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Here is a list of events directly organised by Stage Sight, along with a range of external events that may be of interest to our members.

Upcoming Events

Event DateEventEvent InformationEvent Location
Friday, 13th May 2022
@ 1pm
Stage Sight ‘Insight’ Session – ACE DYCP GrantInsight sessions are open to all Stage Sight members, providing an insight into particular industry topics.

We’re delighted to host two Insight sessions with one of Stage Sight’s Individual Members, Hannah Bentley, who is an Arts Council England Relationship Manager.

Session #1 will focus on Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice grant.

Developing your Creative Practice supports Individual cultural and creative practitioners thinking of taking their practice to the next stage through things such as: research, time to create new work, travel, training, developing ideas, networking or mentoring.
Online
Wednesday, 18th May 2022
@ 1pm
Stage Sight ‘Insight’ Session – ACE Project GrantsInsight sessions are open to all Stage Sight members, providing an insight into particular industry topics.

We’re delighted to host two Insight sessions with one of Stage Sight’s Individual Members, Hannah Bentley, who is an Arts Council England Relationship Manager.

Session #2 will focus on Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants.

National Lottery Project Grants can support individual practitioners, communities and cultural organisations with projects that focus on: combined arts including festivals and carnivals, dance, libraries, literature and museums.
Online
Friday, 27th May 2022
@ 1pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics.

We organised this as a direct response to the pandemic and understand that freelancers will continue to need support from us, and the sector, over the coming months.
Online
Saturday, 25th June 2022
@ 2pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics.
Online

If you are a Stage Sight Individual or Organisation member and have an upcoming event you’d like us to add to this page, please click here to provide us with the information.

If relevant to our members, we will post your event’s information here, in chronological order.

Previous Events

Event DateEvent InformationStage Sight Representative(s)Event Location
Friday, 15th April 2022
@ 1pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session : Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Online
Wednesday, 6th April 2022
@ 12.30pm
Stage Sight ‘Co-directors Meet Up’ Session – an opportunity to meet with Stage Sight’s Co-directors at an open event to discuss projects and a variety of sector related topics.

Representatives of organisations and freelancers were welcome to reserve a space to join the conversation.
Online
Saturday, 26th March 2022
@ 2pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session : Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Online
Wednesday, 9th March 2022
@ 12.30pm
Stage Sight ‘Co-directors Meet Up’ Session – an opportunity to meet Stage Sight’s three new Co-directors – Tony Gayle (Freelance Sound Designer), Michelle Rolfe (Producer at Birds of Paradise Theatre Company) and Mark Dakin (Technical Director at The Royal Opera House). 

This was an open event where a range of topics were discussed. Representatives of organisations and freelancers were welcome to reserve a space to join the conversation.
Tony Gayle, Michelle Rolfe & Mark Dakin Online
Saturday, 26th February 2022
@ 2pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session : Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Adiam Solomon & Michelle RolfeOnline
Wednesday, 23rd February 2022
@ 3pm
Stage Sight ‘Professional Conversations’ Sessions give our Organisation Members the opportunity to introduce themselves and their work to Individual Members, providing a space to discuss both their initiatives/projects and wider industry related topics.

Emma Rees (Executive Director) and Rob Watt (Artistic Director) from Theatre Centre will be hosting our second Professional Conversation of the year.
Online
Wednesday, 2nd February 2022
@ 5pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session : Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Online
Friday, 28th January 2022
@ 3pm
Stage Sight ‘Professional Conversations’ Sessions give our Organisation Members the opportunity to introduce themselves and their work to Individual Members, providing a space to discuss the Organisation’s initiatives and projects alongside wider industry related topics.

Jessica Antwi-Boasiako, from Fuel Theatre’s CF:SLR team, hosted our first Professional Conversation of 2022.
Adiam SolomonOnline
Saturday, 15th January 2022
@ 2pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session : Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Adiam SolomonOnline
Friday 25th June 2021 at 2pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session : Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics.Tony Gayle Online
Wednesday 23rd June 2021Stage Sight ‘Professional Conversations’ Session – Professional Conversations sessions give our Organisation Members the opportunity to introduce themselves and their work to Individual Members, providing a space to discuss both their initiatives/projects and wider industry related topics.

