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@nikolakolai @nikolakolai.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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On the road this week with “Ghost Of A Smile” Teignmouth Pavilions Weds, then “Goosebumps Of Delight” @rondotheatre.bsky.social Thu and Quay Theatre Sudbury Fri. Two of Dickens ghost stories each night!

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This week is #TrusteesWeek - a chance to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK. We would love to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! to our amazing board of trustees for their time and commitment! #RuralTouring#Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland

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Kate @bettykate.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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Autumn arts thanks to @highlightsrural.bsky.social 🍂 🎶 🎨

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🍂 Weaving music through storytelling and folklore, The Singing Bones is a welcome and soulful meditation on the natural world which surrounds us. 1 & 2 Nov - tickets & info here! highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/the-s... @annemariesanderson.bsky.social @ruraltouring.bsky.social #RuralTouring #Folklore

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Katy Cawkwell @katycawkwell.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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Lucy and are off on the last leg of our Wild Visions tour tomorrow. Greek myth that sets the women centre stage. Rural touring in Northumberland thanks to @highlightsrural.bsky.social and our sponsors Elanthy.com

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🌟 GRIMM - a daring, immersive new play resurrecting a forgotten 1960s Grimsby fishing community through poetry, 1960's music, dance and exhilarating stage combat. 📅 31 Oct-02 Nov #CountyDurham #Northumberland highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/grimm/ #RuralTouring @evieh2012.bsky.social #TheatreSky

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

PITCH UP (rural) provides a welcoming space, where you can pitch your show to programmers from across the rural touring network via a digital showcase. Applications between: Wed 01 October - Fri 07 November Find out more! 👇 artsalive.co.uk/artist-devel... #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social

Three happy people stand on a dark blue background. "Pitch Up (Rural)" is written in bold, glowing text with arrows. Text reads, "Theatremakers: Rural Touring is calling..."

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Gav Cross @gavcross.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Last call for a conversation I’m really looking forward to with Robin Ince. Live Free 8.30pm On Substack With his newly released poetry collection Ice Cream For a Broken Tooth Robin has been an endlessly creative and I think important voice across performance, broadcasting, writing…

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🎭 Applications are now open for Arts Alive’s PITCH UP (Rural)! This is a brilliant opportunity for artists and companies to pitch their ready-to-tour shows to programmers from across the UK’s rural touring network. 🗓 Find out more here: buff.ly/iwGq3Cy #RuralTouring #PitchUp #ArtsAlive #NRTF

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🍂 It's happy new brochure day, and the autumnal colours are making us excited about hot chocolate and chunky knitwear! Browse our full programme online here... highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/ #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

🍂 The wait is (nearly) over... grab a pen and mark your calendars, as a very special offer is on its way! Our jam-packed Autumn 2025 Season launches on Mon 25 August - stay tuned to grab Early Bird tickets! #EarlyBird #TheatreSky #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social

The 🫠 ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ BBC 6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot - Radio 6 @bbc6musicbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix Allison Lupton: 🎵 What Will I Dream #AllisonLupton ▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify ▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:

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What Will I Dream, by Allison Lupton

from the album Words of Love

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

We would like to invite you to join us for our 2025 AGM: Thu 18 September at 2pm Cotherstone Village Hall Co Durham, DL12 9PH Please RSVP to jo@highlightsnorth.co.uk by Mon 1 Sep @ruraltouring.bsky.social #RuralTouring #SupportTheArts #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheatreSky #MusicSky

Invitation for Highlights Rural Touring AGM on 18 September at 2pm, Cotherstone Village Hall, with presentations, tea, and cake. RSVP by 1 September. Illustrated village scene in background.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🇳🇴 Our Artistic Director, Kate Lynch, was recently invited to the Arctic Circle to attend Riddu Riđđu - The International Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Kåfjord, Norway You can read the full article here- tinyurl.com/3pz474tc #RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Norway #CultureSky #Kåfjord

A woman with dark hair wearing a striped sweater smiles at the camera. Behind her, there is a person in a red costume with antlers. A crowd sits nearby under a cloudy sky.

Outdoor music festival with a wooden stage, colourful lights, and performers under a cloudy sky. The audience is surrounded by tents and a scenic mountain backdrop.

Outdoor festival scene in a rural setting with wooden benches covered in animal hides. A music stage is visible in the background, surrounded by mountains and trees.

