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Dateline: 16th January, 2006

Bringing Untapped Regional Talent to London

artsdepot, north London's newest arts centre, launches its new contemporary performance festival; depot untapped.

depot untapped sources untapped regional theatre talent from all over the UK and Ireland. The centre is looking for companies making exciting devised, collaborative, innovative and cross-disciplinary work to showcase in their 148 seat Studio Theatre in this new London arts venue. depot untapped will bridge the gap between regional work and London venues - enabling regional companies to have their work seen in the capital. The aim is to give innovative artists exposure, and London audiences the chance to see new work.

What depot untapped can offer companies

depot untapped offers companies the opportunity to perform in a professional venue alongside other artists and present their work to the public as well as programmers and venue directors. Companies will be offered some financial, technical and marketing support, and the showcase will be included in the brochure which has a print run of 45,000.

What companies need

Companies need to have a finished performance, have had some financial support from a funding body/venue and/or a letter of recommendation from their local venue/theatre. The company needs to be based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland (outside London) and the show needs to have a simple get-out in order to speed up transitions between shows. Each performance can be up to one hour long.

Timescale

• artsdepot needs a DVD or video of your work (past or present) and a written proposal by February 28th 2006. (Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you would like the DVD/videos returned). If the show is touring please inform them as key artsdepot staff may be available to attend.
• March 2006: artsdepot will shortlist and inform successful companies by March 30th at the latest.
• April/May 2006: artsdepot's technical and marketing teams will be in touch requesting technical specifications and details.
• June 2006: the festival will run Thursday 8 June - Saturday 10 June 2006. There will be matinees as well as evening shows.

Written proposals

Please limit proposals to no more than 4 pages of A4 outlining:

• Your company's key aims
• A description of the work
• Any previous audience reactions/press reviews
• Any support (both in kind and financial)
• Previous shows (if any) and where they were performed
• The company members
• Any future plans

Please send all proposals to:

depot untapped
artsdepot
5 Nether Street
North Finchley
N12 0GA

or email: info@artsdepot.co.uk with depot untapped in the subject line.

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