane Torr • Karine Polwart MEMBERS - Theatre Arts Ltd • Paisley Arts • Stellar Quines • Wee Stories Arts Scotland • Drew Taylor • Kate Taylor 112 • City Moves • Fire Exit Ltd Centre/ • Suit and Pace • Wild Goose INDIVIDUAL • Ed Littlewood • Kenneth (City Council • Firefly Arts Renfrewshire • Surge Chase Davidson • A Moment’s MEMBERS – • Eleanor Pender Aberdeen) Arts Peace Theatre • Frozen • Swallow • Ydance • Elle Taylor • Laura • Palace 90 Company • Comar Charlotte Theatre ASSOCIATE • Ellie Griffiths Cameron-Lewis Complex • Alasdair Hunter • A Play, A Pie & • Company • GE Arts / • Terra Incognita • Ellie Stewart • Leigh • Pitlochry MEMBERS – • Alice Mary A Pint Chordelia Platform • The Byre • Emma Hay McCalister Festival Theatre 21 Cooper • Aberdeen • Company of • Glasgow Theatre • Emily • Lisa Sinclair • Plan B • Caird Hall • Alice McGrath FST Performing Arts Wolves Life - Arts • The CatStrand Reutlinger • Lisa Thompson Community • Playwrights’ • CCA – • Alistair Seed • All or Nothing • Cryptic • The Dundee • Emma Jayne • Lucy Deere Touring Studio, Centre for • Allie Butler • Articulation • Culture NL Ltd Whitehall Park • Mark Alexander • Glas(s) Scotland Contemporary • Amanda Glover MEMBERSHIP • ACT • Cumbernauld Theatre • Eszter Marsalko • Mark Jeary Theatre Performance • Poorboy Arts • Amy Watt • Assembly Roxy • The Elements • Gemma • Margaret-Anne • Curious Seed • Grid Iron • Puppet World Theatre • Creative Carbon • Amy Porteous • Asylon Theatre Connell O’Donnell • Dance House • Grinagog Animation • The Letter J Scotland • Annabel • Ayr Gaiety • Gemma • Michelle Rolfe • Dance Ihayami Theatre Scotland • The Touring • Creative Cooper • Barrowland Williams • Mike Griffiths Company • Puppet State Network, Edinburgh • Anna Krzystek Ballet • Dogstar Theatre • Gerry Mulgrew • Morag Brownlie Company • Hearts & Minds Theatre Highlands & • Creu Cymru • Anna Stapleton • Beacon Arts • Gillian Garrity • Morna Burdon • Horsecross Company Islands • conFAB • Annie George Centre • Dumfries & • Hannah Charles • Mags Keohane Galloway Arts • Imaginate • Rapture • The Work • DG Unlimited • Andrew Eaton- • Birds of • Hector • Morna Young Festival • Indepen-dance Theatre Room • Edinburgh Lewis Paradise Macpherson • Nadja Dias • Dundee Rep • Janice Parker • Right Lines • Theatre Broad Festival Fringe • Becky Hope- • Birnam Arts and Brown • Rachel Colles Projects Productions • Theatre Gu • Festivals Palmer Conference • Eastwood Park • Imogen Michel • Sam Eccles • Ludens • Royal Lyceum Leòr Edinburgh • Beth Godfrey Centre Theatre • James Preston • Sarah Longfield Ensemble CIC Theatre • Toonspeak • Festivals Office • Avalon • Bodysurf • Eco Drama • Jamie Wardrop • Skye Reynolds • Luminate • Rural Nations Young People’s • Fife College Hernandez Scotland • EDLC • Jan Bee Brown • Stewart Schiller • Lung Ha (Scotland) CIC Theatre • Irish Theatre • Callum Smith • Borderline Trust - East • Janis Claxton • Suzanne Theatre • Scottish Dance • Tortoise in a Institute • Catherine Theatre Dunbartonshire • Jaine Lumsden Lofthus Company Theatre Nutshell • ITC Gillespie Company Leisure and • Jenna Watt • Suzie Ferguson Culture Trust • Macrobert • Scottish Opera • Tramway • NRTF • Catherine Major • Brunton • Jennifer Phillips • Thea de Joode • Scottish Youth • Royal • Claire Dow Theatre • Electric Theatre • Magnetic North • Traverse • Jo Walsh • Tim Licata Workshop Theatre Theatre Conservatoire • Clare Marcie • Bunbury • Marc Brew • Joan Clevillé • Tomek Borkowy • Sell a Door of Scotland Banter Theatre • Falkirk Company • Tricky Hat • Clare Prenton • John Cairns • Sheena Miller Theatre • Live Borders - Company Community • Mischief La-Bas Productions • Catherine • John Stalker • Tony Mills Trust Company Borders LIVE • Catherine • National • Tromolo Ward-Stoddart • Jusztina • Vince Virr • Festival City • Shaper/Caper Touring Wheels Theatre Theatre of Productions • Dana Jane Hermann • Viviane Hullin Theatres Trust • Solar Bear Ltd • The Envelope Company Scotland • Tron Theatre MacPherson • Katja • Fife Cultural • Spinning Pizza Room • Charioteer • NEAT • Vanishing Point • Dani Rae Armknecht Trust Arts • Theatre Forum Theatre • Nutshell • Visible Fictions • Danielle Ward • Kate Bowen PAGE: 18 Theatre • TheatreNI FST MEMBERSHIP

