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SERVICES – Tour Booking, Consultancy, Project Management, Co-Production and Tour Mentoring.

TOUR BOOKING

makin projects represents a range of quality dance and theatre companies of all scales available for national and international engagements. For details of currently represented companies please visit the tours page of this website.

TOUR BOOKING CONSULTANCY

A focused strategic assessment of the potential of your production is the key to a successful tour. These independent evaluations are tailor-made to address issues as diverse as tour scale, communication techniques, key selling points, suggested deal structures, contracts, supporting paperwork and partnerships, as well as identifying suitable target venues.
For more information please visit the consultancy page.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT  
current projects:

National Dance Network (NDN) - Dance3

makin projects are project managers these new works from nine of the next generation of dancemakers featuring works by Tanja Raman; Ben Wright; Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Claire Cunningham/Jose Agudo; Tom Dale; Douglas Thorpe, Darren Ellis; Laila Diallo and Mickael Marsau Riviere.
 

The tour is accompanied by A Blank Canvas, a foyer installation by Heather Eddington’s State of Flux dancefilm company, blending dance, film and animation.

 

Touring extensively in the UK from March-May 2010.

For more information please visit www.dance3.org

 

 

CO-PRODUCING

current projects:

Sherlock Holmes… the death and life

Co-producers alongside Roger Llewellyn.

Produced in association with Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.

In an original, inventive, theatrical and intriguing new play from the writer and creative team of the acclaimed and highly successful touring production Sherlock Holmes…the last act! Roger Llewellyn returns with his hugely acclaimed performance as the Great Detective.

Touring extensively throughout Autumn 2009 & throughout 2010.

Please visit this link for further details and dates can be found at www.rogerllewellyn.co.uk


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Banxy – Adventures in Anti-Cool

Co-producers alongside Swindon Dance on the solo production titled Ikky Wakk that will tour alongside the KnoLove Productions Cool Rules and also a new work featuring Banxy and Curtis James of KnoLove Productions titled Adventures in Anti-Cool.

This triple bill will toured extensively through October and November 2009 and will tour again from April – June 2010.   

 

makin projects also exclusively producing and booking education workshops and residencies projects for Banxy throughout 2010.

 

Please click on this link for further information and visit www.banxy.co.uk
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Kno love Productions –Adventures in Anti-Cool

Co-producers alongside The Albany, London on the solo production titled Cool Rules that will tour alongside a new solo work from Banxy titled Ikky Wakk which will be part of a triple bill of work featuring Banxy and Curtis James of KnoLove Productions titled Adventures in Anti-Cool.

 

This triple bill will toured extensively through October and November 2009 and will tour again from April – June 2010.   

 

makin projects are also booking education workshops and residencies projects for KnoLove Productions throughout  2010.

 

Please click on this link for further information or visit www.knolove.com

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Laurielorry Theatre Company – Sausage and Samosa

Co-producers on this new piece of solo comedy theatre touring Autumn 2009 & Spring 2010.

Produced in association with Derby Live.

 

Tour producers of this wonderful companies existing productions Gusset and site specific performance piece Trifle. Both available for touring throughout 2010 & 2011.

 

makin projects are also exclusively producing and booking education workshops and residencies projects for Laurielorry Theatre Company through 2010.

 

Please visit this link for further details or www.laurielorry.co.uk
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Rannel Theatre Company – Flhip Flhop : Everything Happens on the Break

Co-producers on this acclaimed piece of 5 star hip-hop comedy theatre.

 

Flhip Flhop will be touring both in the UK and internationally throughout 2010 & 2011.

 

A German translation of the piece will be opening in Postadam, Germany at the end of March and then touring extensively throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland throughout 2010 – 2012.

 

Rannel are also working on projects for the BBC.  

 

Please visit this link for further details or www.rannel.co.uk

 

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TOUR MENTORING

Williams Shakespeare’s The Rape Of Lucrece

Makin projects are proud to be tour mentors for the first ever stage adaptation of Williams Shakespeare’s The Rape Of Lucrece performed by Gerard Logan.  

‘Powerful and horrifying... beautifully and excellently delivered by a master of his craft... You will rarely have the chance to experience great poetry brought to life this well.’  Fringe Review

‘Sensational.’ Sir Trevor Nunn

‘Great acting meets classic writing... an engrossing display of Shakespearean acting at its absolute finest.’ Three Weeks

For more information. Or to book dates, please visit www.therapeoflucrece.co.uk or contact makin projects.