Arts Central Youth Theatre Group
Our group prides itself on inclusivity for all and we reach families who may not be able to afford activities like this for their children. We have a proportion of children with additional needs such as autism and ADHD who benefit hugely from our sessions as well as teenagers and young adults from the LGBTQ+ community. The children gain enormous skills from acting, singing, dancing, technical theatre and working as part of a group and we see this from the day they join. Increase in confidence, making friends, positive mental health and for some it is the only social interaction they have (outside of school) where they can be themselves and embrace the safe environment we provide.
Arts Central Youth works with communities, organisations, funders and creative individuals as a voice for positive change, to improve and expand the landscape in which creative participation can take place. We work to address inequalities in access to creative participation, promote inclusivity, connect people and communities, and seek to increase awareness of the links between creativity and wellbeing.
I founded the theatre group in 2019 and manage the running of the group (marketing, drama rehearsals, funding, policy writing, safeguarding, recruiting volunteer staff, writing the production script, purchasing materials and equipment for the sessions and the final production)