This list is drawn from the book’s Appendix and is reprinted here in full for easy linking.
Please do suggest additions and I’ll add the best to the list…
Chapter Two
- Script www.scriptonline.net
- Davenport Theatrical www.davenporttheatrical.com
Chapter Three
- HMRC – current tax rates www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates
- Independent Theatre Council www.itc-arts.org
- Theatrical Management Association www.tmauk.org
- Society of London Theatre www.solt.co.uk
- HMRC – National Minimum Wage www.hmrc.gov.uk/nmw
Chapter Four
- Doollee www.doollee.com
- Mercury Musicals www.mercurymusicals.com
- Writers Guild of Great Britain www.writersguild.org.uk
- ITC www.itc-arts.org
- Guide to Musical Theatre www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com
- PRS For Music www.prsformusic.com
Chapter Five
- Association of Charitable Foundations www.acf.org.uk
- Funder Finder www.funderfinder.org.uk
- Awards for All www.awardsforall.org.uk
- Clore Duffield Foundation www.cloreduffield.org.uk
- Esmee Fairbairn Foundation www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
- Oxford Samuel Becket Theatre Trust www.osbttrust.com
- Royal Victoria Hall Foundation www.rvhf.org
- Stage One www.stageone.uk.com
- Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk
- Arts Council Wales www.artswales.org.uk
- Creative Scotland www.creativescotland.com (nee Scottish Arts Council)
- Arts Council Northern Ireland www.artscouncil-ni.org
- Arts Council Ireland www.artscouncil.ie
- Arts and Business www.artsandbusiness.org.uk
Chapter Six
- Southwark Playhouse www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Chapter Seven
- National Rural Touring Forum www.nrtf.org.uk
Examples of touring venues
- Rondo Theatre, Bath www.rondotheatre.co.uk
- The Drum, Plymouth www.theatreroyal.com
- Queens Hall, Hexham www.queenshall.co.uk
- Theatre Royal, Winchester www.theatre-royal-winchester.co.uk
- New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
- Northern Stage, Newcastle www.northernstage.co.uk
- Hall For Cornwall, Truro www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham www.everymantheatre.org.uk
- Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Tour Bookers
- Dave Mauchline www.davemauchline.com
- Book Em Danno www.bookemdanno.com
- Makin Projects www.makinprojects.co.uk
- Scamp Theatre www.scamptheatre.com
- The Booking Office www.thebookingoffice.com
- UK Touring www.uktouring.org.uk
- UK Arts International www.ukarts.com
- Arts Archive www.arts-archive.com
- The Stage www.thestage.co.uk
- Assembly Rooms www.assemblyfestival.com
- Gilded Balloon www.gildedballoon.co.uk
- Pleasance www.pleasance.co.uk
- Underbelly www.underbelly.co.uk
- Traverse www.traverse.co.uk
- C Venues www.cthefestival.com
- Universal Arts www.universal-arts.com
- Sweet Venues www.sweet-uk.net
- Zoo Venues www.zoovenues.co.uk
- Edinburgh Fringe www.edfringe.com
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office www.fco.gov.uk
- British Council www.britishcouncil.org
- Adelaide Fringe www.adelaidefringe.com.au
- Melbourne Comedy Festival www.comedyfestival.com.au
- Brisbane Festival www.brisbanefestival.com.au
- Melbourne Fringe www.melbournefringe.com.au
- Sydney Comedy Festival www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au
- New Zealand Comedy Festival www.comedyfestival.co.nz
Chapter Eight
- YouSendIt www.yousendit.com
Printers
- RCS www.businessprinting.co.uk
- John Good www.johngood.com
- Century 23 www.century-23.com
- ALocalPrinter www.alocalprinter.com
- Principal Colour www.principalcolour.co.uk
- Saxoprint www.saxoprint.co.uk
- A Philosophy of Advertising Copy http://www.thirdlion.com/Benefits.html
- Official London Theatre – Stats and Facts http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/stats-and-facts/
- 1&1 www.1and1.co.uk
- WordPress www.wordpress.org
- Drupal www.drupal.org
- Cubby Bernstein (Xanadu viral campaign) www.cubbybernstein.com
- TMB Mailings www.tmbmailings.com
- Arts Marketing Association www.a-m-a.org.uk
- SmArts & Culture www.smartsandculture.com
- Marketing Terms www.marketingterms.com
- Information Commissioner’s Office www.ico.gov.uk
Media Buyers
- TCS Media www.tcsmedia.co.uk
- Media Junction www.mediajunction.co.uk
- Total Media www.totalmedia.co.uk
Marketing Agencies
- Aka www.akauk.com
- Dewynters www.dewynters.com
