Without Walls, a network of festivals that brings outdoor arts to people in towns and cities across the UK, will support new work by eighteen companies in 2019, commissioned by its partners and touring to nine leading outdoor arts festivals across the country.

Without Walls promises:

• The largest, most diverse programme of new work to date from the UK’s leading network of festivals

• This year’s programme marries entertaining performance, current social issues, and high-quality arts

• The shows will play for free at nine of Britain’s leading outdoor arts festivals

The new touring programme celebrates artistic innovation and diversity and many shows address the issues of our time; modern slavery, female empowerment, and immigration, in a world where belonging and community is ever-more crucial.

Josephine Burns, chair of Without Walls, said: ‘Without Walls explodes the boundaries of the imagination. Celebrating its 13th season year in 2019, the programme is the biggest ever, taking glorious and socially relevant outdoor shows to festivals across the country. We are thrilled by this programme, made by artists who are unafraid to address some of the most painful and difficult issues that face our society now. And still have a great deal of awesome fun! We know you – our audience – will too.”