Our Sam

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Funded on
13 Jul 2024

Knife crime devastates lives and drama can be an extremely effective vehicle in showing a local community the avoidable circumstances that can lead to families and friends being robbed of loved ones

£17,092 Raised of £17,091

38 Backers

100%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 13 July 2024 | Delivered on 07 February 2025

£17,092

RAISED

38

BACKERS

95

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£13,178

From North East Combined Authority

£5

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

2000

people have visited this project!

Pre-campaign funds

Pre-campaign funds donated £1,038

More about our impact

The environment

Used recycled sets and costumes prioritises local venues to reduce travel promoted digital over print and shared resources to cut waste

The local economy

Used local artists hired community venues supported small businesses and attracted audiences to local high streets

Volunteering, jobs & education

Provided work placements for 16-18 year olds offering hands on experience in theatre, teamwork and creative careers

Arts, culture & heritage

Promoted real- life storytelling through theatre, preserved local voices and engaged communities in meaningful cultural dialogue

Activity, health and leisure

Encouraged emotional expression through drama, supported mental wellbeing and provided a positive creative outlet for ages

Community sits at the heart of what we do. We are a community in our group, but we understand that community does not just mean those people physically around you. Communities can be made from an idea, a joint passion, or a cause. We believe that a community can be a movement to empower others to make a real difference to people’s lives. This not only applies to those who view our performances, but to our members as well. We welcome anyone who would like to be a part of the group and promote inclusiveness as one of our key values. We welcome those with years of experience, to those treading the boards for the first time, showcasing the amazing talent we have in our communities.

With each performance, we want to create conversations about issues that we face in today’s world. From mental health, abuse to homelessness, disability and beyond. We want to inspire hope that there is support out there, which is why we are inviting charities specialising in supporting people with these issues, to partner with us to ensure those who need it, get the help they deserve.

The arts have always been a powerful vehicle for social change, and we want to bring high quality, thought provoking pieces into the arena and empower those who can make change happen, to act. To inspire our communities to make this a better place for us all.

We are a non-profit group, any monies raised from our performances will go back into the group to create our next piece of work, however we are needing support to reach as many people as possible. As we want our group to be accessible to all, we do not charge our members to join and a lot of our current costs are being covered by members of the group, such as marketing, theatre rental, transport, equipment, costumes/props etc but this is not an option available to all our members

Project Owner: Wild roses theatre group The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.