Videos Member Only

ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar #2

How to Do a Basic Home Survey of Your Building In this webinar, recorded on 5 October 2023, Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger from Renew Culture explain how to do a basic home survey using the ETC Theatre Green Book to track and improve the sustainability of your building.  READ

Casebooks 2025

Fabulamundi New Voices: Inclusive Practices in European Theatre

The Fabulamundi New Voices twin casebook series, published by the European Theatre Convention, documents a cross-European effort to empower emerging writers and diversify theatre-making, offering methodological insight and institutional strategies for inclusive, forward-thinking dramaturgy. READ

Casebooks NOVEMBER 2025

STAGES Sustainable Theatre — A Casebook

How can theatre respond to the climate crisis? Partners of the large-scale project STAGES - Sustainable Theatre Alliance for a Green Shift reimagine the relationship between culture and sustainability for a green shift in theatre, in ETC's new publication. READ

Casebooks 2026

ACuTe: Digital Theatre - A Casebook

ACuTe Casebook. Published on 12 March 2026.   READ

Casebooks 2020

Participatory Theatre – A Casebook

‘Participatory Theatre- A Casebook’ was the second ETC Casebook released on World Theatre Day 2020.  The casebook offers insights, reflections and best-practice advice written from theatre makers, for theatre makers.   READ

Videos

[Part 1] CARE Panel Discussion at ETC International Theatre Conference, Lisbon 2022

Watch a replay of the first part of the 'CARE - an Exploration' panel discussion, a major highlight from the ETC International Theatre Conference at Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Lisbon. READ

Videos Member Only 27/01/2022

Session 1: Fundamental Course - Sustainable Cultural Management for European Theatres

A joint initiative of the European Theatre Convention and Mitos21 READ

Videos 26 MAY 2025

ETC Webinar: Ethical Communications - Should European Theatres Transition Away From X and Meta?

The dependence on big tech's social media platforms is no longer sustainable. With moderation and fact-checking getting banned and big tech's power increasingly intertwined with political power, it is time to move to better alternatives. In this special ETC webinar for communications and digital professionals, Marleen Stikker and Danny Lämmerhirt from the Amsterdam-based tech foundation Waag Futurelab, lead the discussion on how ETC Members can actively engage in alternative social media platforms that safeguard public values. Includes insights from Waag's #MakeSocialsSocialAgain campaign. READ

Casebooks 2020

Youth Theatre- A Casebook

‘Youth Theatre – A Casebook’ was the third ETC Casebook produced in 2020. It’s a publication for theatre professionals, presenting reflection and best-practice examples to make theatre with and for young people.    READ

Videos

[Part 3] CARE Panel Discussion at ETC International Theatre Conference, Lisbon 2022

Watch a replay of the third part of the CARE conference, a major highlight of the ETC International Theatre Conference at Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II, Lisbon. READ

Videos 2022

ETC Online Library: An Introduction

How does the ETC Online Library work? And what sort of information can you find on it? ETC Communication Manager Christy Romer gives a brief introduction to the platform. READ

Tools Member Only

ETC Theatre Green Book - Working Draft

The ETC Theatre Green Book (ETC TGB) is a new tool to make theatre activity sustainable - across productions, buildings and operations. It is currently in development and will be launched in 2024. The ETC TGB is a collaboration between ETC and Renew Culture, the organisation behind the successful and well-used Theatre Green Book. For the first time, it will include a self-certification system, which will make visible when a theatre has reached baseline, intermediate, or eventually advanced level of sustainability. A group of 10 ETC theatres across Europe (the ETC TGB Focus Group) is trialling the new tool in the 2023/24 season to reach baseline standard. Their reflections will be used to improve the tool before its launch in Summer 2024. READ

Journal 2019

ETC Journal 2019/20

The 2019/20 edition of ETC annual theatre magazine includes articles about the work needed inside and outside of theatres to reach new audiences in a meaningful way. READ

Videos Member Only

ETC Webinar: Fundamentals of Web Accessibility

Have you ever thought...Is your website truly accessible to all your audiences? How can a blind person find their way to your theatre's programme? Are your trailer videos subtitled for people living with hearing disabilities? Are the colours used on your website clear enough for colourblind people? This webinar helps you evaluate the accessibility of your website. READ

