Here’s some of our bedtime reading. We add reports and policy documents which we enjoy to our library. Enjoy!
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Note: all publications listed below remain the property of their authors and were freely available from the internet at the time of downloading or linking. If one of these is yours, and you’d like us to remove it, just ask.
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning in the Arts – A Practical Guide – Michael Kaiser
Superb, free 145 page book from ‘The Turnaround King’ & President of the Kennedy Centre, Michael Kaiser.
International Tickets and Pricing studies
Arts Council England: Call it a tenner – the role of pricing in the arts, 2007
A comprehensive and readable guide to pricing and the role pricing can play in strategic planning. Extremely interesting, and challenges some common misconceptions.
International Economic Impact Studies
Dominic Shellard for Arts Council England – Economic Impact of theatres, 2004
The one that started it all – Dominic Shellard’s groundbreaking 2004 study includes the Shellard Formula which remains the most widely used economic impact formula.
Arts Council England: Theatre Assessment – England, 2009
Chichester Festival Theatre – Economic Impact Study, 2010
Auckland City Performing Arts & Theatre District studies:
Professional Performing Arts Venue Study Needs Analysis 2011 – Auckland City
Raises more questions than it answers, but shows a Council trying to get their head around ways to plan for the future of venue provision in Auckland. Makes no qualitative or benchmarking assessments of existing provision, however, so is of limited use.
Auckland Professional Performing Arts Venue Study 2007
Aotea Quarter Action Plan, 2010 – 2015
Governance Reports & Options studies:
Study on modes of governance of performing arts venues, Hong Kong, 2010
Theatre Venue Reports and Options/Feasibility studies:
Derby Hippodrome Options Appraisal Report – 17.04.12
RGA: Review of the Cambridge Corn Exchange, 2009
Positive Solutions: Aberdeen Performing Arts Venues, 1999
Paul Iles: Hull City Hall & New Theatre Review, 2004
Positive Solutions: Buxton Opera House Business Plan, 1998
The Laughing Audience: Pitlochry Festival Theatre Artistic Policy Review, 2002
Audience Experience:
Extremely interesting exploration of new ideas around the functions of cultural venues, which should make boards and executives consider how to future-proof their venues.
Cultural Venues – Best practice Annual Reports
The communications value of a well-written and presented annual report & accounts is increasingly recognised by cultural venues in the UK. Here’s some that we like.
Battersea Arts Centre London Annual Report 2010-11
National Theatre London Annual Review 2010-11
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema Berwick-upon-Tweed Annual Report & Accounts, 2010-11
Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Annual Report, 2011
Henslowe Irving: Arts Management Consultants 