News | Transform Festival

Wed 21 Sep 2022

Back to Back Theatre visit London, Brighton and Leeds

This Autumn, in partnership with Leeds Playhouse, we’re thrilled to be joining forces with Battersea Arts Centre and Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts to bring internationally recognised Australian company Back to Back Theatre to the UK.

Tue 13 Sep 2022

THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES

We're thrilled to be partnering with Leeds Playhouse to bring award-winning Australian theatre company Back to Back Theatre to Leeds.

Tue 26 Jul 2022

Horizon Showcase

Horizon, a vibrant new performance showcase designed to celebrate visionary artists and cultural leaders is coming to Edinburgh in just four weeks.

Wed 23 Mar 2022

FORGE – Conversations Announcement

We are delighted to announce the speakers for the three FORGE conversations.

Wed 02 Mar 2022

9 WAYS TO EXPERIENCE TRANSFORM 21-22

The final wave of Transform 21-22 is approaching! We’ve put together our top 9 recommended ways to experience Transform 21-22, specially put together with the bold and the curious in mind!

Tue 08 Feb 2022

INTRODUCING OUR NEW TRUSTEES – NICK DYSON & NADINE PATEL

Following a recruitment process, we are over the moon that Nick Dyson and Nadine Patel are joining the Transform board.

Tue 18 Jan 2022

FINAL WAVE ANNOUNCED – TRANSFORM 21-22

Today we announce the final wave of Transform 21-22, a reimagined festival for our times. Transform 21-22 is an experiment to reimagine what an international festival can look like and represent in the future.

Thu 21 Oct 2021

WELCOME TO TRANSFORM 21-22

We are thrilled to be launching Transform 21-22, an extended festival for our times.

Sun 17 Oct 2021

Leeds workers wanted for 12 Last Songs at Leeds Playhouse

We’re seeking Leeds workers to be part of an extraordinary event that will create a portrait of the city, this October.

Thu 19 Aug 2021

Introducing our reimagined festival for 2021-2022

Today we are introducing our reimagined festival format for 2021-2022.

Thu 19 Aug 2021

PAY WHAT YOU CAN TICKETING

As part of our commitment to inclusion and accessibility, Transform is trialling a Pay What You Can ticket model.

Tue 13 Jul 2021

Introducing Our New Chair & Team Members

Introducing Jane Bhoyroo (Chair), Lily Lavorato (Producer – Creative People), and Jay Millard (Assistant Producer)

Sat 10 Jul 2021

HORIZON PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT

We are delighted to reveal the programme for Horizon – Performance Created in England, a vibrant new showcase connected to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 08 Jul 2021

Announcing 12 Last Songs – A Transform & Quarantine Co-Production

We are thrilled to announce that we are working in co-production with Quarantine to present ‘12 Last Songs’.

Tue 06 Jul 2021

IMAGINING FUTURES

We are excited to be working in partnership with the Goethe-Institut to produce Imagining Futures – a future focused peer network and European co-commission experiment.

Thu 01 Apr 2021

TRANSFORM UPDATE

Last June, I wrote an update on where Transform was at. We were very much at the early stages of grappling with the impacts of the pandemic...

Tue 09 Feb 2021

Introducing our new producer, Ali Ford

We are excited to announce that Ali Ford is joining Transform as our new Producer.

Fri 20 Nov 2020

EDINBURGH UPDATE #1

This is the first of a series of blogs from the team commissioned by Arts Council England to come up with a new showcase for performance from England at the Edinburgh Festivals.

Fri 30 Oct 2020

Announcing England’s Performing Arts Showcase Consortium – Commissioned by Arts Council England

A new flagship International Showcase celebrating performance created in England will be piloted during the Edinburgh Festivals in 2021

Thu 18 Jun 2020

WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW

Like everyone, we’ve had a challenging few months at Transform. I’ve never been a big blogger...