Arts Charities That specialise in Theatre

Venue for meetings, drop-in centre for villagers,drama group, quiz nights, children's parties and entertainment for the community.

The Friends of the Grand support the Blackpool Grand Theatre in different ways. They raise funds from subscriptions and social events to finance projects, primarily aimed at enhancing the comfort of our patrons. Over the last 30 years the Friends have contributed in excess of ?1million towards projects including the provision of new toilets, improved disabled access,i.e.chair lift new box office.

As a WI we have talks, demonstrations, outings, theatre trips fundraising events such as catering. Our Hall is rented out to different groups in the community for dancing, photography, patchwork, childrens parties, band practise etc.

Charity runs, maintains and administers Ilmington Village Hall for the benefit of inhabitants of Ilmington and vicinity for education, recreation and entertainments. Uses include exercise and yoga, Morris Men, film, drama and youth and senior citizen groups, as well as seminars, public and family occasions. Defib point and emergency muster for primary school.

The hall provides facilities for use by: Holbeton Primary School, the parish council, senior citizens lunch & social club, Holbeton drama group, Pilates, Garden Society, Twinning Association, Strength Training, private parties and is also used as a polling station. Our licence allows us to show films for public viewing.

Provision of community facility open to all, where meetings, parties, events and a wide range of activities can be undertaken such as drama; line dancing; Parish Council; Table Tennis; Cricket nets; Yoga; Ramblers; Rotary; Election venue; Mothers & toddlers group and keep fit.

The community centre is a place where various activities are held - community activities, social group meetings, cultural activities, concerts, drama, eisteddfod, rehearsals, lectures, coffee mornings, fundraising activities, committee meetings, private functions, religious/ chapel associated meetings, educational/training activities

A rural youth movement for young people aged 10-26 years. Members can gain valuable skills and confidence in public speaking competitions, sports, drama and entertainments, stockjudging and stock presentation. Members attend meetings and learn to fundraise for their clubs and the local community.

The objects of the Saffron Walden Arts Trust shall be to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, and the encouragement of the Arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Saffron Walden and the surrounding area, and the provision in the interests of social welfare of facilities for those people.

The charity is a village hall and provides a variety of activities including educational and recreational activities including,drama group, aerobics, table tennis as well as performances of live arts events and exhibitions .

Lancaster Footlights is a thriving amateur drama group which is based at Lancaster Grand Theatre. They first started performing in the 1920's and purchased the Grand in 1950 to save it from demolition. Over the years the theatre has been progressively restored and it is now regularly used by many community groups and a wide range of professional acts.

The Charity operates in Upper Weardale, Co. Durham. It provides a venue for use by the whole community and includes various regular activities including Bowls, Keep Fit, Drama performances, Dance, facilities for birthday parties and weddings and also venues for Church Bazaars etc. There is a bi-monthly cinema club and a Community Fitness Suite.

Amateur theatre productions for the community of Romiley and surrounding areas which is open to all including young people with the operation of a junior section.

Annual Festival for Dance, Drama, Vocal, Instrumental & Piano Music

Annual fete, weekly carpet bowls, bingo, drama, dog training, occasional caravan rallies, parties, craft fayre, quiz night, social evenings & jumble sales.

Playgroups, primary school gym/dance, amateur drama and pantomime (rehearsal and performance), indoor archery, ballroom dancing and tea dancing, luncheon clubs, parish council meetings, antiques club, visually impaired people's club, fundraising , private parties, lectures films and demonstrations, U3A (art, sport)

Support of activities of CORE theatre arts lab for training of youth and adults in dramatic arts, through advice, strategy and fund-raising. Support of TouchPoint Theatre and Pointzero physical theatre and other organisations or performing companies the Trustees approve, in fund-raising for performance and film productions.

The charity was established to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly musical education, and to encourage the arts including music and drama and to establish schemes therefor.

Meetings (formal and social), theatrical and musical performances, sporting and other leisure activities.

To enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health & social welfare. Hammerwich WI Hall is also available to other groups within the community for meetings and social and recreational activities.

The Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival seeks to advance the education of the public in the arts namely music, speech, drama, creative writing in all their branches. It will hold an annual competitive festival where amateur performers will gain encouragement and constructive comment from professional adjudicators in a friendly supportive environment.

The charity supports a range of activities undertaken by educational, religious and theatrical charities and organisations.

Our Charity is run by young people for young people which include a participative, expressive and empowering programme. Activities include; craft, public speaking, drama, sport, training, community projects and much, much more.

To educate group members and the general public by developing an appreciation of the musical and theatrical Arts through excellence in performance; and to contribute to charitable purposes and institutions as the society members deem necessary and appropriate

Provision of facilities for community use - meeting place for Societies and W.I. etc. Available for hire by local groups such as classes for local residents, exercise, drama, history, music.