PROGRAMMING AIMS
Theatre Deli has a focus on supporting emerging artists, companies and communities whose identities, backgrounds, disciplines or work are underrepresented in theatre. We want to programme work that inspires new perspectives and demands action.
We want you to experiment, explore, participate and take creative risks in an environment where it’s as joyful and meaningful to fail as it is to succeed.
TYPES OF PERFORMANCE THE VENUE IS SUITABLE FOR
Theatre Deli is suitable for work in the early stages of its life or work in progress. The studios available are black boxes which are flexible spaces for smaller audiences.
Theatre Deli has a bar/cafe with flexible working spaces and 13 studios available for hire. Our closest stations are Aldgate Station or Liverpool Street Station.
Read our accessibility guide for our Leadenhall Street venue here. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly.
DATES OF FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Theatre Deli will programme Voila! Festival performances each weekend of 4-11 November, 2024.
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES
Each show programmed will perform twice, once on Friday and once on Saturday.
RUNNING TIMES
Festival shows should ideally be between 30 and 60 minutes long.
TECH TIMES
You will be given a tech induction on the morning of the first day of your performance.
TURNAROUND TIMES & VENUE ACCESS
The Artist shall have access to the performance space from 10am on Friday until 10pm on Saturday. The Artist will need to do their Get Out on the Saturday after their performance; they will need to vacate the space by 10pm latest.
The space will be a blank canvas for the Artist to set-up as desired, please see the Performance and Event Hires web page here for details of tech equipment available. Chairs are readily available, and there is steel deck/staging available for use should you wish.
TECHNICIANS
Theatre Deli will not be able to provide a technician for the showings, artists will need to find their own technicians’ support. This will need to be performed by a member or your team, or a specially hired technician. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to find you a technician for your show or sharing and always recommend you find your own Stage Manager, but we can make enquiries to see if any of our freelance technicians are available.
FINANCIAL DEAL
Please note, the venue’s financial deal is separate from the £150 festival registration fee.
Box Office: Artists will retain 100% of their box office earnings
Deposit: We ask for a £100 deposit to secure your performance slots.
Capacity: Studio 10
Thrust – 30 (reduced for other configurations)
Studio 12
Thrust – 50 (reduced for other configurations)
Ticket price & booking fees: Ticket prices and capacity are at the discretion of the Artist, although the Company suggests a low or Pay What You Can ticket price with suggested donations.
VAT: VAT is not applicable.
RESIDENCY
Please note that you can only apply for the Theatre Deli Voila! 2024 Residency if you are applying to show your work at Theatre Deli. This opportunity is intended for new experimental work.
The successful Residency artist or group will be provided 2 weeks of rehearsal space at no cost, from the 11th to the 22nd of November. They will then present their work-in-progress for audiences on the 22nd and 23rd of November.
They will also receive £500 seed funding and dramaturgy support from Theatre Deli members of staff.
ONLINE SHOWS
We are also open to proposals for other kinds of digital theatre projects, to be discussed on a case by case basis. This could be an on-demand audio project, live online interactive performance, durational digital work, or something else.