The Touring Network exists to see rural touring be a central, celebrated and indispensable part of the cultural life of Scotland.
We encourage live performances of the highest level, and support people as promoters, performers and audiences to create vibrant places to live, work and visit. Our network is made up of a diverse mix of people and organisations from volunteer promoters, village hall committees, pub landlords, school teachers, and professional programmers, to theatre makers and producers, dance artists, musicians, agents and about-to-hit-the-road performers. Our members’ venues are scattered across a region which covers half the land mass of Scotland, stretching from Shetland to Campbeltown, and our performer members are both situated in and out of this region.
Whilst we are geographically spread – we are a network closely connected by our cohesive vision for better access to remarkable live performances across rural Scotland.
VISION: Every Scottish community, however small, has an essential and vibrant cultural life; one that is locally rooted, nationally supported and internationally recognised.
MISSION: To inspire and enable those who deliver remarkable performances in rural and island communities – connecting people and transforming places.
AIMS:
- Grow a strong, diverse and well informed membership and encourage a ‘learning and sharing’ network culture
- Support the development and touring of all genres of high quality live performance
- Connect audiences to high quality live performance in the region
- Connect, communicate and inform the activities, needs and outcomes of our members to the sector and beyond
- Increase organisational resilience