Videos Member Only 31/01/2024

ETC Webinar: Relaxed Performances

As part of its focus on diversity and inclusion, ETC offers this webinar titled 'Relaxed Performances', guided by the expertise of French non-profit "Culture Relax" as well as concrete examples from other ETC Member Theatres Teatro Stabile di Torino - National Theatre (Italy) and Malmö Stadsteater (Sweden). When did "relaxed performances" appear, where do they come from, what are the goals of offering them? What changes would you have to make to your "regular" theatre evenings to offer a more relaxed experience to your neurodivergent, noise-sensitive or chronically ill audiences? READ

Videos Member Only 27/03/2024

ETC Webinar: Im/Material Theatre Spaces

Theatre has always been a pioneer for the development and application of new technologies, it is a place for artistic and technical innovation, experimentation and research. How can immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality unfold their potential in front of, behind and on stage - as a creative design tool, as a construction aid for virtual building rehearsals, as a teaching and learning space, or as an extended stage for the arts? In this webinar, expert Franziska Ritter showcases different approaches and possibilities based on the research project “Im/material Theatre Spaces” by digital.DTHG, the digital competence centre of the Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft. READ

Book 2004

The European Theatre Today – The Plays 6

ETC’s “The European Theatre Today” series worked with national juries to select the most innovative and exciting productions from across Europe and introduce them to European audiences and directors. The book is organised by country and presents summaries in English and French for several plays from each country. This edition, Plays 6, reviews around 80 plays from 2002 to May 2004. READ

Videos 2022

Panel Discussion: Diver-cities & Diverse Theatre

The flagship event of the ETC conference 2022 in Prague brought together artists and cultural professionals from across the world for high-level discussions on the major conference theme: diversity and inclusion in theatre. READ

Tools Member Only

ETC Theatre Green Book - Production Calculator (Arriaga Example)

An example of how the new measurement tool from the ETC Theatre Green Book, the Production Calculator, can be used for a production. Includes data from ETC Member Teatro Arriaga Antzokia's production of 'Orgia', which was produced to ETC Theatre Green Book baseline standards. READ

Research 2024

Sustainability & Theatre: ETC Theatre Green Book - Applied Research Study

An Applied Research Study for the Theatre Sector to Reach Net-Zero Explore case studies and research-based advice for European theatres to undergo a sustainable transformation of their productions, operations & buildings. READ

Tools 2022

ETC Green Toolkit

The ETC Green Toolkit aims to mobilise ETC members to get on the sustainable path and standardise sustainable theatre practices. It was developed by the ETC Green Theatre Committee. READ

Policy Papers 17 JULY 2023

The Opole Recommendations

'The Opole Recommendations' is a significant policy document resulting from the in-depth exchanges during the European Theatre Forum (ETF) 2023, the high-level event by the European Commission that took place from 11-13 May at JK Opole Theatre in Poland. READ

Journal 2023

ETC Journal 2023/2024

The edition of ETC's annual theatre magazine for the 2023/2024 season, with interviews of leading theatre professionals, highlights from the European theatre scene, and an introduction to a year of ETC activities. READ

Journal 2024

ETC Journal 2024/2025

The edition of ETC's annual theatre magazine for the 2024/2025 season. Features interviews with leading theatre professionals, highlights from the European theatre scene, and introduction to ETC's latest project, 'European Theatre: BREAK THE MOULD'. READ

Videos

Leeres Theater

Ensemble members stand alone on the stage of the Volkstheater. The grandstands are deserted, the corridors in the Volkstheater are deserted. A mash-up emerges from two texts: Hasti Molavian sings “Ich bin der Welt loser”, a poem by Friedrich Rückert in Gustav Mahler's setting from 1901; Uwe Schmieder speaks the text "Empty Theater" by Heiner Müller from 1994. Has the world's theater been lost? Are we lost in the world? Where and how do we look further? READ

Book 2015

Art of Ageing - Creative Reseach Documentary

“The Art of Ageing” was an ETC project from 2012-14 that questioned the ways in which we age, and the importance of theatres as places to examine complex everyday issues. This booklet includes interviews, feature pieces and coverage of the theatre productions created during the project. READ

