MEMBERS OF THE 2012 ARTS NETWORK - THEATRE

1623 THEATRE
www.1623theatre.co.uk

1623 Theatre perform Shakespeare for all audiences in all venues. they also facilitate theatre workshops and discussions for all groups at all levels of ability.
Contact: Ben Spiller, Artistic Director on 1623enquiries@gmail.com  

BOUNCE THEATRE
www.bouncetheatre.com

Bounce Theatre is a creative community interest company. We aim to be a catalyst to inspire creativity within individuals and communities.
Contact: For more information contact Louise on 020 8408 1124 or email info@bouncetheatre.com  

BRENTWOOD THEATRE
www.brentwood-theatre.org

Brentwood Theatre is a pioneering community theatre which provides an affordable, professional venue for many non-professional groups from all over Essex, Havering and beyond. It is an independent charity which relies on the efforts of its limited number of staff and volunteers to ensure excellent performances and a warm welcome to thousands of visitors each year.
Contact: Mark Reed, Administrator and Bar Manager on 01277 200305 or by email on mark@brentwood-theatre.org  

DANTE OR DIE
www.danteordie.com

dANTE OR dIE are an international collective of theatre practitioners dedicated to creating original, innovative and collaborative new works of theatre. They produce physically driven theatre which strives to push the company and its audience to new places.
Contact: Terry O'Donovan, Performer on 020 7421 0928 or by email on terry@danteordie.com  

Fuel develops, creates and presents new work for all ages, particularly in the field of live performance and produces the work of some of the most exciting theatre makers in the UK. Fuel is committed to exploring and developing the broadest potential of the artists and their work.
Contact: Kate McGrath on 020 7228 6688 or by email on kate@fueltheatre.com  

HALF MOON YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE
www.halfmoon.org.uk

Half Moon Young People’s Theatre aims to produce and present professional theatre for and with young people that informs, challenges and shapes their artistic potential.
Contact: Lucy Douglas, Company Administrator on 020 7709 8901 or email lucy@halfmoon.org.uk  

Hackney Theatre Partnership is a consortium of theatre venues and production companies working together to sustain and develop the market for live theatre and performance. It focuses on nurturing new audiences and the coordinated provision of access, education, training, employment and self-employment opportunities in the theatre, performance and creative arts industries.
Contact: Steve Harris, Coordinator on 07946126412 or by email on steve@hackneytheatrepartnership.co.uk  

ICON THEATRE
www.icontheatre.org.uk

UK touring company producing physical theatre and new writing. Our shows often use mask, mime and clowning to create a bold contemporary feel. Their education programme includes after school drama clubs in local primary schools, Play in a Day schemes for primary and secondary schools, and physical theatre workshops. They also run a rapidly growing theatre school for young people in Waltham Forest and Hackney.
Contact: Nancy Hirst on 020 7923 1800 or email nancy@icontheatre.org.uk 

Kazzum creates playful theatre and participative arts activities for young people, using art forms that reflect international influences.  The work embraces the beliefs, emotions and creativity of its audience.
Contact: Daryl Beeton, Artistic Director on 020 7359 3500 or by email on info@kazzum.org

Lift is a progressive international theatre festival engaging audiences and participants with the work of international and UK artists and which raises consciousness of contemporary issues relevant to our daily lives. Lift is a biennial festival supported with a series of year-round trailblazing events.
Contact: 020 7490 3964 or by email on info@liftfest.org.uk  

LONDON BUBBLE
www.londonbubble.org.uk

Theatre company touring professional productions to indoor and outdoor venues across London as well as producing an extensive programme of participatory and community-based project work Contact: Andrea Gray, Projects Co-ordinator on 020 7237 4434 or email andreagray@londonbubble.org.uk  

NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY
www.naturaltheatre.co.uk

The Natural Theatre Company, formed in 1970, produces original and inventive comedy theatre in a wide range of situations, whether outdoors to an intrigued public, indoors to cheering audiences, or as part of a corporate event. As well as touring worldwide the company is an essential part of the cultural fabric of its hometown, Bath.
Contact: Helen Chamberlain, General Manager on 01225 469131 or by email on helen@naturaltheatre.co.uk 

NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE
www.puppettheatre.co.uk

Norwich Puppet Theatre is one of four building based puppet companies in the UK. They produce plays and puppet making workshops for all ages. Productions tour into schools and theatre venues in the UK, and have appeared in festivals in Europe and beyond.
Contact: Ian Woods, General Manager on 01603 629921 or by email on ianwoods@puppettheatre.co.uk 

PEOPLE SHOW
www.peopleshow.co.uk

People Show create multi-disciplinary, multi-media live theatre. They have no Artistic Director, instead being led artistically by a steering group of artists.
Contact: Jane Corry, Producer on jane@peopleshow.co.uk

QUEEN'S THEATRE
www.queens-theatre.co.uk

The Queen's Theatre is a vibrant producing theatre serving outer east London and Essex. It offers a wide and varied Education and Outreach Programme aimed at young people and adult groups to inspire and provide opportunities for individual study, performance and professional development. It also provides a platform for local groups and organisations to present an extensive community programme to local audiences.
Contact: Daryl Smith, Development Manager on 01708 462395 or by email on daryls@queens-theatre.co.uk 

Ridiculusmus aims to produce original, brilliant, unconventional and accessible theatre. Theatre that is seriously funny and deadly serious; Ridiculusmus makes theatre that makes audiences' hearts race, minds tick and souls fly. Our theatre is free of dogma and agenda and is the dynamic expression of our artistic urges of the moment. We are inspired and led by Samuel Becket's last words on theatre: 'To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now'
Contact: Jo Crowley on  020 7223 9959 or by email on jo@ridiculusmus.com

THEATRE CENTRE
www.theatre-centre.co.uk

Theatre Centre exists to commission and present new pieces of professional theatre specifically created for young people. The Company was founded in 1953 by Brian Way whose observations of the unimaginative fare offered to children by London theatres led him to explore a more innovative approach. Our commissioning, casting and access policies aim to reflect, celebrate and explore the richness of our diverse society. Theatre Centre is increasingly recognised as a leading new writing company with a comprehensive process of nurturing a writer from concept to performance.
Contact: Cristina Raschi, Communications & Administrative Manager on 020 7729 3066 or by email on cristina@theatre-centre.co.uk