Artists, we want to hear from you! 

A free performance opportunity, including 100% of box office and marketing support providing space for you to shift your work into the next gear.

The callout 

We are here to support all kinds of work at all stages of development, and we’re looking for work that has a vital need for an audience in the room in order to exist and move to the next stage of its life.

Whether audience interaction/participation is crucial to the experience or you’ve got ideas that can’t be explored to their fullest unless there are people live in the room, we want to hear how you will use this development space to turn an unexpected creative corner and share what you’ve found. We want you to experiment, explore, participate and take creative risks in an environment where it’s as joyful and meaningful to fail as it is to succeed.

The format

We provide space for 2 sharings of your work over a weekend - one Friday night and one Saturday night, with access all day on Friday to “get-in” and all day on Saturday to absorb, reflect, and react to Friday’s experience so you can make a shift on Saturday.

It’s a rapid-response work-in-progress where we emphasise the shift –the change or progress the work can make– from one evening to the next. If the experience being different every night is part of the fabric of your work, then this is a great place to try things out. 

The offer

• You will have access to our Studio 8 performance space 10am-10pm on Friday and Saturday to get in, work, share, respond, and share again. 
• On Friday, you will receive an induction session to the tech equipment in the space; you will need your own operator to operate tech for your sharing. 
• Ticketing and box office is on you. You can charge what you like and keep the proceeds. We will have a Duty Manager on duty, but you will be responsible for managing the door and payments. 
• You will be given marketing support in the form of an event page on our website, social media posts, a mention in our newsletter, and programme posters throughout our space. You are responsible for signposting people to these posts and driving your own audience engagement.
• You will have priority access to drop-in sessions with Deli creative and producing team to discuss any areas of concern and talk about the development of your project and the type of feedback that you will find useful. 
• optional: If you would like to livestream or capture your sharing for online use, we can provide a 2 camera setup and staff member at cost for: 

• £180 - livestream/capture of 1 sharing 
• £270 - livestream/capture of both nights OR livestream/capture of 1 sharing + edit
• £360 - livestream/capture of both nights + edit

(these optional additional prices include VAT)

If you’ve got an idea, project, experience, game, dance, show, or other piece of work or play that you are looking to explore with an audience, participants, or other outside eyes, please get in touch. 

We book the space 6+ weeks in advance, so drop us a line to discuss!

tech spec

The lighting and tech station are cabled, rigged, and focused for end-on performance. The studio can be reconfigured, but must be returned to this configuration at get-out.

We have various other tech equipment available. Please get in touch as early as possible with your needs and we will happily provide what we can.

	Dimensions W. 7.8m L. 10.3m 81.8m² Height: 2.5m Rig Height: 2.3m (3x4 scaff grid)
Lighting Jester 24ML programmable board Lantern Stock standard setup 4 x Prolights Studiocob FC 6 x Chauvet Slimpar T6 2 x Stairville wash	Staging 7x 4’ x 8’;    2x 4’ x 4’;   1x 4’ quarter circle	Sound 2 x Martin Audio CDD6 speakers  1 x Soundcraft EPM6 mixer 3 x mics and stands Video 1 x Optoma GT760 projector 1 x hanging projector screen

Please submit an expression of interest via this form.