Outdoor festival scene with vendor tents set along a track. The background is forested mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We are seeking new trustees for our Board of Directors. For more information, please head to highlightsnorth.co.uk/.../vacancie... Thank you! 😊 #RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #TheArts #SupportTheArts @ruraltouring.bsky.social

A woman in a traditional Indian green dress dances on stage while musicians play; text reads, "We are seeking new trustees! Highlights Rural Touring Scheme.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Last week, we said farewell to Spring 2025! A season of comedy and creativity, felting and fell running, the tango and the Titanic, as well as much more. A huge Highlights Thank You to all! 🥰 #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Theatre #Dance #LoveTheArts #SupportTheArts

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This week, 16-22 June, we are celebrating #RefugeeWeek 🧡 The theme this year is Community - because, as we know well at Highlights, community is a superpower! #RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #RuralArts #SupportTheArts @refugeeweek.bsky.social

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Rural Touring Dance Initiative @rtdi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

What a brilliant review of Lila Dance’s RTDI show with @highlightsrural.bsky.social at Appleby! You can read it in full here: highlightsnorth.co.uk/fault-lines-...

National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

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We've extended the closing date for conference tickets to this Friday at 12pm - so you've got a few extra days to grab yours if you haven't already done so! Grab your tickets here: buff.ly/AKP6mj4

National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

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🚨 Tickets for NRTF Conference 2025 are going fast! 🚨 We’ll be closing ticket sales on June 10th, so if you haven’t grabbed your ticket, make sure you grab it asap! Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

From 2-8 June, we are celebrating our wonderful team of Volunteer Promoters as part of #VolunteersWeek 2025. We love Volunteers' Week - an opportunity for us all to hold hands across the UK, and celebrate the millions of volunteers who so generously give their time to help others. #RuralTouring 😊

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Highlights Rural Touring Scheme is seeking new trustees for its Board of Directors. For more information please download our recruitment pack: tinyurl.com/y5hw9ncp Deadline Mon 30 June 2025. #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social #SupportTheArts #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheArts

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

For those who don’t want to purchase a full 3-day Conference ticket, we also offer part conference tickets, which includes access to selected sessions and meals on the days you attend. ⭐️ By becoming a member, you can get access to reduced ticket rates! More info: buff.ly/YtBAdIS

National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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Thinking about coming to NRTF Conference 2025? Have a listen to what Heather, one of our wonderful attendees of NRTF Conference 2023, thought of the conference 😊 You can book tickets and find our more here: buff.ly/SpoFeE9

Gav Cross @gavcross.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

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This is tonight. Join us!

National Theatre of Scotland @ntsonline.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 We are still on the lookout for a skilled and energetic Technical Director to join our team! Are you passionate about making theatre? We would love to hear from you 🎭 Deadline: Mon 26 May APPLY NOW www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/technic... #ArtsJobs

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

STEEL - @tbtlake.bsky.social Two lads. Twelve hours. One million pounds. But who rightfully owns the mile of steel? ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Stage 30-31 May at Amble and Arnside (29 May SOLD OUT) Book online here! highlightsnorth.co.uk/event/steel/ #RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Theatre #Cumbria #Northumberland

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Just a few spaces left for tomorrow's (sunny! 🌞) Nature Journalling Workshop with artist Steve Pardue. Sun 11 May - 11am Newbrough Town Hall 01434 674315 Book your (sunny! 🌞) space here! tinyurl.com/4hysvndu #RuralTouring #Nature #Art #Mindfulness #RuralTouringNetwork #Northumberland

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Vivid, graceful, powerful, and a message of hope for us all, Fault Lines will be performing at Gilsland and Appleby on the 9 & 10 May. info: tinyurl.com/37kyj24a company: Lila Dance #InternationalDanceDay #RuralTouring #DanceSky #Cumbria #Northumberland @rtdi.bsky.social @ruraltouring.bsky.social

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This great review of Fifi La Mer was written by our Young Promoter, Katie Laidlow. tinyurl.com/yta55mkt Katie is a student from Cumbria, and currently part of our Young Promoters Programme, gaining experience in arts journalism and programming. #RuralTouring #Cumbria #SupportTheArts #ArtInSchools

A female accordion player and a male saxophonist, both wearing formal evening wear and facing the camera. Behind them there is theatre style seating.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

✨The Mountain Witch is coming to Arnside Educational Institute on Sat 19 April - a perfect family treat that tells an adventurous tale of seasons gone awry. For ages 3-8. highlightsnorth.co.uk/event/the-mo... #RuralTouring #Dance #DanceSky #Cumbria #FamilyFun #TheatreSky @ruraltouring.bsky.social

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A whizz-popping afternoon with Wark Primary School at the Town Hall, as we helped the Ancient Guild of Tale Tenders find the lost words from Roald Dahl’s books. #RuralTouring #Northumberland #RoaldDahl #GetLostAndFoundTheatre

A woman dressed in blue and man dressed in brown stand in front of a red curtain, performing to an audience of children sat on red chairs.