June’s guest host was Michelle Rolfe from Birds of Paradise Theatre Company.
Adiam SolomonOnline
Friday 28th May 2021
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session – Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Tony Gayle Online
Friday 23rd April 2021
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session – Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics. Online
29th March 2021Meet the Agents #3 – Come and listen to an informal talk by two agents with experience in the creative field and then have the opportunity to ask general questions about like ‘Why would I need an agent?’, ‘What does an agent do?’, ‘Is it worth paying an agent commission?’,
‘How do I become an agent?’
Online
22nd March 2021
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session – Green Room sessions are open to all of our individual Stage Sight members wishing to use the free online drop in space to connect, discuss and explore a variety of topics.Online
2nd March 2021Meet the Agents #2
Come and listen to an informal talk by two agents with experience in the creative field and then have the opportunity to ask general questions about like ‘Why would I need an agent?’, ‘What does an agent do?’, ‘Is it worth paying an agent commission?’,
‘How do I become an agent?’
Online
9th February 2021Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ SessionTony GayleOnline
2nd February 2021Meet the Agents #1
Come and listen to an informal talk by two agents with experience in the creative field and then have the opportunity to ask general questions about like ‘Why would I need an agent?’, ‘What does an agent do?’, ‘Is it worth paying an agent commission?’,
‘How do I become an agent?’
Online
Wed 16 December 2020

2-3pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ SessionPrema Mehta,
Mark Dakin
& Tony Gayle
Online
18 November 2020

1pm – 2:30pm
BACKSTAGE GOALS; is an opportunity for you to join a webinar with Stage Sight and two charity organisations from the sports sector (Saints Foundation and Level Playing Field) who share Stage Sight’s values and goals. We will discuss the challenges and successes across sectors, and look at how we can learn from each other to reach our goals. #StageSightSportsForumPrema MehtaOnline
26 October 2020

2pm – 3.30pm
Stage Sight Green Room Session – ‘Developing Your Creative PracticeTony Gayle
& Hannah Bentley
Online
Friday 25th September 2020

2-3:30pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session

– Guest speaker: Sam Hunt, Programme Director of Festival UK* 2022
Prema Mehta,
Mark Dakin
& Tony Gayle
Online
Tuesday 18th August 2020

2-3pm
Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ SessionPrema Mehta,
Mark Dakin,
& Tony Gayle
Online
Tuesday 28 July 2020Stage Sight ‘Green Room’ Session Prema Mehta,
Mark Dakin
& Tony Gayle
Online
Wednesday 29th July 2020Invitation to Launch of Equity Guide to Good Practice in BSLOnline
Tuesday 16th July 2020An Introduction to Sound Design with Regional Theatre Young Directors SchemePeter RiceOnline
Tuesday 7 July 2020Lighting design careers Q&A with MountviewPrema MehtaOnline
Thursday 2 July 2020ABTT Diversity panel Emma ReesOnline
Thursday 2 July 2020Wise Children Q&A ‘How to get into technical theatre’ Tony GayleOnline
Thursday 18 June 2020Scene Change: Dialogue in Strange Times in association with The ALDPrema MehtaOnline
Wednesday 17 June 2020Lighting design careers Q&A with The Guildhall School of Music and Drama Prema MehtaOnline
Thursday 11 June 2020ALD AGM ‘Life After Lockdown – The Elephant The Room’Prema MehtaOnline
Tuesday 2 June 2020JMK ‘Creative Collaborations’Prema MehtaOnline
Thursday 23 January 2020Stage Sight forumSOLT and UK Theatre
/ London
26 September 2019Stage Sight forumRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
/ London
19 June 2019Stage Sight forum Bristol Old Vic
/ Bristol
20 March 2019Stage Sight forum SOLT and UK Theatre
/ London
30 October 2018Stage Sight forumNational Theatre
/ London

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