.SHOW Domain Extension

Why choose a .SHOW domain?

The word is a noun and a verb at once, and both are useful. As a noun it is the performance: the evening, the series, the programme, the trade show. As a verb it is the act of showing — which makes it an excellent word for a portfolio or a demonstration. That double nature is rare. It lets one address say both what is being presented and the fact of presenting it.

The performance

Cast, running time, interval, age guidance, access. An audience wants to know how long it runs before booking a babysitter.

The series

Episodes, seasons, where to listen, release schedule. The word covers a broadcast programme and a podcast equally well.

The trade show

Exhibitors, floor plan, talks, visitor registration. A trade show lives on its plan and its timetable, not its home page.

Showing your work

Portfolio, demonstration, before and after, recent projects. The verb sense: an address that invites people to look.

The dates

Dates, venues, tickets remaining, extra performances. An extra night announced in time sells out in two days.

What it actually changes

• It is a noun and a verb. Rare in the catalogue: the address can name what is presented or the act of presenting it.
• It names the repeatable. That is what separates it from .live: a show plays again, a broadcast does not.
• No registration restrictions. No licence or broadcaster status to demonstrate to the registrar.
• It works as an email address too. tickets@thesmallstage.show keeps the box office apart from everything else.