Videos Member Only

ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar #3

How to Form a Green Team and Get Started on Sustainable Operations In this webinar, recorded on 31 October 2023, Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger from Renew Culture explain how to set up a green committee and run operations sustainably in your theatre using the ETC Theatre Green Book. READ

Casebooks 2025

Future Laboratory: Artistic Research in Theatre - A Casebook

The latest ETC casebook on Artistic Research in Theatre, with learnings and reflections from the three-year EU project, 'Future Laboratory – A Performing Arts Network Connecting Artists and Audiences to Find the European Narratives of Tomorrow'. READ

Videos 2021

ETC International Theatre Conference – Launch of TRANFORMATIONS

The video presentation and launch of ETC's new 3-year network programme. recorded the ETC International Theatre Conference in partnership with Teatru Malta, Autumn 2021. READ

Videos

Renaissance

Dancing in a vacant, gilded theatre hall, performers' hearts beat faster. Where does the body of a performer belong? Longing for an observer, hearts beat faster and faster and faster and faster. READ

Videos Member Only 28/11/2023

ETC Webinar: Theatre & Consent

As part of its focus on diversity and inclusion, ETC offers this webinar titled 'Theatre and Consent,' facilitated by theatre professional and researcher Jenn Wilson. This webinar aims to educate participants on effectively promoting theatre shows that may contain sensitive content, while also providing guidance on how to best support audiences in navigating and engaging with subjects that might be triggering for them. READ

Tools JULY 2024

ETC Theatre Green Book

The ETC Theatre Green Book is the international version of the renowned 'Theatre Green Book' initiative. It is a step-by-step tool to guide European Theatres towards net zero emissions across their productions, buildings and operations. It is accompanied by a new self-certification label to help European Theatres measure - and communicate about - this transformation. The ETC Theatre Green Book (ETC TGB) is the result of a collaboration between ETC, Renew Culture and the ‘Theatre Green Book’ initiative. READ

Videos

Renaissance

We are currently facing a period of darkness. Our ecosystem has been disrupted; a virus, a simple virus, has driven the hubris of capital (and whoever worships it, albeit against their will) to its knees. A multitude of different issues has come to a head. What world is this when culture is not recognised as a remedy for the soul, just as medicine is for the body? READ

Videos

Skin

'Skin' explores the healing effect of theatre, and the idea that, in its fascinating territory we can experience parallel lives that are more fulfilled than the one that we actually have. Art is revealed as a source of justice, hope and faith in a better tomorrow. All this is especially important in period of crisis, such as the one we are currently going through. READ

Videos Member Only 28/04/2022

Session 4: Fundamental Course - Sustainable Cultural Management for European Theatres

A joint initiative of the European Theatre Convention and Mitos21 READ

Policy Papers 2024

Sustainable Theatre: Policy Recommendations

Suggestions and recommendations for publicly funded theatres, policy makers and funders at the local, national and European level on sustainability. READ

Videos

Der Apple

When we talk about the Renaissance, which and whose Renaissance do we mean? Implicitly, we think about humans. But who says that our species is soaring to new heights? Perhaps we are merely the birthing agents of the resurrection of other forms of life. READ

Videos 2021

Patty Kim Hamilton - SEX PLAY

A video clip  with an excerpt of the play SEX PLAY by Patty Kim Hamilton selected by ETC Drama Committee 2021. READ

Policy Papers 2024

Digital Theatre Policy Recommendations 2024

Suggestions and recommendations for publicly funded theatres, policy makers and funders at the local, national and European level to enable the creation of digital theatre. READ

Book 1995

The European Theatre Today – The Plays 2

ETC’s “The European Theatre Today” series worked with national juries to select the most innovative and exciting productions from across Europe and introduce them to European audiences and directors. The book is organised by country and presents summaries in English and French for several plays from each country.  This edition, Plays 2, reviews around 80 plays from July 1992 to May 1995.  READ

Videos

Renaissance

A natural and spontaneous short documentary with an actress during a time that stages are closed. Will all this creative energy be retained? Will it be able to give us rebirth? READ

Policy Papers 2022

Good practices born during the pandemic and to be sustained - Speech Heidi Wiley

Heidi Wiley, Executive Director of the European Theatre Convention, gave an inspiration speech at the 8th Culture & RTBF Meeting: Co-Construction in the age of digitalization, at Théâtre de Namur on the 12th of October 2022. She shared the good digital practices that have emerged during the pandemic within the European performing arts sector and reflected on those that should be continued.   READ

