Pink Sky Theatre

RAPTURE IS BACK! The critically acclaimed ★★★★★ debut show from Pink Sky is returning for two nights only to VAULT Festival 2023 ⛈🌦⛅️🌤☀️ The show takes centre stage at the Network Theatre on 18th & 19th March - get your ticket now ⚡️ bit.ly/3OoLY93 #VAULTFestival

@5_News @davidshopland @callumphughes @edfringe Thank you for platforming our story! All the info about our decision to cancel ‘Rapture’ at this year’s Fringe is in the Statement here:

#CostOfLiving is hitting the arts. This year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival has 150 fewer shows than last year, with artists struggling to fund shows, and punters struggling to afford accommodation. @davidshopland | @callumphughes | @edfringe | @PinkSkyTC

@NymTheatre @ExpiAtro @PleasanceFuture @ThePleasance Thank you team, we appreciate you resonating with this. Unfortunately it seems plenty of other emerging creatives are facing similar roadblocks at an increasing rate. New writing is the lifeblood of innovative theatre! Break a leg for 'Thin Air' 🌤️

@PinkSkyTC @ExpiAtro @PleasanceFuture @ThePleasance Totally know where you’re coming from with this. The current climate for new work/writing/production is brutal right now.

WE'RE F*CKED: A Statement from Pink Sky 🌦 'Rapture' is not going to Edinburgh. Making theatre in the current climate is a game of risk & reward, we believed in the Project & sadly it didn't pay off! If you'd like to support our work, you can do so here: ko-fi.com/pinkskytc

@actserious Thank you for sharing our Statement, Martin! The obscene cost of rental accommodation played no small part in our decision to pull 'Rapture' from the Edinburgh Fringe this Summer. We were quoted up to £7000 for two shared bedrooms for the month, unlike anything we've paid prior.

The #edfringe model has failed. Instead of supporting new, emerging and exciting theatre its primary goal is now to make money for a few big companies and Edinburgh landlords, and to spotlight celebrities such as #AlexSalmond and #BrianCox. Time for an Edinburgh Fringe boycott?

@RC_Hastings Thank you Rhys ♥️ It's been a really challenging decision to make, & we feel v grateful for the show of solidarity that's coming through from fellow artists

Solidarity with artists making tough Fringe decisions.

@GammaRayTheatre @FloOMahony We hope your run goes super well folks! Got our fingers crossed for you 💘

@FloOMahony We've had to beg, borrow, and steal the money we need to get our show to the #EdFringe. Wait - no we just mean beg & borrow - not steal. Those bank robberies round the corner from us? Don't know what you mean 😐🤣

This is happening now. At what point does the price to play get too high?

Thank you for sharing, Flo. Sophie here, I've had plenty of conversations over the last few weeks with Industry who almost can't believe the landscape for emerging makers at the moment. We just about managed to come through VAULT self-funding, but Edinburgh is a different beast!

@FloOMahony @RaddingtonB It seems we are certainly not alone in having to have really tough conversations this year - with ourselves & our partners. 'Rapture' had absolutely everything ready to go - & even so convincing partner orgs on board was extremely difficult!

this is where all the emerging (and emerged) companies i know are at. it should not be this hard to present work! heartbreaking all round will be buying these gems a ko-fi coffee; if you can you should too

@EveAllin thank you for sharing & contributing Eve ❤️‍🩹 it's so so tough at the minute - plenty of our peers are facing similar difficulties re ACE & other funding. we've been building momentum with 'Rapture' since Autumn of 2021, & this is a culmination of increasing financial roadblocks!

@TheQueerHouse We're so sorry to read this news. You are an invaluable asset to this industry, and we hope that support materialises to continue your essential work. Love & solidarity! 🌈⚧️❤️‍🩹

We’re sad to announce that the agency arm of the Queer House is closing. Several factors have contributed to this difficult decision, including ongoing barriers for queer + trans folks, + challenges to become financially + structurally sustainable within industry structures.

On a morning when we’re reading the news that the amazing org @TheQueerHouse, through whom we cast the brilliant Pete MacHale, are closing their agency arm, we’re reflecting on how our community can come together in sh*t circumstances to lift one another up & keep the hope alive!

Please SHARE this message far & wide - all too often there is a lack of transparency in our industry, & it can seem as though things are always on an upwards trajectory. Our DMs are open if you’d like to chat, commiserate, share frustrations. WE LOVE YOU! 😈

Don't follow us on Instagram? Jump over to check out all our gorgeous updates as we prepare for #EdFringe2023 with 'RAPTURE' ---> instagram.com/pinkskytc/

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@ThePleasance So excited to be bringing RAPTURE back with this amazing venue! Other Pleasance venues, say hi 👋🏻 Let’s get connected ♥️

IT'S HERE 🤯 Our full programme of Fringe shows is now on sale, with over 80 more shows added across comedy, theatre, cabaret and more. That’s 241 shows in total. Let's get your summer going: bit.ly/3B5v21o

SO HONOURED to be part of this frankly unbeatable roster of theatre, comedy, drag, cabaret & more! See you in Edinburgh baby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