Welcome to STEP!

STEP is a borough-wide partnership linking the theatre community and education and youth sector in the London Borough of Southwark. STEP encourages Southwark’s young people to achieve their full potential through the creative force of theatre and performing arts activities.

Find out what STEP can do for you:

What's On

  • Workshop
    Peckham Shed: Workshop - Children's Theatre
    Oliver Goldsmith's Primary School
    We're starting a new group for 5 - 8 year-olds. From September; Children's Theatre 1 (5-8 year olds) will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 4 - 4.45 at Oliver Goldsmiths Primary School. For more information, see http://www.peckhamshed.com/
  • Training
    London Bubble: Training - LB+
    London Bubble
    LB+ CREATIVE TRAINING FOR 16+ London Bubble Theatre Company are recruiting 16-20 year olds to take part in LB+, an exciting new training programme which features devising a play, performing it to other young people, training to lead drama...
  • Workshop
    Peckham Shed: Workshop - Youth Theatre
    The Academy at Peckham
    Peckham Shed's Youth Theatre is recruiting new members!
  • Performance
    National Theatre: Performance - Swallows and Amazons
    Vaudeville Theatre
    The National Theatre in association with the Children's Touring Partnership presents the Bristol Old Vic production of Swallows and Amazons at the Vaudeville Theatre A new musical play with book by Helen Emundson and songs by Neil Hannon, based...
  • Workshop
    London Bubble: Workshop - 9-12 yrs Weekly Creative Group
    London Bubble
    London Bubble runs a weekly theatre making groups at our base in Rotherhithe, Southwark and you are invited to join us! Our theatre groups are friendly, fun and creative, and include games and exercises which will help you develop a range of...
  • Workshop
    London Bubble: Workshop - 6-8 yrs Weekly Creative Group
    London Bubble
    London Bubble runs a weekly theatre making groups at our base in Rotherhithe, Southwark and you are invited to join us! Our theatre groups are friendly, fun and creative, and include games and exercises which will help you develop a range of...
  • Performance
    Unicorn Theatre: Performance - Defying Hitler
    Unicorn Theatre
    For ages 14+ Sebastian Haffner wasn’t a Nazi and he wasn’t Jewish. He was just a sensitive and highly intelligent, but otherwise ordinary German, striving to come to terms with the madness that was Nazi Germany.
  • Performance
    Unicorn Theatre: Performance - Stalin's Favourite
    Unicorn Theatre
    For ages 14+ In 1941, the huge popularity of his poem, Wait for Me projected Konstantin Simonov into the literary stratosphere of the Soviet Union. But what price becoming Stalin’s favourite writer? Years later, now ageing and unwell, Simonov...
  • Performance
    Unicorn Theatre: Performance - Into the Grimm Forest
    Unicorn Theatre
    To celebrate the 200th anniversary of The Grimm Brothers’ Household and Children’s Tales, the Crick Crack Club will present a wonderful collection of world-class contemporary storytellers with tales drawn from the magical world of the...
  • Performance
    Blue Elephant Theatre: Performance - The Man of the House
    On Tour
    The Man of the House A new, interactive performance for young people Touring: February & March 2012 Forum is an interactive style of theatre, in which the audience step in to help characters find solutions to their problems. It allows young...
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Testimonials

Young people in Southwark are amongst our most talented and most creative - they are the ambassadors and trailblazers remaking our culture in one of London's most historic, and most vibrant boroughs. STEP is an important part of giving them the platform they need to do this, and I'm proud to be a part of this initiative.

Riz Ahmed (STEP Patron since 2009)

It has been fantastic to see how organisations such as STEP are supporting the delivery of the Diploma. Providing students with opportunities to learn outside of the classroom is a vital part of the Diploma and it is important that organisations within the community work together to give young people the opportunity to gain practical experience.

Ed Balls MP (STEP Creative and Media Work Experience Programme 2009)

Drama is very important. Some people are good at reading and writing. Some people are good at maths. And some people are good at drama, at acting and drama is very important because it allows us to experience things from another point of view.

Simon Hughes MP (STEP Festival 2007)

The importance of drama and theatre in the lives of young people is immeasurable. Involvement in drama is essential in enabling young people living in today’s society to feel confident to express themselves, to feel empathy with other people and to develop key life skills. The creative experiences and activities that STEP offers to young people are enabling all of this, and more, to happen right here in Southwark.

Martin Freeman (STEP Festival 2006)

The Festival is a marvellous way to inspire young people and get them more involved in the magical realm of theatre. I was impressed by the wonderful range of things to see and do… The Festival has clearly struck an impressive balance between engaging young people in enjoyable activities and providing real support and recognition for the incredible work teachers do on a daily basis in schools.

Tessa Jowell MP (STEP Festival 2005)

Congratulations on starting this initiative. The reason it’s important for me is because theatre isn’t academic – you have to get up on your feet and participate and experience it and that chance to perform should be available to all of us. STEP can make that possible in Southwark. The beauty of theatre is that it allows us to discover our place in society. Why? Because all the world’s a stage.

Ian McKellen (STEP Festival 2004)
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