ACTiv-8 was established in 1996 to provide bespoke creative workshops, educational consultancy and events management.
Art of Life is a creative arts organisation that provides platforms for individuals to express themselves in new creative ways and channel their energy in positive and productive ways. Art of Life facilitates multi-sensory, interactive and...
The Blue Elephant Theatre is the only theatre in Camberwell: a vibrant arts venue, aiming to nurture new and emerging artists across all art-forms. The theatre’s varied programme includes dance, comedy, music, film and visual art alongside...
Bold & Saucy is a Southwark-based touring theatre company which focuses on creating a balance of classic, contemporary and devised work, largely in non-theatre spaces. At the core of its work is the ensemble, working with different groups, in...
Box Clever is a Southwark-based touring company dedicated to the creation of inspiring contemporary theatre for young people. With a focus on fast-paced new writing about life in the here-and-now, their work currently reaches an annual audience...
CCCP Workshops Ltd is run by top London comedy performance poet Neal Zetter whose workshops are guaranteed to brush aside any preconceptions about poetry being boring. They are fun, accessible and fast moving, allowing all participants to...
Collective Artistes is a Black-led professional theatre company that works in and around communities to explore issues of social concern. Collective Artistes produces national and international touring productions of plays from the African Diaspora...
Company of Angels was set up to foster and produce innovative theatre for young audiences. The company has already produced a range of acclaimed touring productions and also initiates innovative projects and new models of work with a focus on...
Corali Dance Company is a professional performance group made up of adults with learning disabilities. Corali create and tour highly visual performance work that is made by the company in collaboration with other artists. The work is shown in...
Crying in the Wilderness Productions is a multimedia production company that brings visibility to narratives that are largely ignored by the mainstream media. The company also specialises in running workshops throughout the year in schools,...
Emergency Exit Arts is an arts organisation with the vision, imagination and capacity to deliver unforgettable, delightful and surprising outdoor arts events. Our performances and creative programmes animate and enhance public spaces through the...
Futures Theatre Company works to create dynamic, high quality and relevant drama. Futures develop their productions through collaboration with choreographers, composers and designers. Much of the work is developed for young people and to support...
Half Moon is a leading specialist professional theatre in London with a focus of work for and with young people from birth to 19 exclusively and through them, their teachers and leaders. Half Moon produces and presents professional theatre at the...
Ic2 was set up to promote African/Black heritage and culture in Southwark and the UK, with emphasis on West Africa. This is because Southwark is home to many Africans and enjoys the accolade of being a borough with one of the highest population...
In Toto Theatre is a visual theatre company who use a multi-sensory approach to create highly accessible theatre for children and family audiences. Their work transcends cultural and language barriers by using a combination of puppetry, live...
José Navarro is a freelance artist and workshop leader, specialising in mime, puppetry and dance. His tutoring includes performance, demonstration and practical activities with participants, aiming to achieve a small showcase. José...
Labyrinth Pathways is the educational branch of the award winning Labyrinth Theatre. Utilising techniques from the rehearsal room and performance the company can enhance and enrich any educational programme. With experience of creating and...
The Lions Part has a passion for every kind of theatre and the company has grown to encompass acting, directing, producing, researching, writing, devising, composing, costume design and prop construction. The company produces and performs a wide...
London Bubble is a home of excellent artistic and educational practice that provides opportunities for all Londoners to play, to make and to enjoy Creative Theatre. The company is actively seeking spaces, stories and people that can be animated,...
London Drama is the Professional Association for drama teachers, lecturers, teachers-in-training, theatre practitioners and others concerned with any aspect of Drama/Theatre Education. They link Drama across the inner and outer London region....
MakeBelieve Arts is a theatre and education company, offering innovative, high quality programmes to develop the creative potential of children aged 2 – 15. Based in Deptford, MakeBelieve Arts works in Lewisham and its neighbouring...
The National Theatre’s eclectic mix of new plays and classics from around the world, with seven or eight plays in repertoire at any time, offers an inspiring resource for teachers and school students. Our South Bank building houses every...
Hidden beneath Waterloo Station lies a labyrinth of mystical railway arches, now known as The Old Vic Tunnels. The Old Vic acquired the lease for this unique performance space from BRB (Residuary), formerly British Rail, in February 2010. It has...
Oval House Theatre, in addition to the professional theatre programme, provides a programme of activities for young people delivered through two departments. Youth Arts offers out-of-school performing arts classes and performance opportunities...
Peckham Shed is a theatre company with a difference, running inspiring theatre workshops for children and young people aged 5 – 17 years old, living in and around South East London. Peckham Shed is open to anyone and everyone whatever their...
We are an entirely youth-led theatre company. Founded by us, we have a broad, open aim that allows RD members to realise their varying dreams and motivations for being involved. The outcome of such a diverse and rich collaboration will show off the...
Rewrite brings together young people from different backgrounds to fight prejudice and injustice surrounding refuge and asylum through the power of drama and creative writing.
Scary Little Girls creates bespoke workshop packages for individual schools and community bodies. All Scary Little Girls’ workshop leaders are working, professional artists. The project coordinator draws from this wide selection of talented...
The Shakespeare Globe Trust is an education charity, founded in 1972. Globe Education works with over 100,000 students every year providing practical, active approaches to teaching and learning. Through workshops, lectures and events for the...
Southwark Mysteries is a community arts organisation offering creative ways for people to relate to the history and culture of their inner-city environment. The company conducts local history walks, drama and storytelling workshops and a wide...
Southwark Playhouse is a studio theatre at London Bridge, presenting a year-round programme of inventive performance for courageous audiences. Based in a converted railway arch, the company particularly supports work by emerging practitioners...
Steam Industry Free Theatre presents London’s Free Open-Air Theatre Season every summer in the Scoop at More London, alongside innovative and exciting education and outreach projects across Southwark. For 2009 the company presented...
Tamasha, formed in 1989 as a partnership between director Kristine Landon-Smith and actor/playwright Sudha Bhuchar, has commissioned and created a body of work ranging from interpretations of literary classics, through vibrant musicals and...
tangled feet are an ensemble of theatre practitioners committed to making original work. The company has developed a trademark style of experimental performance, which always begins from a process of physical improvisation and play. Tangled Feet...
Theatre Peckham supports children and young people to discover the magic of theatre and develop their potential as performers and creative professionals, creating high quality, accessible, exciting theatre which reflects the diversity of the area...
Unicorn Theatre is one of the leading producers of professional theatre for children and young people in the UK. Its home on the South Bank of the Thames is the only purpose-built theatre for young people in London. In addition to its own award-...
The Union Theatre was founded 10 years ago under the railway arches of Southwark. Over the last decade they have won numerous awards and support of local audience members and Londoners alike. With a medley of new plays, old classics and musicals...
Vayu Naidu Storytelling Theatre Company is a London based theatre company, dedicated to promoting the work of storytelling theatre. Vayu Naidu Company works with the ancient Indian tradition of oral storytelling and explores, through exciting and...
Waterloo East Theatre is a new off West End Theatre which opened in Sept 2010. It features a 120/150 seat auditorium with adjoining bar and box office. The theatre's main entrance is located on Brad Street SE1 under the arches.
Webplay is an arts education charity that creates innovative programmes combining drama and the internet. Its two programmes for primary schools, Webplay and Webplay Local, offer ways for children to collaborate on creative projects together with...
The Young Vic: from rediscovered classics to vibrant new writing and outstanding international theatre, our three performance spaces are designed to put you up close to all the action on stage. The Young Vic is also the UK’s leading home...