Research 2021

Gender Equality & Diversity in European Theatres

Spanning 22 European countries, this landmark research document answers for more than 4,000 permanent theatre staff and over 11,000 people involved in 655 performances at ETC member theatres.  READ

Videos

Renaissance (Ukraine)

Shot in one take, on multiple cameras, this futuristic response to the Renaissance mixes new texts with a Shakespearean sonnet, and original music by renowned ‘ethno-chaos’ band DakhaBrakha - symbolising the aesthetics of canvas as weaving "the canvas of life". READ

Videos

STAGES Presentation - ETC International Theatre Conference, Lisbon 2022

Watch a presentation of the STAGES project and a Q&A with Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, ETC Members and the STAGES Partners, live on videolink from NTGent. READ

Research 2024

Sustainability & Theatre: ETC Theatre Green Book - Applied Research Study

An Applied Research Study for the Theatre Sector to Reach Net-Zero Explore case studies and research-based advice for European theatres to undergo a sustainable transformation of their productions, operations & buildings. + includes Sustainable Theatre policy recommendations. READ

Book

European Theatre Today – The Plays 3

ETC’s “The European Theatre Today” series worked with national juries to select the most innovative and exciting productions from across Europe and introduce them to European audiences and directors. The book is organised by country and presents summaries in English and French for several plays from each country. This edition, Plays 3, reviews around 80 plays from July 1995 to May 1997. READ

Book 2000

The European Theatre Today – The Plays 4

ETC’s “The European Theatre Today” series worked with national juries to select the most innovative and exciting productions from across Europe and introduce them to European audiences and directors. The book is organised by country and presents summaries in English and French for several plays from each country. This edition, Plays 4, reviews around 80 plays from July 1997 to March 2000. READ

Book 2002

The European Theatre Today – The Plays 5

ETC’s “The European Theatre Today” series worked with national juries to select the most innovative and exciting productions from across Europe and introduce them to European audiences and directors. The book is organised by country and presents summaries in English and French for several plays from each country. This edition, Plays 5, reviews around 80 plays from 1999 to 2001. READ

Book 2006

The European Theatre Today – The Plays 7

ETC’s “The European Theatre Today” series worked with national juries to select the most innovative and exciting productions from across Europe and introduce them to European audiences and directors. The book is organised by country and presents summaries in English and French for several plays from each country. This edition, Plays 7, reviews around 80 plays from 2004 to May 2006. READ

Tools 2021

White Paper Participatory Theatre Casebook

Ideas and recommendations for participatory theatre: a valuable knowledge resource for theatre practitioners and policymakers. READ

Videos

Renaissance

A call-and-response combination of real interviews and clips of artistic work, which provides some answers as to what kind of renaissance is possible for theatre. The text about what we can think about whole difficult situation is written by the author Péter Esterházy. The text about death and loneliness is written by the director Roman Polák. And the text about what is lost without art is written by a member of our playwriting workshop, Martin Miler. READ

Videos

Plus Grand Que Moi

A sweet, jarring and uplifting monologue about the story of a (re)birth – a story that straddles myth, love, and a journey into the beautiful unknown… READ

Videos 2021

Casper Vanderputte - Sweet Sixteen

A video clip with an excerpt of the play Sweet Sixteen by Casper Vanderputte   selected by ETC Drama Committee 2021. READ

Videos Member Only 17/09/2024

Introduction to ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar Series (2024)

The ETC Theatre Green Book webinar series is designed to accompany European theatres to reach net zero by 2030. Led by Renew Culture experts Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger, these sessions will equip ETC Member Theatres with the tools to create greener productions, operations, and buildings. Learn more about the ETC Theatre Green Book READ

Videos 2021

Pipelines trailer

Pipelines is a cross-Europe theatre project by ETC about oil pipelines, corruption and fossil fuels. READ

Tools 2021

White Paper Youth Theatre Casebook

Ideas and recommendations on youth theatre for publicly funded theatres, policymakers and funders at the local, national and European level. READ

Videos

The Nightmare of History

Théâtre de Liège has partnered with The Karyatides on the Renaissance project - a company whose performances are open to every age group. Based on literary classics, the Karyatides develop a theatre of figures, combining puppetry, object theatre and music. They play with the commonplace, the cliché, provoking quirkiness from which poetry flows. READ

