Artists Anonymous Theatre Network

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Artists Anonymous Theatre Network is a networking organisation for theatre creators in the UK. As of May 2009 the network consisted of over 1,000 different groups and individuals[1][2] with branches in London, Scotland and the South East.[3] The organisation aims to open a social space for creators of theatre to meet, discuss and collaborate. Artists Anonymous also acts as an advocacy group for its members concerns; both organising events for the community to address its problems and lobbying on its behalf.

## History[edit]

Artists Anonymous was founded in 2006 by Alexander Parsonage,[4] artistic director of Finger in the Pie Theatre,[5] with the aim of opening up social spaces for people involved with creating theatre in the capital.

Self Help Conference On July 7, 2007 Artists Anonymous hosted an Open Space Conference on the subject of finding financial sustainability in the light of UK government cuts in arts funding as a result of their overspend on the 2012 Olympic Games. The conference was held at Middlesex University and attended by representatives of the Equity Actors Union, Independent Theatre Council and the Old Vic New Voices, as well as numerous theatre companies and individual practitioners.[6] The conclusions of the conference were published by the Performance Initiative Network based at Brunel University.[7]

2008 Relaunch 2008 saw an expansion of Artists Anonymous with Finger in the Pie project manager, Catherine Eccles appointed to run the organisation. PubClub was re-launched at the Phoenix Arts Club. Then Page to Stage, a script reading and development program, was launched to create a forum for developing new writing in collaboration with Jacksons Lane. Artists Anonymous also launched a series of master classes with the aim of bringing new skills into the network - as well as provide a networking environment based round specific interests.

2009 National Expansion 2009 saw the expansion of the network with franchises established in Scotland and the South East of England.

## References[edit]

1. ^ [1][dead link]
2. ^ "Artists Anonymous Scotland - Google Groups". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
3. ^ "Artists Anonymous Theatre Network Homepage". Artists-anonymous.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090510083821/http://www.alexparsonage.com/site/Producer.html. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090420075113/http://www.fingerinthepie.com/Theatre/contact.html. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
6. ^ "Theatre Network | Google Groups". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
7. ^ "Open Space Conference addressing how the arts can positively address the coming funding cuts" (PDF). Artists-anonymous.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Artists Anonymous Theatre Network