BREXIT GUIDE

XTRAX has teamed up with Split Second and Yellow Everything to produce an informative guide for touring post-Brexit.

The document is for companies, artists and festivals and aims to offer advice and some clarity on how to prepare to work internationally in 2021 and beyond.

This guide covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Administrative impact: contracts, tax, insurance, EU funding

• Movement of people: Visas, passports, ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System), sponsorship licence and accessibility

• Movement of goods and vehicles: Export and imports, EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification), ATA carnet, driving licences, creative freight solutions

• Touring: impact and landscape, working with agents, budgeting

All of the above is supported by examples and case studies given by a selection of companies who have examined how Brexit will impact them depending on the scale of their productions, their touring party, their cast members’ nationalities, and more.

Furthermore, a section of this document is also dedicated to exploring some of the creative solutions companies have been considering to ease their transition. We look forward to exploring this topic further as we approach the new touring season.

Given the ambiguous timeline and outcome of the Brexit deal, this guide cannot be conclusive, but points toward a likely direction. This guide will continue to evolve as more information becomes available. We invite you to come back to it in the next weeks and months, as we continue updating when information is shared by the British Government.

We believe that open communication between companies and programmers/festivals is crucial during these uncertain times. We encourage you to get in touch and sign up to our newsletter here to stay up to date with the latest announcements.

We hope you will find this guide helpful and that it will become part of your toolbox to navigate EU touring over the next few months, and look forward to continuing the conversation with artists, promoters and organisations.