Welcome to the eleventh annual edition of Performance In Profile, the British Council's guide to UK companies and artists currently creating interesting work available for international touring.

Each company and artist has been carefully selected by drawing on our knowledge of different global markets and audiences. The directory includes brief statements of artistic policy, details of shows available, and contact information for more than two hundred and fifty selected UK artists and companies.

You will find companies and artists divided into four art form categories – Dance, Drama, Live Art, and Outdoor Work – and sub-divided according to the size of the touring company.

Dance
- Small-scale companies/artists
- Middle-scale companies
- Large-scale companies

Drama
- Small-scale companies/artists
- Middle-scale companies
- Large-scale companies

Live Art
- Live Art companies/artists

Outdoor Work
- Outdoor companies

Guide to scale

- Small-scale: Less than 10 people on the road
- Middle-scale: 10–19 people on the road
- Large-scale: Over 19 people on the road

These divisions are flexible. Please bear in mind, for example, that a production with less than 10 people on the road might sit happily in a larger venue and have complex freight or technical requirements. Everything is a matter of negotiation between artists and host.

All companies and artists included have expressed an interest in international touring and have sufficient administrative capacity to support the demands of touring. As ever, inclusion does not automatically mean that the British Council will be able to offer financial support for every international invitation secured.

This directory is not an all-encompassing list of every interesting British company and artist and we are happy to provide information on others that may not be included here. You can contact us via email at performanceinprofile@britishcouncil.org.