Arts Charities That specialise in Theatre

Rifco Arts produces vibrant, accessible, high quality theatre which reflects and celebrates the contemporary British Asian experience; with a focus on enticing and engaging new audiences. We tour entertaining and thought provoking theatre locally and nationally, develop exciting projects within the local community, and explore the synergy between British Asians and their culture and heritage.

Common Wealth Theatre is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of the arts for the public benefit with particular but not exclusive reference to the performing arts. We promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

We offer affordable activities to the local community. Activities include Drop In for the under 5s and their parents/carers; junior, intermediate and senior youth clubs; holiday play-schemes; monthly tea-dances; ESOL classes; Over 50s Activities; community events; After School Clubs; art club; dance and drama club We rent out our spaces to generate funding to run the projects.

Youth Arts provision of drama, music, dance and visual arts - regular weekly workshops and one-off projects for local young people, and performing arts events for the general public

To advance education for the public benefit in the performing and creative arts. We make high-quality performing arts education more accessible and inclusive for children aged 3-13 years, young people aged 14-24 years and adults in our community. We offer classes in theatre, dance and cheerleading and via the Artemis sixth form college.

THEATRE PRODUCERS AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

The Charity maintains, upgrades and expands the structure, fittings and equipment of the the Kenton Theatre in Henley-on-Thames.The Charity manages the Theatre on a not-for-profit basis. It promotes theatrical, musical and other cultural events and rents the Theatre to other groups promoting such events.

Leicester Drama Society is an amateur drama group which exists to encourage the study and practice of dramatic art and to promote and conduct theatrical performances. The Society owns and operates a theatre in Leicester city centre - The Little Theatre - where it stages 13 productions a year and provides a venue for other amateur societies and some professional shows.

To advance the education of the public in the subject of literature.To promote the creative arts for the public benefit, especially literature, whether fiction, nonfiction,drama or poetry.

Provision of a service of Arts Therapies (Art, Drama, Dance Movement, Music and Play Therapies) and Community Arts in Health facilities for clients of all ages and needs. To act as a Resource/Teaching Centre for training, education and support of professionals and carers, at national/inter-national levels. To support Research in Arts Therapies.

The Crescent Theatre Limited continues to provide the resources for a wide-ranging programme of theatre productions staffed by its amateur membership, at the same time offering hiring facilities to independent musical societies and other groups. Bar and refreshment services for patrons and members together with costume, properties and furniture hire services are also provided.

A user-led organisation with the emphasis on self-help and sharing information gained by personal experiences. A key element is to represent the voice of the service user both locally and nationally.The Resource Centre offers meaningful activities four afternoons per week, those activities include:- Computer classes, Reading group, Drama & Movement, Art, Paper Crafts, Music and many more.

Odd Arts deliver issue based creative programmes with vulnerable and excluded groups. All our projects use specialist applied theatre and creative arts to address and explore contentious and challenging issues.

Main Activity-Performing the Works of William Shakespeare to the public.

To create accessible, inclusive and boundary pushing performances and theatrical events that fuse a range of art forms such as theatre, dance, puppetry, storytelling and installation. Audiences may see us in the streets, in community centres, theatres, hospitals, schools and online. Our projects interrupt daily life, reimagine and revive public spaces, and put audiences at the centre of the action

Boy Blue is an award-winning hip hop dance theatre company based in London. An Artistic Associate of the Barbican Centre, Boy Blue create work for the stage and screen and have a strong educational foundation. The Company run a highly respected dance training programme in east London, have a set work on the GCSE Dance syllabus and teach, train and mentor throughout the UK and internationally.

to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the general public in the arts generally and more particularly (but not limited to) dance, drama and other performing arts.

Production of live theatre, primarily but not exclusively, in dance.

IRIE! dance theatre exists to deliver and sustain a range of creative, educational and artistic activity

Refreshing Minds, a user-led youth club, targets vulnerable girls from North London. Our wraparound youth support includes weekend and after-school clubs, social skills/therapy sessions, holiday camps, and an annual pantomime. With continued research on changing needs, Refreshing Minds is determined to bridge the gap and enable challenged youth to become confident, capable contributors to society.

Dance. Drama.Musical Theatre.Singing.Also provides venue and classes for a group of blind/ partially sighted people who have now performed several public performances,Provides Outreach teaching in several local schools

THE CLOD ENSEMBLE CREATES THEATRE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES IN LONDON, THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY.

The principal activity of the company during the year was the promotion of education and the arts.

CurvingRoad works to increase public engagement, awareness and appreciation of theatre and the arts by- Conceiving, producing and staging theatre productions- Supporting and mentoring emerging theatremakers and artists working in other art forms- Establishing creative hubs, providing working space and facilities for artists and the wider creative community to develop their practice

To engage and educate the public in the arts, particularly performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and other arts; and encourage public participation in the arts by the presentation creative activities, exhibitions and festivals in the City of Kingston upon Hull and its environs. The core of this activity centres around the annual Freedom Festival.