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

As part of Village Halls Week 2025, NRTF are celebrating our fabulous promoter Debbie and the Arnside Highlights team! #RuralTouring #WestmorlandAndFurness

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

At the #VisitEden networking event this afternoon… with, probably, the most colourful table and, definitely, the only needle felted sheep. #HuttonInTheForest #Cumbria #WestmorlandAndFurness #EdenValley

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We’re fundraising as part of the @biggive.bsky.social #ArtsforImpact week! From 18 to 25 March, we're raising money to provide free creative workshops in rural secondary schools. Thanks to BigGive all donations up to £2000 are doubled! To donate go to tinyurl.com/ycycfewf - thank you! #RuralTouring

An image of a Kathak dancer wearing a green dress, striking a pose with her arms outstretched. The overlaid text reads Donate to support creative workshops in secondary schools, from the 18-25 March all donations are doubled by the BigGive.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Now in its 8th year, Village Halls Week 2025 highlights the invaluable role that these venues play in connecting people in our beautiful rural areas. We are delighted to be a part of the celebration! There is more information on ACRE and Village Halls Week here: tinyurl.com/4ypkjnm3 #RuralTouring

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This week Kate and Susan are in Berwick for a residency at The Maltings, where @pagravdanceco.bsky.social & Britten Sinfonia are developing a new piece as part of the Rural Touring Dance Initative. This morning they worked with the wonderful Memory Laners Music Group. #RuralTouring #Northumberland

A male musician with a beard and wearing a turban stood helping a seated female with white hair and bright coloured jumper play a santoor, a trapeze shaped instrument with 100 strings.

Six people gathered round a table talking, three are stood and two are seated on chairs, all talking to a male dressed in white who is sat on the floor.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We are delighted to be part of The Big Give's Arts for Impact campaign! From 18-25 March we're fundraising to deliver free creative workshops to schools across the north of England. The countdown has started ... #ArtsforImpact #TheArts #InspireCreativity #BigGive #RuralTouring @biggive.bsky.social

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Introducing Lovely Assistant, a fresh and exciting young band from the northeast who will be opening our Spring 2025 Season with performances at four Highlights venues. 6-9 March - info + tickets! 👇 tinyurl.com/yef4y766 #MusicSky #LiveMusic #RuralTouring #Cumbria #Northumberland #CountyDurham

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🌼This is... Spring 2025! We are delighted to introduce you to our Spring 25 season, a season full of colour, feelings and sunshine. All of this, coming to a village hall near you! Full programme here - tinyurl.com/46rc4tv4 #RuralTouring #Theatre #Dance #Music #TheArts @ruraltouring.bsky.social

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is half of the Highlights Team at Eden Rivers Trust. Dawn, Kate and Highlights Trustee Mary potted up tiny hawthorn trees, Joel spent the afternoon digging a hole. He was as happy as we’ve ever seen him because he loves digging holes. Please do admire said hole. #CommunityProject #RuralTouring

Kate and Dawn potting up tiny Hawthorn trees in a community garden. Kate is wearing a blue fleece, speckled scarf and black bobble hat. Dawn is wearing a green jacket and a grey hat. There is a large, orange bucket of compost and several saplings in pots.

Kate, Dawn and Highlights Trustee Mary each holding a potted sapling. Kate is wearing a blue fleece, speckled scarf and black bobble hat. Dawn is wearing a green jacket and a grey hat. Mary is wearing a black coat and gardening gloves.

Joel digging over a large area of soil in preparation for planting. He is wearing a black jacket and denim jeans.

Joel's work after he has finished, a large area of prepped soil.

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

On Friday night, Newfoundland folk duo Rube & Rake performed a special one-off winter gig in Kirkby Stephen, #Cumbria - a celebration of our wonderful relationship with Canadian artists, and a much-needed dance of light during the dark month of January! #RuralTouring #MusicSky #Folk #RuralArts