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You have a play or piece of theatre, but what do you actually want to do with it? The West End, a national tour, an international one? It is all achievable. Together we work backwards from your goal to figure out the exact, executable steps and a concrete timeline to get there.

We look at how to get you paid, including funding applications through Arts Council England and international sources. If ADHD or dyslexia makes funding applications feel impossible, Owen can introduce you to people who can help get applications done with you, at no cost.

Once you have money, how do you spend it? A proper budget tells you how much a project costs, proves to investors you understand your finances, gives you a benchmark for pricing your work to venues, shows what is realistically achievable, and tells you how much you can afford to pay yourself.

• What a project will realistically cost
• Pricing your work fairly for venues
• Paying yourself sustainably

With a budget in place, how do you actually book a tour? It is all about connections and persistence. We build a plan starting with local previews and a fringe run, then move to contacting venues, finding technicians, preparing pre-tour reports so designers stay aligned, and scheduling the moving pieces. Overwhelming at first, clearer as it comes together.

• The process of contacting venues
• Finding and briefing technicians
• Pre-tour reports and scheduling

Getting press and industry attention early is essential. We work through the timeline of when to start reaching out, how to find the right contacts, and how to think creatively about coverage. On the industry side, we identify who shares your artistic values, who inspires you, and how to build relationships with them, locally, nationally or internationally.

Staying relevant on social media can feel like a full time job, and often it is. We figure out what to post during a run versus during downtime, how to plan ahead so it does not take over your headspace, and what a sustainable strategy actually looks like for you.

Many theatre companies start as friends working with friends. When things go well, it is the best feeling in the world. As stress mounts and energy runs low, we look at how you and the people you work with can hold each other accountable for actions and inactions, while still being able to leave the workspace and remain friends.

The show is on the road. Now what does a tour manager actually do? Getting from A to B, knowing who's driving, who's buying food, who's briefing the lighting designer if something goes wrong. There are a million jobs on tour, but together we build a plan for how and when to do them. In the ever-shifting world of tour life, preparation is the key.