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Shows on the Go tours professional performing arts productions throughout regional Western Australia to ensure that all WA communities have access to high quality events.
Shows are chosen using a voting process from a variety of productions listed in the Country Arts WA Touring Menu. The shows most popular with regional communities are considered for touring in the following year.
Shows on the Go productions are self-contained, usually have simple technical requirements, and are able to be presented in a wide variety of different spaces – from established theatres to shire halls or even outdoor areas. They are also affordable; performance fees range from $1,000 to $5,000 per show.
Each year's Shows on the Go program is announced in October of the preceding year. The Performing Arts Touring team will then contact interested regional community groups with possible shows dates and estimated performance fees. A commitment to the tour will then be sought from the community groups involved.
Country Arts WA undertakes all aspects of Shows on the Go tour coordination including itinerary development, contracting with the Producer and the local presenter in each community, on-the-road tour management and marketing support.
Community presenters are responsible for local presentation and marketing activities for the show, and guarantee payment of the performance fee to Country Arts WA (plus royalties and an APRA licence if applicable). Surplus income generated by the show through ticket and other sales is retained by the community presenter. Shows on the Go also generates local economic activity, as most touring shows will stay in the presenter's community for at least one night.
For more detailed information about Country Arts WA and presenter responsibilities towards a tour, access the Presenters Guide below.
- Presenters Guide (400K PDF)
Shows on the Go is made possible through support from the State of Western Australia through the Department of Culture and the Arts, ArtsWA, Lotterywest, Healthway to promote the message SmokeFree WA and WIN Television.
For more information about becoming a Shows on the Go presenter, contact the Performing Arts Touring team by email on touring@countryartswa.asn.au or call toll free on 1800 811 883.
Shows on the Go toured Drum Drum to the Walkington Theatre in Karratha.
Photo by Carolyn Glazier