Stagely Ltd

Really pleased to share exciting Innovate UK news for Stagely Ltd so early into 2025 🎭

Great piece on on BBC News Breakfast showcasing the benefits of local theatre. Amazing work Joshua McTaggart from the Theatres Trust. Nina picked up the difficulties in finding local productions that Stagely Ltd looks to solve!   We've experienced the issues discovering local theatre that's why we founded Stagely Ltd - an app to help people discover theatre - helping people find theatre where it is more accessible both financially and geographically to create new young and diverse audiences and crew for theatres across the UK.

Stagely Ltd analysed nearly 400 professional and amateur/community theatre productions of pantomimes to find the UKs most performed pantomime 2024. 👑 Cinderella was the UK’s most performed pantomime in 2024. 🎭 Urban productions where more likely to incorporate diverse music, pop culture, and current themes to enhance accessibility and relevance, like Pinocchio at Stratford East. ✨ 20% of amateur pantomime productions appeared to use AI to enhance their production posters 🎭 Local productions, such as Ya Wee Dickie McWhittington in Kirkcaldy, took the classic Dick Whittington tale and gave it a distinctly Scottish flair Stagely Ltd wants to bridge the gap between urban and regional theatre, showcasing diverse productions and celebrating regional gems. #theatre #pantomime

A fantastic thread from David Reece on The Stage Media Company Ltd UK ticketing survey. Local accessibility and diversity are crucial for the future of theatre, it's one of the reasons we founded Stagely Ltd. 📍Regional theatres have huge community value as Patrick Gracey points out. We believe it's where future audiences, cast and crew and nurtured. 🎫 Although Pay What You Can lowers the financial barrier to theatre attendance, lower prices alone does not make more people aware of live theatre. We believe that theatres that relying on print, owned media and CRM are only reaching an existing audience. 🎭Strong link between early exposure to the arts and lifetime engagement h/t Robbie Kings. Another reason why we support Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre's "Theatre for Every Child" campaign.

The creative industries are worth £125 billion to the UK economy and were named as one of the government’s eight growth-driving sectors in its Industrial Strategy. Funding for UK's growth-driving creative industries was confirmed in the Budget. Measures included: Budget funding to help thousands of creative businesses grow across the UK £3m scheme to improve awareness of creative career paths for school children;   Grants to continue for start-up video game studios, grassroots music venues and for regional clusters of creative firms outside of London; and New VFX tax credit confirmed, UK’s world-leading film, TV, theatre, orchestra and museums tax reliefs continue. 🎞 📽 📺 #pinewoodstudios #sheppertonstudios #film ##highendtelevision #buckinghamshire #dcms #hmtreasury

It's #DiscoverCreativeCareers week – if you want to find out more about careers in theatre, head to Get Into Theatre to explore different roles in the industry, from Musical Director and Sound Technician to Dance Captain and Flyperson. https://lnkd.in/dbbck5JV

Really fantastic to join representatives from regional theatres in London last week to discuss challenges for local theatres, and share a few insights as well as the Stagely Ltd app. Many thanks for a great event David Brownlee, and the opportunity to speak.

Devon & Cornwall Create Growth Programme End of Programme Showcase Round-up: 1/3 Live Arts At last week's end of programme Showcase event for Devon & Cornwall Stage 1 businesses on the #CreateGrowthProgramme, we divided into three key sub-sector groups, where each business had two minutes to showcase their work. It was fast-paced, dynamic and brilliant! And sparked lots of exciting conversations ...💡 First up - Live Arts: A rich tapestry of music, dance and theatre, the South West arts scene shone at Showcase Day. Grounded in a sense of place, it was clear to see how local partnerships have played such an important role in each creative business’s growth. Whether it’s linking up with museums, wildlife trusts, local authorities, charities or private commercial venues, from co-producing to commissioning, these partnerships show the huge potential for creating stand-out live art performances. Collaboration across venues and audiences was another hot topic. Ideas were ignited for mixed arts events and even a mini regional tour across the region. Innovation event apps by @[Stagely Ltd](urn:li:organization:103573066) & @[Map Your Event](urn:li:organization:100097038) will make this all the more easier. Congratulations to the Live Arts Cluster across Devon & Cornwall: Documental, Owdyado, Cscape Dance Company, Troubadour Theatre, Scary Little Girls, Neville Connor (Ubuntu Educational & Mentoring Services), Unleashed Theatre Company, Dicky Souray (Groundswell), wonderzoo-arts, MIDI - Music in Devon Initiative, Filament, ACE Holds The Space™ PARTICIPATE ARTS CIC, Leonie Anderson (Barkham Exmoor CIC), STERTS ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE, Barbican Theatre Plymouth, SALT Projects Cornwall Ltd, Stagely Ltd, Lowender and The Resource Project. Thank you to our wonderful hosts The Box, Plymouth, our fantastic guests and speakers, and to our delivery partners across Devon and Cornwall: Innovate UK, Exeter City Council, West of England Combined Authority , University of Exeter, Torbay Council, Devon County Council, Real Ideas, , University of Plymouth, Plymouth Culture, Screen Cornwall Falmouth University. Images courtesy of: Spencer Cobby

The conclusion of the DCMS-funded Create Growth Program from Creative UK Devon marks an exciting milestone for Stagely Ltd. We're so proud to have been included alongside so many other creative businesses with high-growth potential from outside London.

The creative industries are worth £125 billion to the UK economy and were named as one of the government’s eight growth-driving sectors in its Industrial Strategy. Funding for UK's growth-driving creative industries was confirmed in the Budget. Measures included: Budget funding to help thousands of creative businesses grow across the UK £3m scheme to improve awareness of creative career paths for school children;   Grants to continue for start-up video game studios, grassroots music venues and for regional clusters of creative firms outside of London; and New VFX tax credit confirmed, UK’s world-leading film, TV, theatre, orchestra and museums tax reliefs continue. 🎞 📽 📺 #pinewoodstudios #sheppertonstudios #film ##highendtelevision #buckinghamshire #dcms #hmtreasury