Videos

Confession

We testify in the most important moments of our lives. We make statements at our workplace, we confess when voting, we confess to our parents, our friends, the doctor... to everybody. And of course to our love. It is worth learning from the greatest master of the Renaissance how to confess! READ

Videos

Renaissance (Ukraine)

Today we should learn to be closer again in spite of physical distance, to hear and to be heard. We need to come back to the beginning, where there is no fear. We must eventually become happy. READ

Research 2022

A Practical Manual on Author's and Related Rights (Version FR)

French title: Captations du spectacle vivant: manuel pratique des droits d‘auteur et droits voisins This study, commissioned by Prospero - Extended Theatre, is a practical tool for the entire sector in Europe to better understand the new legal issues involved in the broadcasting of live performances on the internet - and above all, to identify the concrete steps to overcome them. Prospero - Extended Theatre was a project co-funded by the European Union's Europe Creative programme. READ

Research 2023

Digital Theatre – Digital Strategies and Business Models in European Theatre

The study, developed in partnership with the Akademie für Theater und Digitalitat in Dortmund/Germany, and digital theatre researcher Katie Hawthorne, analyses artistic production, digital dissemination, strategies and digital business models in ETC Member Theatres. READ

Videos Member Only

ETC Workshop Series: Cinematic Lighting for the Theatre Stage #2

ETC has partnered with experts at the Academy for Theatre and Digitality and from Volkstheater Wien to offer technical directors at ETC member theatres an in-depth workshop series on the latest theatre lighting techniques. This includes lighting the stage while projecting video. READ

Videos 24/09/2024

Online Talk - Script Secrets: Playwrights Share Their Stories

In this online talk, acclaimed playwrights Miguel Castro Caldas (São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Portugal), Magne van den Berg (De Toneelmakerij, The Netherlands), Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy (PAV/Fabulamundi, Italy) and Milan Ramšak Marković (Prešernovo Gledališče Kranj, Slovenia) will offer a glimpse into the creative secrets behind their powerful scripts, which were selected by the ETC Drama Committee this year. READ

Videos 2022

The Drama of the Climate Crisis webinar

On Thursday 9 June 2022, ETC hosted a high-level webinar on arts and sustainability as part of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival. Sustainability experts from ETC's Green Theatre Committee discuss the creation of a new, comparable assessment tool to reduce the carbon footprint of the theatre sector.   READ

Videos 2022

ETC Artist Residency 2022 trailer

The Artist Residency Programme supports emerging theatre artists by offering new perspectives and professional artistic experiences in a European public theatre. Participants were asked to record their reflections from their experience as artists working with colleagues from different countries in Europe. READ

Videos 2021

Renaissance – The Trailer

22 Theatres. 18 European Countries. 250 Artists. Renaissance, a project coordinated by the European Theatre Convention, sees 22 theatres from 18 European countries each write and produce a five-minute short film that responds to the dramatic prompt of ‘Renaissance’.   READ

Videos

Perspective

Perspective recalls Filippo Brunelleschi’s experiment on perspective, which took place in Florence, in 1425, a few years after the horrors of the Black Death, and compares it to the possibilities of theatre nowadays, pointing out how the representation of an object allows us to see more than the object itself. READ

Videos

Renaissance

Renaissance / rebirth is a process of transformation, which is not only natural, but also a necessary part of a human life. We asked established Slovak playwright and translator Peter Lomnicky to share his view on the topic. READ

Videos

[Part 2] CARE Panel Discussion at ETC International Theatre Conference, Lisbon 2022

Watch a replay of the second part of the 'CARE - an Exploration' panel discussion, a major highlight from the ETC International Theatre Conference at Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Lisbon. READ

Videos Member Only 24/02/2022

Session 2: Fundamental Course - Sustainable Cultural Management for European Theatres

A joint initiative of the European Theatre Convention and Mitos21 READ

Videos Member Only 31/03/2022

Session 3: Fundamental Course - Sustainable Cultural Management for European Theatres

A joint initiative of the European Theatre Convention and Mitos21 READ

Videos Member Only 19/09/2024

ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar - Productions (2024)

