Links
Ireland

www.aoifeonline.com

Association of Irish Festival Events (AOIFE)

www.artscouncil.ie

the principal body for arts funding in Ireland

www.art.ie

what's on in the arts in Ireland

www.artslistings.com

All Ireland listings site which will shortly offer integrated on-line ticketing for venues in Northern Ireland

www.alliance-francaise.ie

The Alliance Francaise in Ireland

www.britishcouncil.org/ireland

British Council in Ireland

www.ccp.ie

international arts desk of the Arts Council

www.cro.ie

All the downloadables you need to file your returns to the Companies Registration Office

www.dataprotection.ie

All you need to know about data protection law, with a wonderful check list

www.youthdrama.ie

The website of the National Association for Youth Drama

www.irishtheatreonline.com

a comprehensive guide to professional drama, dance and opera in Ireland

www.irishplayography.com

a database of new Irish plays produced professionally since 1975

www.kildare.ie/

an actors noticeboard of upcoming auditions for stage/ film

www.revenue.ie

for information on registering for tax, VAT etc

www.theatreshop.ie

promotes and addresses Irish theatre in an international context

www.theritas.de

a satirical look at the performing arts in Ireland

www.wow.ie

what's on in the arts in Ireland

www.dli.ie

Drama League of Ireland

www.goethe.de/dublin

Goethe Institut Dublin

www.vhi.ie

Theatre Forum's healthcare afiliate group

www.artscouncil-ni.org

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

www.ccat.ie

Cultural Co-operation and Touring - Ireland & Wales

www.irishactorsequity.ie

Irish Actors Equity on line

www.irishtheatremagazine.ie

news and reviews

www.hsa.ie

Health & Safety Authority Ireland

www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie

Department of Arts, Sport & Tourism

www.orderofmalta.ie

has a regional directory of first aid courses available for staff, you know you need to do one!

Irish Festivals:

www.baboro.ie

Baboró International Arts Festival for Children

www.belfastfestival.ie

Belfast Festival at Queen's

www.corkfestival.ie

Woodford Bourne Cork Midsummer Festival

www.cork2005.ie

European Capital of Culture 2005

www.dublintheatrefestival.com

Dublin Theatre Festival

www.dancefestivalireland.ie

International Dance Festival Ireland

www.eaf.ie

Eargail Arts Festival

www.fringefest.com

Dublin Fringe Festival

www.galwayartsfestival.ie

Galway Arts Festival

www.gaytheatre.ie

International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival

www.kilkennyarts.ie

Kilkenny Arts Festival

www.spraoi.com

The Waterford Spraoi Festival

www.stpatricksday.ie

St Patrick's Festival

www.wexfordopera.com

Wexford Festival Opera

United Kingdom

www.abtt.co.uk

Association of British Theatre Technicians

www.ald.org.uk

Association of Lighting Designers

www.artscouncil.org.uk

 

www.backspace.org

 

www.bbc.co.uk/arts

BBC Arts E-Newsletter

www.britishtheatredirectory.co.uk

 

www.childrensarts.org.uk

Action for Children's Arts

www.governancehub.org.uk

Useful for anything to do with boards, governance etc

www.itc-arts.org

Independent Theatre Council represents organisations, venues and individuals in the fields of drama, dance, opera, music theatre, puppetry, mixed media, mime, physical theatre and circus.

www.missionmodelsmoney.org

Looking at new ways of financing the arts

www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk

Society of London Theatre (SOLT)

www.prs.co.uk

Performing Right Society

www.scottishtheatre.org

 

www.theatre-wales.co.uk

The Theatre in Wales

www.tmauk.org

Theatrical Management Association

www.ukslc.org

UK Sound And Lighting Community

www.visitingarts.org.uk

Part of the British Council, promoting the inward flow of foreign arts into the UK

Marketing / audience development resources:

www.a-m-a.co.uk

Arts Marketing Association. This has a useful publication and case studies section with examples of innovative marketing/audience development work carried out in the UK. Lots of links.

www.aam.org.uk

Arts About Manchester. One of the better known regional arts marketing agencies.

www.newaudiences.org.uk

Arts Council of England's 'New Audiences Programme', details of all the initiatives carried out under this extensive programme.

www.ticketing.org.uk

Useful independent site that assesses different box office ticketing systems and marketing packages.

www.fuel4arts.com

Australian arts marketing site with good on-line resources for marketing personnel

www.shcl.co.uk

Hallam Communications is an independent search engine marketing consultancy and training and has been involved in Theatre Forum training days.

News / Other:

www.thestage.co.uk

The Stage: the world's longest established trade weekly.

www.uktw.co.uk

UK Theatre Web, for listings of what's on in professional and amateur theatre, dance, opera, and music, tickets and jobs.

www.whatsonstage.com

Provides details of whats on in British theatres, theatre news, tickets and reviews.

International information & networks:

www.accr-europe.org

European Networks of Cultural Centres

www.afaa.asso.fr

Association francasie d'action artistique

www.alferink.com

European Association of Artists Managers

www.aitaiata.org

European Centre of the International Amateur Theatre Association

www.artspresenters.org

The association of performing arts presenters

www.arts-training.com

information about artistic and cultural training in France

www.centreculturelirlandais.com

Centre culturel irelandais a Paris

www.culture.gouv.fr

Ministry for Culture and Communications in France

www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/

Residencies and training offered by the Ministry of Culture and Communication

www.efah.org

European Forum for the Arts and Heritage

www.elia-artschools.org

European League of the Institutes of the Arts

www.encc.net

European Network of Culture

www.enicpa.org

European Network of Information Centres for the Performing Arts

www.fia-actors.com

International Federation of Actors (IFA)

www.firt-itr.org

IFTR The International Federation for Theatre Research

www.fondation-hicter.org

Network of European Cultural Managers

www.ietm.org

Informal European Theatre Meeting: huge network of production and presentation of contemporary performing arts. Very good annual conference

www.ifacca.org

www.impact.arts.ac.uk

The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), the first global network of national arts funding bodies

A biliographical resource with of all the research on the social and economic effects of the arts

www.intelculture.org

International Intelligence on Culture

www.interarts.net

Forum of European Cultural Networks

www.ispa.org

The International society for the Performing Arts Foundation

www.iti-worldwide.org/

The International Theatre Institute (ITI) in Paris, an international organization of professionals of theatre life under the umbrella of UNESCO

www.mapa.nl/emf

European Mime Federation

www.etc-cte.org

European Theatre Convention (ETC)

www.onda-international.com

Office National de Diffusion Artistique

www.on-the-move.org

the performing arts travellers toolkit Europe

www.operabase.org/en

 

www.pearle.ws

Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe

www.perso.wanadoo.fr/institut/

Union International de la Marionnette (UNIMA)

www.sicasica.nl

Service Centre for International Cultural Activities

www.tcd.ie/iftr/fr

International Federation for Theatre Research

www.world-culture-network.net

International Network for Cultural Diversity

Festivals:

www.efa-aef.org

European Festivals Association

www.festpass.com

European Festivals Network

www.ifeaeurope.com

International Festivals and Events Association Europe

www.yourope.org

The European Festival Association

Youth:

www.archipel.org

Contemporary Theatre for Young Audiences (ARCHIPEL)

www.assitej.org

ASSITEJ International Association of Theatre for Children & Young People

Dance:

www.trans-danse.org

Trans Danse Europe 2000

www.unesco.org

International Dance Council (IDC)

Opera:

www.operabase.org/en