- EMG www.emg-ents.com
- Makes Three www.makesthree.org
- Mobius www.mobiusindustries.com
- Target Live www.target-live.co.uk
Chapter Nine
Press Agents
- AGPR www.agpr.co.uk
- Arthur Leone PR www.arthurleone.com
- Borkowski www.borkowski.co.uk
- Clout www.cloutcom.co.uk
- The Corner Shop PR www.thecornershoppr.com
- Impressive PR www.impressivepr.com
- Paul Sullivan PR www.paulsullivan.info
- Premier www.premierpr.com
- Public Eye www.publiceye.co.uk
- Sue Hyman Associates www.suehyman.com
- Target Live www.target-live.co.uk
- Pic Resize www.picresize.com
Chapter Ten
- Society of British Theatre Designers www.theatredesign.org.uk
- ITC www.itc-arts.org
- TMA www.tmauk.org
- ALD Template LD rider www.ald.org.uk/resources
- Stage Jobs Pro www.stagejobspro.com
- Arts Jobs www.artsjobs.org.uk
- Musicians Union www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Chapter Eleven
- Casting Directors’ Guild www.thecdg.co.uk
- Casting Society of America www.castingsociety.com
- Spotlight www.spotlight.com
- PCR www.pcrnewsletter.com
- IMDB Pro www.imdbpro.com
- Who Represents www.whorepresents.com
- Screen Actors Guild www.sag.org
- Zamzar (file conversions) www.zamzar.com
Chapter Fourteen
- Charity Commission www.charitycommission.gov.uk
- HMRC www.hmrc.gov.uk
Other Useful Online Resources
KEY PRESS
Although Web addresses are given for all titles, not all publish their full arts coverage online, and some charge for access or require registration.
National – broadsheet dailies
- The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk
- Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk
- The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk
- The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk
- Financial Times http://www.ft.com
National – tabloid dailies with arts coverage
- The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk
- Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk
- Evening Standard (London) http://www.eveningstandard.co.uk
- The Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk
- Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk
National – Sunday papers with arts coverage
- Sunday Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk
- Sunday Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk
- The Observer http://www.observer.co.uk
- Mail On Sunday http://www.dailymail.co.uk
- Independent on Sunday http://www.independent.co.uk
- Sunday Express http://www.sundayexpress.co.uk
- Sunday Mirror http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk
THEATRE NEWS
Whatsonstage – http://www.whatsonstage.com – London focused site which is expanding its regional coverage. Unrivalled up-to-date news and reviews coverage, plus a lively message board with gossip and commentary.
The Stage Online – http://www.thestage.co.uk – Virtual presence of the theatre industry’s only weekly print publication. Blogs are useful and searchable news, reviews and listings archive is helpful for research.
Playbill – http://www.playbill.com – New York based site with all the latest Broadway and US theatre news, with a smattering of international coverage. Also publishes weekly takings for Broadway shows.
THEATRICAL REFERENCE
Arts Archive – http://www.arts-archive.com – Although occasionally hit-and-miss, this is a vast free archive covering UK show listings for roughly the last decade, sometimes including cast details.
Internet Broadway Database – http://www.ibdb.com – Does for Broadway what IMDB does for Hollywood, with detailed archive of productions and those involved in them.
London Theatre – http://www.londontheatre.co.uk – Detailed listings for London shows, although scant details of cast and crew.
Theatre Monkey – http://www.theatremonkey.com – Seating plans for London theatres with guides to good and bad seats. Useful particularly when setting your own ticket prices, or just to get a good seat!
Doolee – http://www.doollee.com – Useful site for tracking down a playwright’s credits, publishers and agent.
THEATRICAL GOSSIP
West End Whingers – http://www.westendwhingers.co.uk – Irreverent reviews of London shows by two anonymous paying punters, who aren’t afraid of saying acerbic things about previews. One particularly memorable posting reports how they spent the second half of a show frolicking in the sunshine rather than sitting through the performance.
