ABTT Theatre Show Online :
Last chance to book!
Following on from its online debut in June 2020, the ABTT will once again be celebrating the usual dates of our annual ABTT Theatre Show with a series of online seminars over 9th-11th June.
This jam-packed series of events will be covering topics including 'Sustainable Buildings', 'Re-imagined Futures - Envisaging a Universally Accessible Arts Centre', 'WHAM', 'Health and Safety when back to work', 'School Theatre Support Group', 'AutoCAD for Performance & Vectorworks' and many more! More details on upcoming ABTT Events can be found below.
We are also excited to announce the fourth of six seminars developed in celebration of our 60th Anniversary and the centenary of one of the ABTT's founders, Stephen Joseph. It will be taking place on the 11th June at 2pm with Richard Pilbrow, Anette Ollerearnshaw, Jessica Nicholls and Alison Pottinger joining us to discuss the achievements of the ABTT, the work it is doing today and what the future looks like for our industry's organisations and theatres. More details below.
We will be rounding of the Online Theatre Show with an online social in celebration of the ABTT 60th Anniversary and the centenary of the birth of Stephen Joseph – one of our founder members.
Scheduled for Friday 11th June 2021, Affiliates, Associates, Members, Supporters, Fellows and any and all friends of the ABTT and SJC are invited to join between 4pm and 6pm.
This will be a great way to catch up with colleagues, friends and even meet a few new faces – and you don’t even have to travel! We’d love to hear about what you have been up to, what upcoming projects you might be working on and everything else! We will have a number of break out rooms so that you can head into a room with different groups or individuals and have a conversation – just like at the real show!
We also have an upcoming Apprenticeship Network Event: "Create Britain: An Introduction" on Tuesday 15th June at 2pm which will be explaining in more detail "Create Britain" which is an online platform developed specifically for the creative industries.
For students and apprentices it is a first step in connecting passion and skills with learning and career opportunities, so we will explore how to use the platform and it's purpose followed by a chance for the apprentices to network between themselves. More details below.
As always, thank you for your ongoing participation and support of the ABTT!
Kind regards,
The ABTT Team
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ABTT Seminar: Sustainable Productions (Volume 1)
The Theatre Green Book is a project spearheaded by the ABTT, the Theatres Trust and Buro Happold and led by Paddy Dillon. It has brought together theatre-makers and sustainability experts to create a common standard for making theatre sustainably.
The Theatre Green Book will have three volumes:
- Sustainable Productions
- Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable Operations
Volume 1, Sustainable Productions, was created during lockdown with the help of theatre-makers of all kinds. Available now, theatres are already using it to prepare their reopening shows. Paddy Dillon, Theatre Green Book co-ordinator, and Andrew Wylie, partner at Buro Happold, will explain the process that led to the initiative, take participants through Sustainable Productions, and answer questions.
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ABTT Seminar: Latest on AutoCAD and VectorWorks
Join David Ripley, AutoCAD expert, Tutor and Author of AutoCAD – A Handbook for Theatre as he looks at both new features in the latest release of AutoCAD – AutoCAD 2022 and some older ones you may have forgotten.
David will also be talking about AutoStage, a production plug-in for AutoCAD and accessing the software via the Charity Digital Exchange, if your organisation qualifies.
Plus Tom White, Vectorworks Industry Specialist, will be exploring how to create 2D plans and construction drawings from detailed 3D models, including schematic views of vertical lighting positions and other useful theatre production workflows.
Tom and David will also be providing an update on the exciting new ABTT Vectorworks online training course which is due to be launched soon.
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ABTT Seminar: H&S - Back to work with COVID-19 & everything else!
Join the ABTT, HSE and a panel of live performance Production and Health & Safety practitioners responsible for policy and engagement with the Entertainment industry.
In this session we will be discussing returning to work after the removal of government restrictions will raise a number of issues not commonly encountered:
- Recruitment
- Fitness
- Muscle memory
- Skills fade
- Current competence
- Mental health and wellbeing
An opportunity to consider the challenges of restart.
Participants at this session will have the opportunity to raise questions and share plans and strategies they have developed and adopted.
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ABTT Seminar: School Theatre Support Group
An introduction to the ABTT School Theatre Support Group (STSG), an established network of professional theatre technicians, designers and managers working in UK schools and colleges.
The School Theatre Support Group (STSG) supports staff working in schools and colleges, offering a community to this specialist yet important market. Our members are responsible for many professionally equipped small theatres, as well as training and encouraging the next generation of theatre practitioners.
Join us to find out about our conference and the STSG Performance Support Award. Plus we will be chatting about technical production and venue management issues in school venues.
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ABTT Seminar: Sustainable Buildings (Volume 2)
The Theatre Green Book is a project spearheaded by the ABTT, the Theatres Trust and Buro Happold and led by Paddy Dillon. It has brought together theatre-makers and sustainability experts to create a common standard for making theatre sustainably.
The Theatre Green Book will have three volumes:
- Sustainable Productions
- Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable Operations
The second volume of the Theatre Green Book, Sustainable Buildings, is nearing completion.
Many of the UK’s theatres are old; most are not fit for purpose in the context of the climate emergency. Sustainable Buildings will help theatre owners, managers and executive directors plan a route towards zero carbon, helping them understand the challenges, decide between priorities and work out how to achieve the most impact with the resources available.
Paddy Dillon and Andrew Wylie will take participants through the thinking, and share initial ideas about how Sustainable Buildings can help theatre adapt to the reality of the climate crisis.
