Previous Events

Licensing The Dream... Know Your Rights

Tuesday 24 May, 9:30am - 11:00am

Joe Allen's Restaurant, 13 Exeter Street, London, WC2E 7DT

Join a panel discussion on issues around licensing musical theatre rights with Sally Irwin (Director, Professional Musicals Licensing at Josef Weinberger Ltd), Rachel Daniels (Literary Agent, Berlin Associates), Caroline Underwood, (previously Standard Repertoire Manager for Warner Chappell, now freelance musical theatre licensing consultant) and David Franks (Partner at Michael Simkins LLP and member of The International Association of Entertainment Lawyers).

Breakfast meeting. £5 contribution to cover hot drinks and pastries. 

Evening Networking Event

Tuesday 3 May, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Café Koha, St Martin's Court, London WC2 4AJ

Please join the MTM board and Mercury Musical Development for a celebration of our new partnership.

Tuesday 2nd November 2010 (changed from 26th October)

Breakfast Networking Event

Joe Allens, Exeter Street
9:30am - 11:00.
£5 contribution towards coffees and croissants 

Join Laurie Sansom, Artistic Director from Northampton's Royal and Derngate, and a select panel of leading Musical Theatre specialists to talk about Musical Theatre across the Pond.  MTM:UK Chair Laurie, will be one of the few British Theatre representatives checking out NAMT Conference and NYMT Festival in October, and will return to the UK to talk about what is happening over the water and what lessons may be learned by the British Musical Theatre scene.

Monday 22nd November 2010

Evening Networking Event

Wednesday 15th December 2010

Breakfast Networking Event

Venue and Title to be confirmed

September 2010

MTM:UK AGM and Awards Celebration

Bar Koha, 11 Saint Martin's Court  7:00pm

Join the MTM:UK Board to find out what is happening with MTM:UK and what the future holds.   Followed by a celebration of the Edinburgh Awards featuring winners of Most Promising New Musical - Freshers: The Musical and other new and developing Musical Theatre pieces.  There will also be lots of time for networking with a late night bar.

August 2010

MTM:UK Musical Theatre Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010

19th/20th August: Shortlist announcement. venue, date and time to be announced 

25th August 3:30 - 4:30pm: MTM:UK Awards Gala - The Pleasance Beyond 

27th August:  Fringe First MTMLUK Awards Celebration

For more details on all these events, please look at the Awards 2010 section of this website 

July 2010

Critics Forum: Can Critics and Artists Ever Be Friends? 

Tuesday, July 27, 9:30 - 11:00am

Joe Allen's Restaurant, 13 Exeter Street, London, WC2E 7DT

Mark Shenton and a panel of critics and producers met up for a lively debate on the relationship between artists, critics, directors and producers.  The morning was a great success with attracting a wide range of journalists, producers and Musical Theatre aficionados.  You can read Mark's excellent blog published the day after.. http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/shenton/2010/07/a-few-thoughts/  (the critics forum bit is in the second half of the article). 

Joining Mark were:

Fiona Mountford - critic
Kevin Wilson - PR/Producer
John Plews - Director/Producer, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
*Just confirmed!!! - David Babani - Artistic Director, The Mernier Chocolate Factory

The debate was recorded and will be podcast by The Stage shortly

After the debate we had a relaxed, informal networking session, encourage members to mix and mingle and potentially develop new creative partnerships.

MARCH 2010

MTM:UK Go Speed Dating with MMD (Mercury Musical Developments)

Wednesday 24 March, 7:00 - 9:00pm
CAA (Concert Artistes Association) Bedford Street, LONDON

Introduced by Hugh Wooldridge

You are invited to participate in an Open Space “Speed Dating” Event. Are you in Musical Theatre and do you:

• Want to find writers, composers, musicians, producers, directors, choreographers, musical directors, book writers, lawyers, accountants or others to work with you on a new / existing / potential Musical Theatre project?
• Do you have a great idea and you want to talk to other Musical Theatre people about it?
• Do you have something to say about Musical Theatre and want to have your voice heard?
• Do you just want to hear what everyone else wants to say and perhaps meet some interesting people who work in the industry?

If the answer to any of the above is YES – come to MTM:UK & MMD joint event to inspire new ideas and collaborations in Musical Theatre. Everyone is welcome. The event is free for MTM:UK Members with £5 charge for guests and non-members (reclaimable if joining MTM).

Please apply for a place by contacting Laoise on info@musicaltheatrematters.org.uk 

(Glass of free wine received only if you have reserved a place in advance)  

Business Breakfast Meeting: Musical Theatre in an Uncertain Policital Future

Tuesday 02 March, 9:30 - 11:00am @ Central London Location

Our Business Breakfast meeting on Tuesday 2nd of March was an opportunity for members to have a say about what is happening in Musical Theatre and their concerns for the future.

• Does the impending election affect you and the decisions you are making?
• Has the Arts Council reshuffle worried you?
• Do you have concerns about funding for Musical Theatre?
• What do you think are the most important issues to address in Musical Theatre right now?
• Do you have a burning issue that you want to talk about?

