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Level 1 and Level 2 courses are running again in Feb ’24 in LondonLevel 1 TBC February 2024Level 2 TBC February 2024Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QH (opp

Please join us by Zoom or in person at 1500 on Tuesday 4th July 2023Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH (opposite Liverpool Street Station)

With inflation rates at 10+% across UK and large incre

From16 January 2023 SMA are no longer at the office in Borough High StreetMail will only be forwarded from there for a limited time.Our new business address – and address for mail – will be:

The Theatre Green Book has brought together theatre-makers and sustainability experts to create a common standard for making theatre sustainably.

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SMA and SMA board are fully committed to introducing job shares for our members whenever possible and we actively support PIPA and their family friendly arts policies

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Multi-tasking is a subject we write about elsewhere in SMAgenda, but there has also been a lot of discussion about the configuration of SM teams recently – the difficult position of ‘CSM on the book’ is often criticised as having an almost impossible j

One of our members Di Fraser attended a Brexit seminar at PLASA /ABTT Show and here is her brief report:Plasa/ABTT  Trade Fair at Olympia Monday 6th September

These documents are the founding Articles and Rules by which we run our Association.

The work on Prompt Desks which was done pre-Covid-19 is proving vitally important again now, as members are returning to work and experiencing again the aches and pains in shoulder, wrist and arms and neck, associated with poor seating and positioning

Presented on 5 June 2019 at the ABTT Theatre Show, Alexandra Palace, London.

Presented on 6 June 2018 at the ABTT Theatre Show, Alexandra Palace, London. #NatSMAwards18

Presented at the ABTT Theatre SHOW on 7 June 2017, West Hall Alexandra Palace, London.