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ABTT Seminar: Imagined Futures
Join us as we begin to design a future where the needs of historically excluded people are centred.
We want to listen to your experiences and hear your ideas. Tell us what you need, so we can build a dream performing arts venue that centres care and is open to everyone.
With the help of a panel of experts and thought leaders from the worlds of architecture, dance and theatre we will share the inspiration behind ‘Reimagined Futures’ and explore the current legislative frameworks which guide and shape the design of performing arts buildings. We’ll then work with our online audience to identify and discuss the access needs that are often overlooked, beginning a process of consultation with historically excluded artists and audiences across the UK.
Although the majority of performing arts venues are compliant with current legislation around accessibility, there is much more work needed if our cultural spaces are to be truly open to all. Our aim is to create a benchmark that will inform and inspire new architectural, institutional and cultural approaches to the design or refurbishment of public arts buildings, looking towards a future accessible to everybody.
‘Reimagined Futures’ is a collaboration between studio three sixty and Dan Daw Creative Projects (DDCP) in association with Adjaye Associates and the Association of British Theatre Technicians. It is being presented jointly as part of ABTT Theatre Show Online and the London Festival of Architecture.
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ABTT Seminar: WHAM - Innovation in Action
Representing the work of the ABTT Wigs, Hair & Make-up Community, Anette Ollerearnshaw has invited guests to ruminate over the creative and technical aspects of their specialist field.
Hair & Make-up in Performance is a Live Art that is performed anew each time we are in front of an audience. It requires a lot of technical expertise, creative flair, emotional intelligence, as well as a dynamic understanding of the human body in relation to stage technologies and performance spaces.
Innovation often happens in front of our eyes and sometimes is simply a fleeting moment that makes theatrical magic happen. This webinar is a chance for us to reflect on the strides the WHAM community has made over recent decades, to share our experiences with each other and the wider Technical Theatre community.
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ABTT Seminar: Mental Health, Well-being & Resilience in Backstage Entertainment
Join ABTT Trustee and chair of the AAPTLE well-being working group Mig Burgess alongside Emma Chapman of the ALD Well-being Group, Richard Bradshaw the Head of Heath and Safety at Global, Harriet Saffin from SM Well-being and Dan Shelley from PMF and Reset Better as they discuss ‘Mental Health, Well-being and Resilience’ specifically within the UK technical backstage entertainment industry.
We will review the effect that the current pandemic has had on mental health within our Industry, introduce the newly formed AAPTLE Well-being Group and what they are doing moving forwards and also share preliminary data of the Backstage Industry Mental Health Evaluation including graphics and statistics.
We will also talk about provision and ideas around well-being in the work place where we will open up to questions from the attendees also.
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ABTT Seminar: The ABTT at 60 Years!
Join us for ‘The ABTT at 60 Years!’, presented by the ABTT’s Stephen Joseph Committee.
In celebration of the ABTT 60th Anniversary and the centenary of the birth of Stephen Joseph – one of our founder members, the ABTT in this seminar we will hear from a number of people involved in the ABTT over the years and they will discuss the achievements of the ABTT, the work it is doing today and what the future looks like for industry organisations.
This seminar is the fourth in a series of six and will be hosted by Dave Wybrow (Director – The Cockpit, Marylebone). Panelists include Richard Pilbrow, Anette Ollerearnshaw, Jessica Nicholls and Alison Pottinger.
This seminar is followed by a Q&A session where you will be able to pose your own questions to the panelists.
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ABTT 60th Anniversary Social!
In celebration of the ABTT 60th Anniversary and the centenary of the birth of Stephen Joseph – one of our founder members, the ABTT will be hosting a social online so we can all have a catch up!
Scheduled for Friday 11th June 2021, Affiliates, Associates, Members, Supporters, Fellows and any and all friends of the ABTT and SJC are invited to join between 4pm and 6pm.
We may not be able to provide you with nibbles or drinks, but we are looking forward to seeing you all online and giving you the opportunity to speak with people, you may not have had the chance to so far this year!
This will be a great way to catch up with colleagues, friends and even meet a few new faces – and you don’t even have to travel! We’d love to hear about what you have been up to, what upcoming projects you might be working on and everything else!
We will have a number of break out rooms so that you can head into a room with different groups or individuals and have a conversation – just like at the real show!
To all our members and friends, new and old, we look forward to seeing you there!
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ABTT Apprenticeship Network: Create Britain, An Introduction!
In this seminar Richard Woods, co-founder of CREATEBritain will introduce the online platform and its latest upgrade, explaining its features and the benefits of joining.
Richard will explain the purpose of the platform and it’s use for creative individuals while walking us through how to create a profile and use the site in detail.
Allowing the promotion of skills and work to relevant and engaged audiences, this platform will help you to be found by peers and business opportunities, pulling everything together as an easy to find, quick to navigate hub – connecting all online media channels.For students and apprentices it is a first step in connecting passion and skills with learning and career opportunities.
This session will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity for the Apprentices to speak amongst themselves in safe space for where they can ask and answer questions, ask for and provide advice or help with no judgement.
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The ABTT collates a wide variety of events for its members which can be found on the ABTT Calendar. Find out what's coming up soon by clicking below.
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Did you know that the ABTT now offers flexible payment plans for membership?
We've made joining and renewing your membership with the ABTT as easy and cost effective as possible.
You can now choose the option that suits you best - a one-off payment, an annual direct debit or a payment plan over 10 months.
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The benefits you will receive are unchanged - we simply want to give you more choice and flexibility when retaining your membership with the ABTT.
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