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Summary Annual Report2010 –11www.onfife.com

Since it started trading AttFife has been anorganisational and financial success and continuesto deliver a range of well-supported, qualityservices to the residents of and visitors to Fife.Fife Council Housing and Communities Committee, January 2011

This is a summary of the annual reporton the work of Arts and Theatres Trust Fife(AttFife), recently re-branded as ON at Fife.ON at Fife is Fife’s largest independentarts organisation.

We operate four major venues, spreadover a radius of 25 miles:> Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy> Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline> Rothes Halls, Glenrothes> Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly (closed

during 2010/11 for refurbishment)

ON at Fife delivers an eclectic mix ofprogramming across its venues, within schoolsand community halls, and in the built andnatural environment. We support performanceprogrammes from local arts groups and fromvisiting professional companies from acrossthe performing arts. We commission work,

support the development of emerging artistsand new work, create our own work andmount co-productions and tours.

In 2010/11 ON at Fife realised a numberof significant programming and creativepartnerships, delivering artistically acclaimedco-productions, national tours, residencies,education projects and digital developments.The organisation played a significant rolein the successful delivery of CelebratingFife 2010.

Our commitment to delivering effectiveprogramming partnerships, our focuson being artist-led and audience-focused,and our solid organisational base – bothin terms of venues and of staffing – placeus in a strong position to contributesignificantly to Fife’s cultural economyover the coming years.

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AudiencesThe work of ON at Fife touches people’slives in many ways. The scope of serviceswe provide across Fife means we reached adiverse range of communities and audiences.In 2010/11, we engaged with people over670,000 times, through our shows, events,classes, conferences, and meetings, andthrough services offered within our buildingsand at other locations.

Within our venues...> 123,710 people attended ticketed

shows and events

> 8,980 attended cinema screenings

> 48,411 attended courses and classes

> 50,048 attended exhibitions

> 77,031 made use of our café bars

> 129,123 attended conferences andmeetings in our venues

> 29,120 made use of 3rd party services inour buildings, such as Rothes Halls Library

Outwith our venues...> 21,623 people attended shows on tour

and at locations outside our venues

> 6,939 took part in education activities

> 25,872 viewed our digital work

> 181,213 visited other events wepresented

Performance ProgrammeTaking into account all the performances wepresented – both in and out of our venues –ON at Fife gave 612 ticketed performancesof 310 different productions. We alsoexhibited 103 films across 153 screeningsat the Adam Smith Theatre.

In 2010/11 we worked with a numberof co-producers and artists to make someexceptional arts experiences. These tookplace not only within our buildings, but ontour, and on location.

Our co-producers included the NationalTheatre of Scotland; Citizens Theatre TAG;Vox Motus; Puppet Animation Scotland;Promote YT; Children’s Classic Concerts;Clydebuilt Puppets; Starcatchers; JazzScotland, and several Fife-based visual artists.

The snapshot on the following pages givesa flavour of some of our co-productionhighlights of 2010/2011.

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99…100National Theatre of Scotland/ON at Fife co-production

A large-scale, nine-month creative arts residency, culminating in a seriesof live art events and site-specific performances, 99...100 was a Flagshipevent for Celebrating Fife 2010. The work was designed with and for thepeople of Fife to celebrate our rich cultural past, present, and future.

“I’ve experienced tonight a fantastic piece of theatre”Councillor Brain Goodall: Strategic Chair Housing and CommunitiesCommittee, Fife Council

The Monster in the HallCitizens Theatre TAG/ON at Fife co-production

A commissioned play for age 14+ by Fife-based playwright David Grieg.The play premiered in Fife, toured Scotland, and was presented at IETMand Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The creation of the play was informed bya two-year, NHS funded creative arts project, involving 80 participantsfrom Fife Young Carers.

“…a tightly drilled ensemble, passionate, playful…, grippingus one minute, cracking us up the next, before melting ourhearts” The Guardian

Jock and the BeanstalkWee Stories/ON at Fife co-production – Digital project

A digital project was developed to bring our co-produced Christmasshow to those who might otherwise not experience it. We delivered theproject to audiences across Scotland – in hospitals, a hospice andschools in remote rural locations.

