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Theatres, performing arts organisations and practitioners

The STEP partnership is open to all theatre and performing arts organisations (companies, venues, practitioners and training providers) based in Southwark and/or for whom educational work in Southwark is an important part of their strategic policy. Joining the STEP partnership gives you the opportunity to feed into a Southwark-wide initiative, collaborate with other organisations and create new and enduring links with schools and youth groups across the borough.

The STEP partnership currently includes the following organisations and practitioners:

Art of Life

CCCP Workshops

Emergency Exit Arts

In Toto Theatre

London Bubble

Peckham Shed

Shakespeare's Globe

Tamasha

Union Theatre

Blue Elephant Theatre

Collective Artistes

Futures Theatre Company

Jose Navarro

London Drama

Revolving Doors Theatre

Southwark Mysteries

Tangled Feet

Vayu Naidu Company

Bold & Saucy

Company of Angels

Half Moon Young People's Theatre

Labyrinth Theatre

MakeBelieve Arts

Rewrite

Southwark Playhouse

Theatre Peckham

Webplay

Box Clever

Corali Dance Company

The Lions Part

Oval House

Scary Little Girls Productions

Steam Industry Free Theatre

Unicorn Theatre

Young Vic

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Southwark educational institutions and youth and community groups

The STEP partnership is open to all educational institutions based in Southwark, from early years centres and nurseries to Further and Higher Education institutions. STEP offers free projects for your learners which range from engaging young people in classroom, curriculum-focused activities to exploring innovative performance genres, trips to see local performances and opportunities to engage in enriching extra-curricular activities including youth theatre and skills-focused workshops. We can also create bespoke projects in partnership with our theatre and performing arts partners which can meet your learners' particular needs.

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Strategic Partners

STEP Strategic Partners include Southwark Council, Southwark Arts Forum, Reed Smith and Better Bankside. By working alongside STEP, strategic partners encourage the sustainability of STEP's vision, support the work of over 40 other theatre and performing arts organisations delivering projects in Southwark and engage with more than 2500 young people who access STEP projects each year. STEP benefits from funding, in-kind support and volunteers from a variety of STEP strategic partners.

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STEP is funded by Southwark Council

and Southwark businesses:

STEP is also supported by (volunteers and in-kind support):

Volunteers

STEP currently works with professional volunteers from a range of sectors including legal firms, design agencies and media companies. STEP has a number of volunteering opportunities available for people looking to give their time to a local charity. This can be on the basis of a one-off project or an ongoing commitment.

STEP professional volunteer, Fionnuala Lynch from Reed Smith:

Volunteering for STEP takes me away from the narrow confines of my role as a Tax lawyer in a City firm and gives me a unique insight into the invaluable work carried out by STEP to use theatre in education to help Southwark's young people. As Southwark is one of the most deprived boroughs in the country, it is so rewarding to be able to contribute in my own small way to such a worthwhile initiative and experience first-hand the benefits it brings to Southwark's young people. I would highly recommend all professional volunteers to get involved.

Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about volunteering with STEP