🎉 We’re delighted to announce that Abigail Reeve has been appointed as the new Director of the National Rural Touring Forum! We look forward to her leadership as NRTF continues championing creativity and culture in every rural community. Read more: buff.ly/BxaFAuG

Press Drop-In with Dickie Felton — Friday 12 December, 9:30am Need support with press or marketing? Join our monthly members’ session — this time featuring a fun Christmas media quiz to get you in the festive spirit! ☃️ Zoom link has been emailed to all members 📧

💼 Need support with a funding bid? Our next Fundraising Clinic is on Monday 8 December, and we’re trialling a drop-in format so members can receive individual guidance from our in-house fundraising managers, Jo & Amy. Members can book a free 15-minute slot - details are in your inbox 📧

☃️ Snowy Social 2025 ☃️ Join us on Thursday 11 December, 1-2pm for our festive NRTF member drop-in! A relaxed hour to catch up, connect, share plans - or just enjoy a cosy chat with the rural touring community. 📧 Zoom link will be emailed to all members.

The Rural Touring Guide is a free, comprehensive resource offering practical advice, insight, and inspiration for artists, promoters, and organisations bringing high-quality creative work to rural venues and community spaces. Find out more: buff.ly/opRJRYX

⭐️ NRTF Members ⭐️ Join us on Wednesday 19th November at 12pm for our brand new Social Media Clinic! This is a welcoming session packed with simple, practical tips to help you connect with your audiences online. 📧 Meeting link will be emailed to members in advance

The Rural Touring Guide is a free, comprehensive resource offering practical advice, insight, and inspiration for artists, promoters, and organisations bringing high-quality creative work to rural venues and community spaces. Find out more: buff.ly/opRJRYX

The Rural Touring Guide is a free, comprehensive resource offering practical advice, insight, and inspiration for artists, promoters, and organisations bringing high-quality creative work to rural venues and community spaces. Find out more: buff.ly/opRJRYX

The Rural Touring Guide is a free, comprehensive resource offering practical advice, insight, and inspiration for artists, promoters, and organisations bringing high-quality creative work to rural venues and community spaces. Find out more: buff.ly/opRJRYX

📣 NRTF Members 📣 The AGM of the National Rural Touring Forum will take place on Wednesday 22 October 2025, 10am-11am. Members will have received the online meeting link via email 📧

🎭 Applications are now open for Arts Alive’s PITCH UP (Rural)! This is a brilliant opportunity for artists and companies to pitch their ready-to-tour shows to programmers from across the UK’s rural touring network. 🗓 Find out more here: buff.ly/iwGq3Cy #RuralTouring #PitchUp #ArtsAlive #NRTF

⭐️ NRTF Members ⭐️ Our next Member Drop in session will be held on Tuesday 14th October at 9:30am. Member Drop Ins are open to all our members, and are an opportunity to meet fellow members, tell us what you are up to, and ask any questions 😊 Members will receive the meeting link via email 📧

📣 NRTF Members 📣 Join NRTF's Fundraising and Project Managers Jo and Amy for their monthly fundraising session. 📧 Members will have received the meeting link in their inboxes. #artsfunding #fundraising #ruraltouring #letscreate

There's just one week left to apply for the role of Director of NRTF! The Director will be a visible ambassador for rural touring - building strong relationships, advocating for our members, and championing the rural touring sector. Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/nIUCggb

We’re excited to launch the brand new Rural Touring Guide! 🌟 Commissioned by NRTF & created by Creative Arts East, this is a free resource packed with advice for artists & promoters bringing high-quality creative work to rural venues. 👉 Download here: buff.ly/1gW1Cwg #RuralTouring #LetsCreate

📣 We're recruiting a new Director! 📣 The Director will be a visible ambassador for rural touring — building strong relationships, advocating for our members, and championing the rural touring sector. Find out more here: buff.ly/oDBhFc8 #RuralTouring #NRTFJobs #LetsCreate

NRTF Press & Media Manager Dickie Felton hosts a drop-in for members on Fri 15 Aug, 9:30am. Need marketing or publicity advice? Ask Dickie! Meeting link sent to members via email 📧

Looking back on the 2024–25 RTDI tour and its brilliant impact in rural communities. A huge thanks to the audiences, promoters & artists who made it so memorable. The 2025–26 tour starts in just over a month with a new group of companies — stay tuned!

Join us and @worldfringe at #EdFringe2025 for a conversation on touring beyond the Fringe. 📅 22 Aug, 10:30am 📍 Fringe Central For artists curious about rural touring — and ready to spark new ideas and collaborations. info: buff.ly/MQjpOJC #RuralTouring #UrbanMeetsRural #TouringTogether

Dear NRTF Members and friends, please join us for our What Next? Rural meeting this Wednesday 16th July at 10am. The meeting link has been shared to our subscribers via email. If you would like to join and haven't received a meeting link, please contact us.

