What are we going to do about theatre and the performing arts?

Devoted & Disgruntled is back with its first live event since 2020 and you’re invited to join us for “the unofficial UK theatre conference of the year”!

Devoted & Disgruntled (D&D) is an opportunity for everyone passionate about the arts — from audiences to artists, CEOs to FOH staff, grassroots groups to seasoned professionals — to get together and focus on the question: "What are we going to do about theatre and the performing arts?" Anyone and everyone is invited to take part, no matter how experienced you are or where you're based.

D&D is a two-and-a-half-day event in which you get to set the agenda and decide what conversations you want to be part of. Once you've booked your ticket, you can take part in as much or as little as you want.

Pay-What-You-Choose ticket pricing

We believe that anyone should be able to take part in Devoted & Disgruntled, regardless of finances — D&D thrives when there's a wide range of voices in the room. We know that a lot of people continue to be under serious financial pressures as a result of the pandemic. So we're continuing our commitment to run D&D as a Pay-What-You-Choose event. Each Pay-What-You-Choose ticket gives you access to all 2.5 days of D&D 2022 (although you can come and go as you choose!)

We hope that between everyone who comes, we can cover the costs of the event together. Whether you're paying for it out of your own pocket, or using your organisation's training budget, you choose what you think is a reasonable price.

You will know best what is affordable for you at the moment - this might be £0, £100, or anything in between. If it helps you to make your decision, we've put together the following list as an indication of what different contributions will support:

• £12 is the average price per ticket we need to break even.
• £25 fully covers your place and someone else's place too.
• £50 - £75 helps us to keep our event accessible and goes towards a wide range of access support for the event.*

*Recommended if your place is funded by your company or organisation.

Note: VAT at 20% applies to all bookings, but this is inclusive in the price you have chosen to pay. In other words, we will automatically deduct 20% of VAT on our end and you won't be additionally charged. However, the VAT amount will not be reflected in your booking confirmation email due to limitations in the box office system. Please get in touch with johanna@improbable.co.uk if you would like a VAT receipt for your Pay-What-You-Choose booking.

Access information:

If you have any access needs, please make sure to include details in the booking form or get in touch with us in advance by emailing johanna@improbable.co.uk.

We will be working with an an Access and Wellbeing Officer who will be available throughout the event, with a particular focus on supporting those with access needs.

We can provide either BSL interpreters or live captioners for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing participants - please indicate your preference in the booking form. If you need captioning or any other reasons, please do let us know.

In addition, this event is a relaxed environment - so feel free to come as you are; children are also very welcome.