Wednesday 21 May 2025
1pm - 7:30pm, last entry is at 5.30pm
£5
Networking
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Assembly Hall
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Join us for STAMP Connects - an afternoon for artists and organisations alike to come together for useful panel talks, open conversations and networking.
STAMP Connects breaks down barriers between independent artists and the organisations who exist to support them. As in previous years, it will feature panel discussions with a variety of programming, producing and commissioning theatres. At our ‘marketplace’, ticket holders can also meet, chat and build relationships with up to 20 London-based arts organisations, including Battersea Arts Centre, Camden People’s Theatre, The Cockpit, Fuel Theatre, Theatre Deli and more.
STAMP Connects is an opportunity to tell venues and organisations what you think and what you need – and to gain an understanding of how those organisations and venues can support you and your work.
Confirmed marketplace stall holders: Artsadmin, artsdepot, Battersea Arts Centre, Brixton House, Camden People's Theatre, Chelsea Theatre, Cockpit Theatre, Fuel Theatre, Gate Theatre, Kings Head Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, Old Red Lion Theatre, Omnibus Theatre, The Place, Pleasance, Seven Dials Playhouse, Shoreditch Town Hall, Tara Theatre, Tamasha, Theatre Deli, Young Vic Creators Program.
You can download the full timetable of the day by clicking here or scroll down to the "Schedule" tab below. Last entry is at 5.30pm.
Discussions will be available to livestream with auto generated captions. To watch the livestream on the day, click here.
Tea, coffee & biscuits will be provided free of charge throughout the day. Each ticket holder will receive a drinks voucher for one free drink at the networking session in the evening.
STAMP Connects is a relaxed event. This means we welcome all those with learning disabilities and/or additional sensory and communication needs, or anyone else who prefers to attend events in a more informal environment.
During the event, attendees should feel comfortable making noise and moving around as and when they need to in a friendly environment.
There is an admittance anytime policy, including during panel discussions, so attendees are free to come and go as they please.
There are no bright lights or loud noises during STAMP Connects.
There is a Quiet Space at Shoreditch Town Hall with armchairs, a sofa, and water available. There will be reserved access seating with good site lines of the stage, and near exits.
All panelists will audio describe, and there will be a notetaker who will share their notes with all participants after the event.
Where possible, STAMP is committed to responding to additional access requests. If you have any specific access requirements you would like us to be aware of, please email info@shoreditchtownhall.com
Shoreditch Town Hall's venue specific access information (including venue walk through, wheelchair user info, parking & travel etc.) can be found by clicking here
STAMP is a group of venues and organisations based in London who support and produce new theatre and performance work. STAMP's mission is practical collective action to improve the ways in which artists are supported by our organisations and the industry, and are valued in society more widely.
The Albany, Almeida Theatre, Applecart Arts, Arcola Theatre, Artsadmin, artsdepot, Battersea Arts Centre, Barbican Centre, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Blue Elephant Theatre, Brixton House, Bush Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre, China Plate, Chelsea Theatre,, Cockpit Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Finborough Theatre, Fuel Theatre, Gate Theatre, Graeae, Greenwich Theatre, Hackney Showroom, Improbable, Jacksons Lane, Kiln Theatre, Kings Head Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, National Theatre, New Diorama Theatre, New Earth Theatre, the Old Diorama Arts Centre, the Old Red Lion, the Old Vic, Omnibus Theatre, Park Theatre, Penned in the Margins, Pleasance, Poplar Union, Rich Mix, Riverside Studios, Shoreditch Town Hall, Soho Theatre, Streatham Space Project, Talawa, Tall Stories, Tamasha, Theatre Delicatessen, Theatre Peckham, Theatre503, Unicorn Theatre, VAULT Creative Arts, Wandsworth Arts Fringe, The Yard, and Young Vic
Approximate Timings for the Day:
1pm – Doors
1.15pm – Welcome & Introduction
1.30pm – 2pm – Marketplace Networking
2pm – 3pm – Programming & Artist Development Insight Session, featuring Camden People's Theatre, Omnibus Theatre, Tara Arts, Soho Theatre. Chaired by Alex Ferguson (Fuel Theatre)
3pm – 3.45pm – Marketplace Networking
3.45pm – 4.45pm – Fundraising Panel Discussion, featuring Ash Bowmott (The Uncultured), Grace O'Keefe (Greenlit), and Pam Vision (Arts Council England). Moderated by Amy Clare Tasker (The Cockpit)
4.45pm – 5.30pm – Marketplace Networking (marketplace closes at 5.30pm)
5.30pm – 6.15pm – Tools for Collaboration – Artist Led Panel Discussion, led by Mary Osborn (Director, Live Art Development Agency). Other panellists to be announced
6.15pm – 7.30pm – Networking Drinks
020 7739 6176
info@shoreditchtownhall.com
Shoreditch Town Hall,
380 Old Street,
London EC1V 9LT