The ETC Theatre Green Book webinar series is designed to accompany European theatres to reach net zero by 2030. Led by Renew Culture experts Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger, these sessions will equip ETC Member Theatres with the tools to create greener productions, operations, and buildings. In this webinar, Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger from Renew Culture explain how to use the new measurement tool to track the sustainability of theatre productions. READ

Tools 2021

ETC Sustainable Action Code

The document setting out ETC’s ambitions to create a carbon neutral membership by 2030. READ

Tools 2021

White Paper Diversity Casebook

Ideas and recommendations on Gender Equality & Diversity in European Theatres for publicly funded theatres, policymakers and funders at the local, national and European level. READ

Videos

The Possibilities of Inhaled Air

Our breath is taken away. By a disease, by lockdown, by renovation. We can no longer share the same air, as we are afraid of it. Theatre is devasted, but there’s always hope. We just need to await the return, await the long-lost meeting and when it’s there: just dive into all possibilities, giving us the air we breathe together. READ

Tools

Self-Monitoring Grid - EXCEL VERSION

Practical and easy-to-use set of self-monitoring tools and instruments to measure progress on gender equality & diversity in the own organisation. READ

Tools

Self-Monitoring Grid-Guidelines, Advice and Recommended Analysis

How to Use the Gender Equality & Diversity Self-Monitoring Grid READ

Videos Member Only 2022

ETC Project Pitching & TRANSFORMATIONS Meeting #3, Lisbon 2022

Watch the “Project Pitching & Calls for Collaboration” and the TRANSFOMATIONS: Membership Meetings from the ETC International Theatre Conference in Lisbon, November 2022. READ

Videos Member Only 2023

ETC Demo #2 - Plays Directory

Did you know you can read full texts of plays by emerging European writers on the ETC website? In this webinar, ETC Communication Manager Christy Romer gives a brief introduction to the Plays Directory. READ

Videos Member Only 23/04/2020

Online Webinar: How to work and rehearse online

For this ETC Webinar, Belarus Free Theatre’s founding artistic director, Natalia Kaliada, talked about the learnings, good-practice and challenges of working and rehearsing online. READ

Tools AUGUST 2023

Our Stories of Change - Volume 2

The second edition of Our Stories of Change. This is the publication that brings you stories from ETC colleagues – artists, dramaturgs, directors and theatre managers – about the impact that participating in ETC activities over the past 12 months has had on them. It aims to illustrate the effect of our current programme of activities: TRANSFORMATIONS – Recharging European Theatres and Audiences in a Post-Covid World, which is only possible thanks to the support of ETC Members, and co-funding from the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission. READ

Videos

Rinaxximent

We follow a young girl, Leah, who was participating in one of the Teatru Malta projects - Trikki Trakki Youth Theatre Festival. After the festival is halted, she must go back to her new-normal life: going to zoom-school, and scrolling through social media. She gets very frustrated that she cannot interact with anyone anymore except for online. In a fantastical adventure, she re-discovers books and a secret library, learning about theatre and renaissance. READ

Videos

Renaissance?

The Staatsschauspiel Dresden asked Instagram users to comment on the theme of “Renaissance”. 62 people participated and head dramaturg Jörg Bochow selected 47 terms for a brand-new text that was performed by their actresses and actors, in one take, within a few days of receiving the text. Selected words include: Justice; Humanism; Theatrical death; Rebirth; Michelangelo; Oxblood Red... READ

Videos

Renaissance?

We have decided to re-awaken our understanding of the collective, of relations that form the collective field, by using a stone puppet that resembles a human being. River stones are sacred in our local environment. And Michelangelo's David, one of the truly iconic Renaissance masterpieces, was also made of stone. READ

Videos

Renaissance

A video about the complexity of the current moment - the empty hole just before the Big Bang of Renaissance. READ

Videos

Restarting from the Human Being

Faced with a digital and virtual intoxication we emphasise the irreplaceable need for the Theatre and for Society: Restarting From the Human Being, as suggested in the renowned Italian Renaissance manifesto, Oratio de hominis dignitate, by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.   READ

Videos

Renaissance

After a lockdown, after cancellations and closures, while the world is still in a pandemic, Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb feels an urge for culture, a desire for art and rebirth on stage. With this video, made by director Damir Markovina, we seek new ways of thinking about theatre, new ways of communicating, new ways of performing. READ

