Applause Rural Touring

About Applause Rural Touring

Applause Rural Touring is a UK rural arts producer and commissioner that focuses on bringing high-quality live performance to villages and under-served communities, especially across Kent, Sussex, Essex and the wider English rural touring network. Its support is centered on commissioning and touring new work, particularly theatre/drama and outdoor performance, and it tends to work through partnerships with regional touring consortia rather than open grantmaking. Nonprofits that fit best are artists, touring companies, and local venue networks able to deliver small-scale shows for rural audiences and community events.