Neston Theatre Festival 2025

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Little Actors Theatre will create the second Neston Theatre Festival in 2025. Based in the rural market town of Neston at the Town Hall. Brining community creative groups together to share work.

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Our Delivery Report

Funded on 14 January 2025 | Delivered on 13 July 2025

£5,401

RAISED

39

BACKERS

116

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£2,265

From Cheshire West and Chester Council

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

247

people have visited this project!

Cllr Louise Gittins

Cllr Louise Gittins donated £500

1 Festival created

5 Hours volunteering opportunities

Cllr Millar donated £269

3 day festival created

1 3 day festival created

17 September 2025

Neston Theatre Festival 2025

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11/07/25 - 11/09/25

Neston Theatre Festival Launch at Neston Town Hall

Neston Theatre Festival Launch

Neston Town Hall

More about our impact

Volunteering, jobs & education

Many volunteers were welcomed to the festival Over 5 separate evets 39 volunteers were involved

Arts, culture & heritage

A vibrant theatre festival was delivered over three days which included performances and youth theatre workshops. Plus mentoring from two professional directors. The whole community was welcome to be involved in whatever capacity - performer, participant, volunteer and staff. Using the Town Hall as a venue kept the event central to the rural market town.

Activity, health and leisure

The event involved many participants enjoying - performing, participating in workshops or watching shows.

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.