Videos 2021

The Father Watches over Daughter - Ondřej Novotný

A video clip with an excerpt of the play The Father Watches over Daughter by Ondřej Novotný selected by ETC Drama Committee 2021. READ

Journal 2022

ETC Journal 2022/2023

The edition of ETC's annual theatre magazine for the 2022/2023 season, with artist interviews, excerpts of translated texts, and and introduction to a year of ETC activities. READ

Videos 2022

Young Europe IV Launch Event: Non-Dominant Voices in European Youth Theatres

Watch the webinar from Thursday 6 October 2022. Playwrights, mentors and dramaturgs joined a discussion about writing new plays about inclusive topics in different parts of Europe, and how international collaboration can help emerging creatives find their voice on a larger scale, to launch the ETC artistic collaboration project Young Europe IV. READ

Videos

ACuTE: Culture Testbeds for Performing Arts and New Technology - ETC International Theatre Conference, Lisbon 2022

ACuTe is a large-scale digital theatre project co-funded by the European Union. Presentation with ETC Member Theatres READ

Videos

Sustainability in European Theatre

Watch the recorded speech of ETC Executive Director, Heidi Wiley joined by Michaela Rýgrová, ETC Sustainability Advisor at the conference for the 40th anniversary of Taipei National University of the Art on the theme Art and Sustainability. READ

Videos Member Only

Session 6: Fundamental Course - Sustainable Cultural Management for European Theatres

A joint initiative of the European Theatre Convention and Mitos21 READ

Research MARCH 2015

Audiences for European Theatre - Study on the Status Quo of Audience Development and Audience Research in the European Theatre Convention

The study, developed in partnership with the Center for Audience Development (ZAD) at the Freie Universität Berlin tackles the lack of comparable data on European theatres and their audiences. READ

Videos Member Only 14/09/2023

ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar #1

How to Use the Measurement Tool for Productions In this webinar, recorded on 14 September 2023, Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger from Renew Culture explain how to use the new measurement tool in the ETC Theatre Green Book to track and improve the sustainability of theatre productions.  READ

Tools Member Only

ETC Theatre Green Book - Production Calculator

The simple to use measurement tool for theatres to assess the impact of their productions (sets, props, costumes) on the environment - and to work towards basic, intermediate, or standard level of certification. First shown to members during the ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar on 14 September 2023. READ

Casebooks 2018

Digital Theatre – A Casebook

‘Digital Theatre - A Casebook’ was the first ETC casebook produced in 2018. It presents findings and reflections for the creative community based on the two-year project European Theatre Lab: Drama Goes Digital, an artistic and international cross-sectoral collaboration between major European public theatres and scientific institutions.  READ

Book 2000

Europe on Stage 1988-2000

12 years of the European Theatre Convention.This bilingual French-English publication is a snapshot of what had been achieved by and with the 40 theatres that made up ETC from 1988 – 2000. The book features performance images and a biography for each theatre, separated by country, as well as a list of the key performances across the 12 years of European theatre history.  READ

Tools 2018

White Paper Digital Theatre Casebook:

Suggestions and recommendations on digital theatre for publicly funded theatres, policymakers and funders at the local, national and European level READ

Videos

Renaissance

The theatre community lost its foundation. Theatre as we knew it no longer exists. The stage is a mere dream – sometimes thrilling, often depressing. We need to change it. Go out. Find a new source and sense of creation… READ

Tools 2022

ETC Green Toolkit - Explanatory Notes

To help theatres and individuals use the ETC Green Toolkit, we have created these explanatory notes with practical advice on how to use and apply the tool. READ

Tools 2022

Our Stories of Change - Year 1

Our Stories of Change is a new annual publication to highlight stories of how participation in ETC activities has had an impact - or change - on individuals and member theatres. READ

Research 2022

Performing Arts Recordings and Broadcasts: A practical manual on author’s and related rights

The study, developed as part of the Prospero - Extended Theatre project, identifies the key legal challenges that emerge when broadcasting performances online in Europe – and explains how producers and broadcasters can overcome them. READ

Videos Member Only 2022

Session 5: Fundamental Course- Sustainable Cultural Management for European Theatres 

