The National Theatre has had huge success in connecting with new audiences through National Theatre Live with others rushing to follow suit during the pandemic. As such, we are seeing ‘streaming’ appear on more and more strategies – but what does a sustainable streaming model mean for small to medium sized venues and organisations that do not have access to the same resources? 

This event brings small to medium venues and orgs together who want to explore the potential of streaming with us. We will hear from a set of speakers who share their own streaming journeys from different perspectives - the wins and the pitfalls.  

We will then collectively reflect on the presentations and create some structured takeaways. This is not a training event but an opportunity to come together to share information, generate ideas and seed future collaborations.  

The write ups from the session will be shared with all participants to aid in developing their own strategies. 

Confirmed Speakers: 

John Hunter ( non zero one/Dawns)

John Hunter will talk to us about DAWNS, a remote streaming project which was created by non zero one and commissioned by the National Trust, with music composed by James Bulley in collaboration with five musicians. 

At 3:43am on Saturday 16 May 2020 over 7,000 people experienced dawn together with live music by tuning into an online broadcast. One narrator and five musicians from different locations across the UK created a live music performance that celebrated the darkness turning to light as daylight swept across the UK from north-east to south-west. Listening together from totally different, individual viewpoints, DAWNS asked participants to consider how dawn can unite us whilst being unique to each of us. 

John Hunter is a founding member of non zero one and was the Lead Artist for creative technology on DAWNS. He led on interaction design for the project and held the relationship with streaming engineers 42 Live and sound artist James Bulley.  

John led on the creation of the DAWNS case study document, designed to give peers useful insight into some of the considerations and learnings from making this remote streaming project. 

Jack Fayter – On streaming content for Bristol Old Vic At Home 

Jack, now Tourism & Destination Marketing Manager for Gloucester City Council, talks to us about his previous experience as Head of Digital Marketing at Bristol Old Vic, where he oversaw the creation of Bristol Old Vic At Home, the digital engagement strand of the theatre’s work featuring streamed content, an interactive family hub, and fully digital theatre productions. The legacy of this project is Bristol Old Vic On Screen where the theatre’s streamed work, both live and recorded, is redistributed through both digital marketplaces and via television and film distribution. 

Jack is now leading the Visit Gloucester team, and overseeing marketing across the City Council’s Cultural Portfolio, including Gloucester Guildhall, Museum of Gloucester, Blackfriars Priory and Festivals & Events. 

John Best

John Best will talk about spatial audio and its potential to change both the creation and delivery of music and entertainment – particularly steaming large gigs into smaller venues and new and exciting ways. 

He is a music industry lifer, who’s managed Sigur Rós and The Verve; been PR to Pulp, Suede, Elastica, Morrissey and countless others; staff writer on Music Week; small label boss; boutique festival organiser and one-time film producer.  These days he’s immersed in the world of spatial audio and its potential to change both the creation and delivery of music and entertainment.   

This session will be hosted remotely via Zoom and is free to attend.