“We live in an isolated, rural community, and mostof my pupils have never been to see a pantomime before.They got the chance to view a Scottish production whichcelebrated the Scots language and dialect.” School teacheron the Jock digital project

The Not-So-Fatal Death of Grandpa FredoVox Motus/ON at Fife co-production

This inventive new piece of theatre was developed and previewed atCarnegie Hall, Dunfermline, before transferring to the Traverse Theatre inEdinburgh for the Festival Fringe. Receiving very positive reviews, it thenembarked on a nationwide tour.

“Again and again, it astonishes and entertains with itstechnical ability…a beautifully unusual piece of comictheatre” The Herald

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Starcatchers/ON at FifeWe were one of four organisations entrusted to deliver a Scottish ArtsCouncil Inspire Lottery-funded artists residency project in partnership withImaginate. The residency created performances and arts experiences forchildren aged 4 years and under. The residency ran in Lochgelly andCarnegie Hall, and also toured to 23 nurseries.

“Performance was just the right length to hold theirattention. Nice for them to see theatre instead of TV!”Parent of child at Carnegie Hall performance of The Playroom.

National Festival of Youth Theatre (NFYT)Promote YT/ON at Fife co-productionFor the first time since its creation six years ago, the NFYT was based inFife. The event saw the largest and most varied programme in the Festival’shistory, engaging more than 350 participants. Groups came from eightregions of Scotland, as well as Norway, England and Ireland. The Festivalshowcased 16 dynamic stage and site-specific performances in Glenrothes.

“One way of judging the strength of the programme was thevery clear sense of “festival” that it created amongst all theparticipants and the consequent enthusiasm that surroundedevery element of it” Festival Evaluation Report, Creative Scotland

Puppet Animation Scotland/ON at Fife – Sea ProjectA six-month residency project, which saw Fife puppet company Clydebuiltbased in two Fife primary schools, delivering in-class educational workshops,as well as CPD for staff. It went on to inform the creation of a new show forClydebuilt’s repertoire, Diving Belle, based on a sea theme.

“I have seen many puppet shows in my time, but this wasthe best” Class teacher at Newport Primary School, Fife

Decky Does a Bronco Grid IronWe helped Edinburgh company Grid Iron stage their site-specific showin five park venues in Fife. The presentation of the show brought newaudiences out to unusual performance spaces, and challengedexpectations of what theatre can be.

“The show was spectacular” Audience member, Ballingry

Fifespace GalleryDuring 2010/11, eight visual arts exhibitions were curated by ON at Fifein our new gallery, FifeSpace at Rothes Halls. A range of themes werecovered through media including textiles, photography, mixed media,punk art, oils and watercolours and kinetic sculpture. A seriesof artist-led masterclasses accompanied the exhibitions.

“Fantastically conceived, beautiful, entertaining” Visitorcomment on Sharamanka Travelling Circus exhibition of kinetic sculptures

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Financial ReviewWe achieved a high level of financial and in-kind support from partners for our activities in 2010/11.The surplus on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2011 was £207,102 (2010 deficitof £9,552), before transfers and FRS17 pension adjustments.

Statement of Financial Activities 2010/11 2009/10£ £

Incoming resources from generated fundsDonations and Grants 106,977 48,037

Management fee 1,996,937 2,092,894

Investment Income 55 92

Incoming resources from charitable activities 1,596,147 1,711,338

Total incoming resources 3,700,116 3,852,361

Resources expendedCharitable activitiesProvision of arts and theatres facilities 3,564,584 3,838,473

Governance costs 11,714 18,186

Total resources expended 3,576,298 3, 856,659

Net movement in funds gain/(loss) 787,818 (1,308,298)

Fund balance at 1 at April 2010 (1,031,011) 277,287

Fund balances at 31 March 2011 (243,193) (1,031,011)

ON at Fife additionally acknowledges the following funders and partnersfor their support over 2010 to 2011:Creative Scotland, Robert Wiseman Wiseman Dairies, NHSFife, Shell UK, Fife Young Carers, Children’s Classic Concerts,Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, Puppet Animation Scotland,National Theatre of Scotland, Citizens Theatre TAG, Fife CouncilEducation Service, Jazz Scotland, Vox Motus, Wee Stories,Starcatchers, Kingdom Shopping Centre, Kinetic.

Contact details

ON at FifeRothes Halls, Rothes SquareGlenrothes Fife KY7 5NX

01592 611101onfife.com

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Arts and Theatres Trust Fife Ltd is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in Edinburgh No. 320976. Scottish charity No. SCO38704