🎤 “NRTF Conference is very friendly.” Tina Hofman from Not Now Collective shared her experience of this year’s #NRTFConference2025 — highlighting the warm atmosphere and open approach to networking. Thanks to Tina and to all the other wonderful attendees who created such a wonderful atmosphere 😊

🎉 CREATE TOUR CONNECT – SOUTH WEST THEATRE COMMISSION! Create Tour Connect is an innovative new partnership project, commissioning, developing and touring theatre and drama across the rural touring network in England. More info: buff.ly/nPoWWHV

NRTF Press and Media manager Dickie Felton is back with a drop-in session for members wanting to discuss press and marketing matters on Friday 4th July at 9:30am. Members will have received the meeting link via email 📧

For NRTF Conference 2025 Alys Williams will be presenting their debut play, The Light House, a real-life love story about holding onto each other, even in the darkest times. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU #artscouncilsupported #ruraltouring #ace #NRTFConference2025

For NRTF Conference 2025, Casson & Friends will be presenting their show ARCADE, a joyful interactive performance with short dance 'games' to connect people of all ages with the childlike joy of play - and each other! Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU

Suntou Susso is a captivating performer and master of the kora. He hails from the Gambia and a long line of Griots - oral historians, teachers and peacekeepers who preserve their culture through music and storytelling. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU #artscouncilsupported #ruraltouring

For NRTF Conference 2025, Bobak Champion will be presenting I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik, a hilarious and heart-felt story of one man's journey to Iran to discover his cultural heritage. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU #artscouncilsupported #ruraltouring #ace #NRTFConference2025

For NRTF Conference 2025, LAStheatre will be presenting Caspian's Storm, a fast-paced, interactive show for the young and young at heart. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU #artscouncilsupported #ruraltouring #ace #NRTFConference2025

For NRTF Conference 2025, Spectacle & Mirth will be presenting City Liminal, a roaming interactive adventure that provokes both intellectual and artistic engagement from players to build something new together and be inspired by the everyday. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU

For NRTF Conference 2025, Glimmer Theatre will be presenting their show, The River Runner, an exhilarating tale of courage, community and speedy-skating. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU #artscouncilsupported #ruraltouring #ace #NRTFConference2025

For NRTF Conference 2025, Andrew Davis will be presenting a talk on how the rural touring sector can implement AI in our own workflows, as well as looking towards the next 10 years of developments. Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU #artscouncilsupported #ruraltouring #ace #NRTFConference2025

For NRTF Conference 2025, @badappletheatre.bsky.social will be presenting their show Crumbs, a hilarious one-person show with baking for the audience to taste at the end! Find out more here: buff.ly/u03hvgU

Andrew Davis is a leading force at the crossroads of digital marketing and generative AI. Andrew is one of our brilliant speakers who will be inviting attendees of NRTF Conference 2025 to do some big-picture thinking 💡 Read what he had to say about the conference here: buff.ly/RW3sNAG

We've extended the closing date for conference tickets to this Friday at 12pm - so you've got a few extra days to grab yours if you haven't already done so!  Grab your tickets here: buff.ly/AKP6mj4

Laura Sedgwick is the producer for Theatre Green Book, a grass-roots initiative to move theatre and the performing arts closer towards a greener future, in response to the climate crisis. You can read what Laura had to say about the conference here: buff.ly/RW3sNAG

⭐️ NRTF Members ⭐️ Our next Member Drop In session will be held tomorrow at 11:30am. You will receive the meeting link via email 📧

🚨 Tickets for NRTF Conference 2025 Close Tomorrow! 🚨 We’ll be closing ticket sales tomorrow on June 10th, so if you haven’t grabbed your ticket, make sure you grab it asap! Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P #ruraltouring #ace #letscreate #artscouncilsupported

David Eagle @thedavideagle.bsky.social will be treating NRTF Conference 2025 attendees to a marvellous show blending songs, stories, and laughs! Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P

Carmel Clavin is a singer storyteller creating immersive theatrical experiences around the globe for audiences both immense and intimate. Carmel will be hosting NRTF Conference 2025, bringing their signature vaudevillian flair! Book your tickets and find out more via the link in our bio! 🔗

⭐️ By becoming a member, you can get access to reduced ticket rates! For those who don’t want to purchase a full 3-day ticket, we also offer part conference tickets, which includes access to selected sessions and meals on the days you attend. More info here: buff.ly/YtBAdIS

🚨 Tickets for NRTF Conference 2025 are going fast! 🚨 We’ll be closing ticket sales on June 10th, so if you haven’t grabbed your ticket, make sure you grab it asap! Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P

For NRTF Conference 2025, Theatre Green Book Producer, Laura Sedgwick, will be taking part in our Big Discussion on Environmental sustainability in the rural touring sector. Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P

This #VolunteersWeek we're celebrating the wonderful volunteers that support the rural touring ecosystem! All over the country, their incredible contributions help nourish and sustain their rural communities 😊 Let us know in the comments about the volunteers you want to shout about!

Elizabeth Freestone is a theatre director, creative consultant and environmentalist. Elizabeth will be presenting a keynote speech on Environmental Responsibility in The Arts, as part of NRTF Conference 2025. Book your tickets and find our more here: buff.ly/YtBAdIS

For those who don’t want to purchase a full 3-day Conference ticket, we also offer part conference tickets, which includes access to selected sessions and meals on the days you attend. ⭐️ By becoming a member, you can get access to reduced ticket rates! More info: buff.ly/YtBAdIS

NRTF is dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion for every attendee, regardless of age, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or spiritual belief. We want to make it clear that our community and our conference is welcoming of trans, non-binary and GNC people.

Thinking about coming to NRTF Conference 2025? Have a listen to what Heather, one of our wonderful attendees of NRTF Conference 2023, thought of the conference 😊 You can book tickets and find our more here: buff.ly/SpoFeE9

🎭 The @ruraltouring.bsky.social 's flagship conference returns this June, bringing together artists, promoters, and industry leaders to celebrate rural touring and explore new ways of engaging audiences through immersive experiences & cultural diversity. More ⏩https://bit.ly/4mazpOT #RuralArts

NRTF Press and Media manager Dickie Felton is back with a drop-in session for members wanting to discuss press and marketing matters on Friday 16th May at 9:30am. Members will receive the meeting link via email 📧

📣 NRTF Members 📣 Join NRTF's Fundraising and Project Managers Jo and Amy for their monthly fundraising session. 📧 Members will have received the meeting link in their inboxes. #artsfunding #fundraising #ruraltouring #letscreate