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FST BOARD 2016/17 FST STAFF 2016/17 FST SUPPORTERS & • Laura Cameron Lewis, Director, The • Christabel Anderson, Culture Counts SPONSORS Work Room, retired September 2016 Coordinator • Black Light • Paul Fitzpatrick (Treasurer), Executive • Emma Beatt, Training and • Creative Scotland FST Director, Imaginate Professional Development Manager • Direct Distribution • Simon Hart, Artistic Director, Puppet • Andrew Evans, Health and Safety • FST Members Animation Scotland Officer, left March 2017 • Prontaprint MEMBERSHIP • Tim Licata, Artistic Director, Plutôt la • Ruth Johnston, Membership and Vie, retired September 2016 Events Assistant • Scotland’s National Performing Companies • Alasdair McCrone, Acting CEO, • Margie Jones, Administrative FST Emporium – Market Day Creative Director Theatre & Dance, Assistant • Integro Insurance Ltd. Comar • Amanda Liddle, General Manager • Theatre Tokens UK • Belinda McElhinney, Executive • Agnieszka Swida, Marketing and Producer, Barrowland Ballet Communications Manager • Alex McGowan (Chair), Executive • Hazel Wotherspoon, Interim Director Director, Royal Lyceum Theatre • Maria Oller, Artistic Director, Lung Ha Theatre Company • Vicky Rutherford-O’Leary, Producer, Curious Seed • Liam Sinclair, Artistic Director, Byre Theatre The 8th Door, Vanishing Point and Scottish • Ben Torrie, Director of Programming Opera, pic. Mihaela Bodlovic & Creative Projects, Aberdeen Performing Arts

Local Scottish children cast to play ‘sewer Jumpy, Royal Lyceum Theatre, pic. kids’ in the hit touring musical Chitty FST Emporium – Market Day Mihaela Bodlovic Chitty Bang Bang, pic. Greg Macvean PAGE: 19 Clown Cabaret at Surge, pic. Alan McAteer FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTENTS

5% 14% 17% 11% FINANCIAL INFORMATION 9% 22% 20% 3% FST INCOME 56% FST EXPENDITURE 2016/17 2016/17

15%

1% 27%

INCOME 2016/17 AMOUNT % EXPENDITURE 2016/17 AMOUNT % CREATIVE SCOTLAND GRANTS £252,129.00 56% ADVOCACY AND PROMOTION £62,672.00 14% OTHER GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIP £4,434.00 1% NETWORKING AND INFORMATION £99,138.00 22% MEMBERSHIP FEES £68,229.00 15% TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT £123,747.00 27% NETWORKING AND INFORMATION £11,415.00 3% CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS AND SERVICES £92,052.00 20% TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT £39,728.00 9% ADMIN AND OVERHEADS £52,068.00 11% CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS AND SERVICES £77,575.00 17% ALLOCATED TO RESERVES FOR 2017/18 £24,400.00 5% TOTAL £453,510.00 TOTAL £454,077.00

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