It is that time of year when the whole of the country goes mad, nope I'm not talking about the world cup as that has already passed. I am not talking about Summer- we have already had our summer (1 week worth of Sun.) I am talking about all the endless great festivals.
- Aberdeen International Youth Festival
- All Tomorrow's Parties
- Bloc Weekend
- Lovebox
- Shoredith Festival
- Bangface Weekender
- Bestival
- Bingley Music Live
- Cambridge Folk Festival
- Connect Music Festival
- Creamfields
- Download Festival
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Edinburgh International Television Festival
- Fairport's Cropredy Convention
- Gatecrasher
- The Glade
- Glastonbury Festival
- Global Gathering
- Golowan Festival
- Greenbelt Festival
- The Green Man Festival
- Gregynog Music Festival
- Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade
- Infest
- Isle of Wight Festival
- Latitude Festival
- Montol Festival
- Offset Festival
- The Proms
- Radio 1's Big Weekend
- Reading and Leeds Festivals
- Secret Garden Party
- Shambala Festival
- Summer Sundae
- T in the Park
- Tartan Heart Festival
- The Square Festival
- Truck Festival
- Underage Festival
- V Festival
- Wakestock
- Whitby Gothic Weekend
- Wickerman Festival
- 2008 Temple Festival
- Godiva Festival
- Y Not Festival
Now most of these festivals are music festivals, which are brilliant. But here at the Golden Delilah headquarters we wonder why music festivals have a great following. Latitude is an exception of course at it is a curator of all the arts -Dance, Music, Theatre, Literature and Art. As we are a new company looking to put our Golden Ray on many people and encourage a diverse audience to attend theatre. We are currently researching how theatre can be as entertaining as going to a festival and listening to music.
Our current formula of:
great writers+ Brilliant Directors+ talented Actors= 20 minutes worth of provocative writing.
Works very well, however we are still failing to encourage people who have never been to the theatre to enjoy a night of our Golden Delight ( ha ha that rhymes.)
So we are putting the question out there for all of you to give us your input..........
What can theatre do to become more accessible, entertaining and inviting to a new diverse audience?
Lets us know, you can contact us on the details below or leave a comment.
goldendelilah@hotmail.co.uk
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