Neston Theatre Arts Festival 2024

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Funded on
12 Jan 2024

Little Actors Theatre would like to present a community theatre arts festival in the rural market town of Neston. To be be inclusive for the whole community & wider Cheshire West in the summer 2024.

£4,326 Raised of £4,324

33 Backers

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Our Delivery Report

Funded on 12 January 2024 | Delivered on 14 July 2024

£4,326

RAISED

33

BACKERS

109

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£3,090

From Cheshire West and Chester Council

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

408

people have visited this project!

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1 Festival created

12/07/24 - 12/07/24

Festival Launch at Neston Town Hall

Festival Launch

Neston Town Hall

9 Volunteers involved

participants created

408 participants created

More about our impact

The local economy

We are aware that incoming performer and audiences used local hospitality outlets

Volunteering, jobs & education

5 actor facilitators were employed on the project. Participation in creating performances would have enhanced wider learning in skills such as communication and building confidence and self esteem. The creation and interpretations of scripts would have assisted developing literacy skills in the young. 7 volunteers worked over the festival weekend and 2 on the preparation

Arts, culture & heritage

The festival brought together a variety of theatre groups. Over 6 months groups prepared their performance pieces. The Neston Town Hall provided a cultural base for the rehearsals and the actual festival event. The festival highlighted the creative life in the town as delivered via a venue on the high street.

Activity, health and leisure

The event brought many participants and more as audience into the Town Hall to share the experince of joy and creativity together.

http://www.littleactorstheatre.com

Little Actors Theatre Company is an award winning community theatre based in Neston. All workshops are led by professional actor facilitators and are delivered in the Town Hall. Presentations are staged in the Town Hall's main space using the stage and also a range of our own theatre equipment, including portable lighting and sound speaker. Sound equipment can be borrowed from Neston Players.

As a Registered Charity, Little Actors offers a range of activities and events in the community. To ensure inclusion and access for all, 50% discounts or FREE places are offered for low income families (depending on funding levels available). Little Actors works with an ethos of access for all and improving health and wellbeing through participation in the arts, plus building social cohesion through socially creative environments. As well as enriching the quality of life of the wider community.

Community theatre work includes:

Theatre Club for primary school children - comprising drama and musical theatre workshops for the under 12s. Workshops lead to end of term and community presentations.

InterACT Youth Theatre - they annually work with National Theatre Connections (new writing for new people). For ages 13+. This group also enters productions in the Leverhulme Drama Festival.

Theatre Tots for pre-school children and their carers/parents

Brightlights Theatre Company (adults) - they create work for the Leverhulme Drama Festival and community performances. The group aims to help reduce social isolation and loneliness. This is offered subject to funding

Small scale touring theatre - our team of professional actors create work to tour to small scale venues and schools.

During the pandemic, Little Actors delivered much of its work online via Zoom. Many video and audio projects were completed and can be seen on the You Tube channel - Little Actors Theatre Company - YouTube.

Project Owner: Little Actors Theatre Company The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.