NTC Latest Financial Accounts and Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2011

This is what we did in 2011

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During the year, the Company staged 3 full tours including 1 adaption of a classic novel and 1 new play; in the autumn it toured The Old Curiosity Shop, Beauty and the Beast toured as the Christmas show and in the Spring Star Quality was toured. The audience and critical response to these productions was excellent:

"You could quite easily travel to London and spend a small fortune on the best seats at a West End theatre and not top this outstanding evening of theatre. The acting was superlative."- Alan Crossman Plumley Village Hall.

• 33% of the Company's work was new writing.
• The Company employed 165 actor weeks in rehearsal and performance. 95% of actors were locally based.
• The Company provided 61 weeks of employment for technical and production staff, 65% of whom were locally based.
• There were the equivalent of 4.2 full-time staff, comprising Artistic Director, Tours Manager, Production Management Associate, Design Management Associate and Finance Coordinator (part-time).

The Company gave a total of 111 performances, of which 67% were in the Northern region. The total audience was 8,404, down from the previous, due to a focus on smaller venues.

InterACT

The Company also completed the seventh year of the InterACT scheme and began the eighth year. The aim of the scheme is to provide “apprenticeships” for drama production and performance students and bridge the gap between theatre studies and professional employment.

The seventh year intake toured a successful production of ‘4Play’ by a group of new writers around the Northern region and took part in a wide range of Master Classes and workshops through February to May.

All of the eight trainees are actively working in the profession.

The money we received:

How we spent it:

Our key objectives for the next year are:

• To continue to tour theatre to rural areas;
• To seek funding for and manage/mentor Year 9 of InterACT within a sustainable structure;
• To source project funding for 2012 onwards to enable the continuation of delivery of high quality theatre activities in rural communities who will otherwise be excluded from Great Art for Everyone.

You can view our Financial Report for 2011