FEBRUARY 2010
Monday 8th     Evening Informal Network Meeting (please note change of date!)
For our February Network Evening we are going to focus on Musical Directors. We will have a panel of experienced and up-and-coming Musical Directors and Supervisors to discuss issues that affect Musical Directors and what trends to expect in the future. And as usual, there will be lots of opportunities to meet other MTM members, network and develop good contacts.

Everyone is welcome. The event is free for MTM Members (and you'll get a

glass of wine free too!). There is a £5 charge for guests and non-members (reclaimable if joining MTM on the night)

Please reserve your seat by contacting Laoise on info@musicaltheatrematters.org.uk

DECEMBER 2009
Breakfast Business Meeting with Richard Jordan

NOVEMBER 2009
Evening Meeting @ Jermyn Street Theatre
Richard Price and Paul Elliot, Chaired by Richard Jordan

AUGUST 2009
Tue 25th    MTM:UK Awards & MBF Gala, Edinburgh

JULY 2009
Mon 6th    AGM and Edinburgh Hot Tips

JUNE 2009
Tue 2nd    Business Breakfast

MAY 2009
Mon 11th  Evening Informal Network Meeting

APRIL 2009
Tue 7th    Business Breakfast

MARCH 2009
Fri 6th      Second Annual Conference

FEBRUARY 2009
Tue 3rd    Business Breakfast with Stellar Network and OMTF

DECEMBER 2008
Tue 9th    Business Breakfast

NOVEMBER 2008
Mon 10th   A History of the Musical - Part 2 (led by Julian Woolford)
Wed 26th   Perfect Pitch - MTM:UK Members' Night

OCTOBER 2008
Tue 7th    Business Breakfast
Sun 19th   Meeting at NAMT in New York

JUNE/JULY  Meetings tba
AUGUST Edinburgh meetings and Panel discussions

MAY 2008
Tue 6th  Business Breakfast

APRIL 2008
Mon 7th      Evening Meeting in London 
Dates TBA     The second regional meeting

MARCH 2008
Fri 7th        First International Conference at Old Vic

FEBRUARY 2008
ROADSHOWS   MTM:UK in association with one/more regional theatres will look at the development programme of musical theatre in a single region of Britain, and explore how different partners can work together. (click on link for more information.)

JANUARY 2008
Tue 15th  MTM:UK’S FIRST BUSINESS BREAKFAST
A 9.30am one hour gathering with coffee and croissants to share a topic of concern or interest.  We welcome Nimex Theatres owner Nica Burns and Old Vic Theatre producer Joseph Smith to discuss with us the challenges of long-term new work development and the role that fringe theatres, regional and subsidised houses, and emerging producers have to play in “Feeding the West End”.

A gap in the history of MTM:UK exists between March - December 2007. We are working to restore it, please bear with us.

FEBRUARY 2007 
a) Panel discussion: Paul Gudgin and James Seabright look at the future of Edinburgh Festival and lay a challenge to MTM:UK to work with them to develop musical theatre.
b) Open Meeting: MTM:UK hold an open meeting for Fringe directors/producers as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Roadshow.

DECEMBER 2006
2nd Panel discussion: Paul Kerryson, Stephanie Crawford and Laurie Sampson
On regional/subsidised houses and developing new work in collaboration.

NOVEMBER 2006
a) Brainstorm in Cardiff as part of the Festival of Musicals with UK and US writers  
directors and producers of the future hosted by Sally Rapier of the Global Search.
b) National Networking Day meeting with MMD and Opera & Music Theatre Forum.
c) A series of presentations to drama school admin programmes to introduce Associate
    membership to graduates in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff.

OCTOBER 2006
Presentation of MTM:UK at the New York Conference on Musical Theatre
hosted by National Alliance for Musical Theatre 

SEPTEMBER 2006
a) Another Truckles gathering of members for networking
b) PERFECT PITCH – a new 10 day showcase festival of work at Upstairs at the Gatehouse by Andy Barnes, John Plews with MTM:UK

AUGUST 2006
Edinburgh Festival Gatherings: Three meetings at Gilded Balloon, C Venues with Laura
Davies and the Festival Theatre with John Stalker for producers & companies.

JULY 2006
First Truckles drop-in informal gathering, with MMD writers welcomed this time.

JUNE 2006
Workshop: Alison Goldie on personal presentation and flirting

MAY 2006
a) In Conversation with Cameron Mackintosh on creative producing
b) Panel Discussion: Bob Carlton, James Brining & Henrietta Duckworth On regional/subsidised and commercial/London collaboration

APRIL 2006
Showcase: British Chrysalis Musical – a celebration of “lost” British works Looking at how some of them might be championed for second/future productions

 MARCH 2006
Panel Discussion: Mercury Musical Development
Looking at how we can best work with our “sister” organisation for writers

FEBRUARY 2006
Panel Discussion: Stella Network (film) and Writernet (plays)
On the eventual development of the Network of MTM:UK nationwide and beyond.

DECEMBER 2005
Open meeting at the Players Theatre to explore MTM:UK