Grow Festival 2018

GROW IS HULL TRUCK THEATRE’S ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR ARTISTS OF ANY AGE AND AT ANY STAGE OF THEIR CAREER WWW.HULLTRUCK.CO.UK/GROW BOX OFFICE 01482 323638 #GROWFEST

AFTER AN EPIC HULL UK CITY OF CULTURE 2017, THIS YEAR’S GROW FESTIVAL BUILDS ON THE CONFIDENCE WE’VE ALL GAINED, CEMENTS RELATIONSHIPS AND CHALLENGES ARTISTS TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON. For artists, Grow 2018 is centred around learning and development. Try something new, make connections and inspire your collaborative choices. For audiences, it’s your chance to influence the making of new performance.

Come in, make yourself at home, and shape some brand new work with Hull’s hotbed of creative talent.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

NORTHERN VENUES: ARTIST DEVELOPMENT TRADEFAIR

MARK MAKIN’S HOW TO BOOK A TOUR COURSE

GRIM VISIONS: ED GRIMOLDBY WORKSHOP

INTERACT: 10am – 3.30pm £10 Covering identifying and contacting programmers, touring logistics, budgets, marketing, venue expectations and much more, giving you a confident start to getting your show on the road.

STUDIO: 12pm-1pm £5 Ed Grimoldby runs an interactive workshop on motion sensor tracking and using digital gadgets in performance on a budget.

10 MAY

FIRST FLOOR: 2pm – 4pm FREE Drop in. Meet the programmers to find out about artist development programmes in the North, and how they support artists.

GROW LAUNCH PARTY & SECTOR GATHERING HOSTED BY THE HERD FIRST FLOOR: 5pm – 6.30pm FREE Join us for a drink as we see in Grow 2018, with networking hosted by The Herd.

FIRST TIME OUT STUDIO: 6.45pm – 8pm £6 Hull’s freshest theatre makers scratch new work and seek your honest feedback at early stages in their rehearsal process.

BUY A FESTIVAL PASS AND ATTEND ALL EVENTS FOR JUST

£40

11 MAY

COLLABORATION SPEED-DATING FIRST FLOOR: 4pm - 5pm £3 Calling all performers, producers, designers, directors, writers, dramaturgs, choreographers…

A speed-dating event to meet, greet, go forth and collaborate!

SLATE SOCIAL INTERACT: 5.30pm - 7pm FREE A place to meet artists of colour, and to exchange info and tips through conversation and guest speakers.

NEW YEAR NEW WORK STUDIO: 7pm – 8.30pm £6 In January 2018, six Hull writers met six Hull Directors. See the results in this first public sharing of ‘New Year New Work’ scripts.

Hosted by Tess Seddon.

Hull Truck Theatre gratefully acknowledges support from:

Designed and printed by The Graphic Design House www.tgdh.co.uk

12 MAY

MASTERCLASS WITH BRYONY KIMMINGS REHEARSAL ROOM: 1.30pm-5.30pm £10 Bryony takes you on a whistlestop tour of her practice - learn how to create watertight concepts and mind-blowing projects. A workshop with a picnic afterwards!

HULL TRUCK SHORTS STUDIO: 7pm – 8pm £6 Hull Truck Theatre commissions three punchy 15 minute plays, by emerging writers Jim English, Lydia Marchant, and Josh Overton. Directed by Mark Babych.

GROW AFTER PARTY LOWER FOYER: 8pm – 9pm FREE An excuse to meet in the bar and share our experiences and learning at Grow 2018.