Talkin Broadway – http://www.talkinbroadway.com – New York focussed site with lively message board, ‘All That Chat’.
The Guardian Theatre Blog – http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage – Whilst their news coverage is not worth bothering with, the site’s useful for its incisive opinions expressed through the lively blogs and comments.
Baz Bamigboye – http://www.dailymail.co.uk – The Daily Mail’s theatre correspondent often runs insightful gossip on his Friday column which is available via the newspaper’s Web site.
PHOTO LIBRARIES
Artzooks – http://www.artzooks.com – Access a number of popular libraries in one search. Often cheaper than buying directly from the source site.
Getty Images – http://www.gettyimages.com – One of the original photo libraries, with an incredible range including many classic shots and archival news material. Buying an image on a rights-managed basis from here can be eye-wateringly expensive, but you can at least get an instant quote online.
iStockPhoto – http://www.istockphoto.com – Anyone can post photos here for sale to others, so the quality can be variable but the range is unmatched. Useful search features allow you to seek out images based on their use of a particular colour, as well as by keyword.
Photos.com – http://www.photos.com – Images can be bought individually or subscribe for a month for unlimited access.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Geraint Lewis – www.geraintlewis.com
Anne Marie Bickerton – www.annemariebickerton.com
Steve Ullathorne – www.ullapix.com
Robert Workman – www.robertworkman.demon.co.uk
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Feast Creative – www.feastcreative.com
Module – www.modulemedia.co.uk
Rubbaglove – www.rubbaglove.co.uk
Snow Creative – www.snowcreative.co.uk
CENTRAL LONDON CASTING & REHEARSAL SPACES
This is not an exhaustive list, and it is only exclusive in the sense that I’ve only included venues that I have a good personal experience of hiring. Not all locations are suitable for castings as some only rent by the week, whilst others are inconveniently located for actors trying to fit in multiple auditions in a day.
Artsadmin at Toynbee Studios – http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/toynbeestudios
Diorama Arts – http://www.diorama-arts.org.uk
Duthy Hall – http://www.duthyhall.com
Menier Chocolate Factory – http://www.menierchocolatefactory.com
Oval House – http://www.ovalhouse.com
People Show Studios – http://www.peopleshow.co.uk
Pleasance Islington – http://www.pleasance.co.uk
Quicksilver Theatre – http://www.quicksilvertheatre.org
St Gabriel’s Halls – http://www.stgabrielshalls.org.uk
St George’s Bloomsbury – http://www.stgeorgesbloomsbury.org.uk
The Devas Club – http://www.devasclub.org.uk
The Drill Hall – http://www.drillhall.co.uk
The Jerwood Space – http://www.jerwoodspace.co.uk
The Rag Factory – http://www.ragfactory.org.uk
Treadwell’s – http://www.treadwells-london.com
INSURERS
First Act – http://www.firstact.co.uk – Telephone 020 8686 5050
Gordon, Israel & Co. – Telephone 020 7251 2255
Walton & Parkinson Ltd – Telephone 020 7929 4747
SOLICITORS
Clintons Tel: 020 7379 6080 www.clintons.co.uk
Harbottle & Lewis Tel: 020 7667 5000 www.harbottle.com
Baker Tilly Tel: 020 7413 5100 www.bakertilly.co.uk
Breckman & Company Tel: 020 7499 2292
Barry Shaw Tel: 020 8297 8899
The Simkins Partnership Tel: 020 7907 3000 www.simkins.com
Tarlo Lyons Tel: 020 7405 2000 www.tarlolyons.com
ACCOUNTANTS
Nash Harvey Tel: 020 8746 3708 www.nashharveylondon.com
Nyman Libson Paul Tel: 020 7433 2400 www.nymanlibsonpaul.co.uk
Hi James
Thank you very much for your excellent “So You Want To Be A Theatre Producer” and accompanying website. I have dabbled on the fringes of the industry for a few years and am in the process of forming a new theatre company, and your book is proving really informative and encouraging
I just thought I’d drop you a note to say that I’ve spotted a couple of obsolete/dead links which you might want to consider updating at some point, both under the Chapter 5 section:
1) Scottish Arts Council now call themselves Creative Scotland with their website at http://www.creativescotland.com/
2) Arts and Business’ website is now at http://www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/
Thanks again and best wishes,
Simon Coates