Who could benefit from this course?
Are you producing your own work and running into practical issues around finance, insurance, and liability? It could be time to consider starting a company. This course is for theatre makers, creative producers, and collectives who want to create an infrastructure to support their productions.
How does it work?
In this two hour workshop on Zoom, theatre maker & creative producer Amy Clare Tasker will cover the basics of setting up a company:
- Knowing when it’s time to set up a company
- How to choose your company structure
- What you need in order to register a company
- Legal obligations to Companies House and HMRC
- Paying your collaborators and yourself
- Practical advice on insurance, bookkeeping, and bank accounts
The most common structure for theatre is a company limited by guarantee, and this is also where most of Amy’s direct experience lies. This workshop will touch on other structures including companies limited by shares, and community interest companies, but mainly focus on companies limited by guarantee.
What do you gain?
By the end of the workshop, you will have a basic understanding of your next steps in creating your company, resources for further information, and the confidence to get started.
Date & Times
Thursday, 27 November, 2025
7:00 - 9:00pm
on Zoom
Cost
£10 early bird (book by midday on Monday, 17 November)
£12 regular price
Check out the other workshops in our Theatre Maker programme, and save 10% when you book 2 or more.
AMY CLARE TASKER
Alongside running Theatre Maker at The Cockpit, Amy writes, directs, and produces theatre as a co-director of Pinecone Performance Lab. Her most recent show The Queen is Mad had a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, winning a Special Commendation Award from Musical Theatre Review. Amy wrote and performed HOT (Helen of Troy) at The Cockpit in February 2020 with support from Arts Council England.
Based in London since 2013, Amy's work has been seen at Rich Mix, Camden People’s Theatre, Theatre Delicatessen, LOST Theatre, Cockpit Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Theatre Utopia, Upstart Theatre's DARE Festival at Shoreditch Town Hall, and the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World Festival. Amy began her career in San Francisco, where she was artistic director of Inkblot Ensemble, and an associate artist with Cutting Ball Theater and EXIT Theatre. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in Drama, after a year at the University of Manchester as an international exchange student.
Connect: @AmyClareTasker
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