A joint initiative of the European Theatre Convention and Mitos21 READ

Policy Papers 2024

Gender Equality in Theatre Policy Recommendations 2024

Suggestions and recommendations for publicly funded theatres, policy makers and funders at the local, national and European level to enable gender equality in European theatres. READ

Videos Member Only 26/09/2024

ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar - Buildings (2024)

The ETC Theatre Green Book webinar series is designed to accompany European theatres to reach net zero by 2030. Led by Renew Culture experts Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger, these sessions will equip ETC Member Theatres with the tools to create greener productions, operations, and buildings. In this webinar, Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger from Renew Culture explain how to use the new measurement tool to do a basic home survey of your building. READ

Videos Member Only 05/03/2025

ETC Professional Development Webinar:

As part of our Professional Development scheme, aimed at organising training and events to share best practices on the latest trends in theatre, we present the webinar 'Introduction to Digital Theatre,' in collaboration with the Academy for Theatre and Digitality in Dortmund. In the first webinar of ETC’s Digital Theatre Programme, the renowned Academy for Theatre and Digitality introduces you to a variety of digital technologies approaching the cultural field. How do you navigate the digital? The digital age has brought an array of innovations and challenges, from video mapping and extended reality to digital live experiences, robotics, and artificial intelligence. This session explores how these cutting-edge technologies can be integrated into theatre practice. Speakers Carla Meller, International Cooperation - Academy for Theatre and Digitality in Dortmund Marcus Lobbes, Director - Academy for Theatre and Digitality in Dortmund READ

Research

Gender Equality in European Theatres and Artistic Programmes 2024

The 'Gender Equality in European Theatres and Artistic Programmes 2024' study is a 126-page document developed in partnership with the researchers Sarah Sepulchre, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti and Justine Vanhaelen at the UCLouvain in Belgium. The study is divided into three key sections: a literature review examining reports and research on gender equality and diversity across Europe, a detailed analysis of data from 13 theatres in 11 countries, and a series of anonymous, powerful interviews with theatre professionals at various stages in their career on equality - or lack of it - in the theatre sector. READ

Tools 2024

Our Stories of Change Vol.3

The third edition of Our Stories of Change. This is the publication that brings you stories from ETC colleagues – artists, dramaturgs, directors and theatre managers – about the impact that participating in ETC activities during the 2023-24 season. It aims to illustrate the effect of our current programme of activities: TRANSFORMATIONS – Recharging European Theatres and Audiences in a Post-Covid World, which is only possible thanks to the support of ETC Members, and co-funding from the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission. READ

Videos Member Only 24/09/2024

ETC Theatre Green Book Webinar - Operations (2024)

The ETC Theatre Green Book webinar series is designed to accompany European theatres to reach net zero by 2030. Led by Renew Culture experts Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger, these sessions will equip ETC Member Theatres with the tools to create greener productions, operations, and buildings. In this webinar, Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger from Renew Culture explain how to set up a green committee and run operations sustainably in your theatre using the ETC Theatre Green Book. READ

Videos 18 SEPTEMBER 2025

Online Talk - Script Secrets II: Playwrights Share Their Stories

The second edition of Script Secrets, ETC’s online talk series that opens a window into the minds of some of today’s most exciting European playwrights. Featuring: Darling, Svenja Viola Bungarten (2025) -Deutsches Theater Berlin (Germany/Berlin) who run for happiness, Jaka Smerkolj Simoneti (2024) -Prešernovo Gledališče Kranj (Slovenia/Kranj) In Search of Lost Language, Goran Vojnovic (2024) -Slovensko Narodno Gledalisce Nova Gorica (Slovenia/Nova Gorica) READ

Journal 2025

ETC Journal 2025/26

Read the online version of ETC's annual magazine, the ETC Journal 2025/26. Featuring interviews with The ETC Board; Pr. Dr. Shuyan Liu; Marie Le Sourd, General Secretary of On The Move; artists including Mario Banushi, Data Tavadze and Clément & Guillaume Papachristou. READ

Videos Member Only 24 MARCH 2026

ETC Webinar: Digital Possibilities on Stage

Webinar 'Digital Possibilities on Stage' with speaker Mario Simon (Artistic Video Department at Schauspiel Köln), on Tuesday 24 March 2026 from 14:00-15:30 CET. READ