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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has launched a fund to support organisations in the early stages
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Towards additional costs linked to the production of Wild Swans.
http://www.youngvic.org
Keywords: Arts, Participatory Arts, Theatre
Region: London
£20,000 over 12 months
Main Fund
Towards production and outreach costs related to a piece of verbatim theatre that gives voice to children's and young people's responses to the riots.
http://www.polkatheatre.com
Keywords: Arts, Children, Theatre
Region: West Midlands
£30,000 over 12 months
Towards project costs for small scale performance work and literacy workshops in areas of isolation and inner city deprivation in the East Midlands.
http://www.tangere-arts.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Education and Learning, Learning Disabilities, Literacy, Theatre
Region: East Midlands
£15,000 over 12 months
Towards core costs to support Dash Arts work as a producer of theatre, dance, music and art events.
http://www.dasharts.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Music, Theatre
Region: UK Wide
£195,000 over 48 months
Towards core costs of this Lancaster based theatre and cultural centre .
http://www.dukes-lancaster.org
Keywords: Arts, Theatre
Region: North West
£40,000 over 24 months
Towards a project to develop the Theatre's engagement programme.
http://www.stratfordeast.com
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Fostering Communities, Social Change, Theatre
£30,000 over 6 months
Towards a fund for new work and emerging artists.
http://www.everymanplayhouse.com/
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Audience Development, Theatre
£250,000 over 60 months
Towards Positive Pathways a theatre focused education programme for women offenders.
http://www.cleanbreak.org.uk/
Keywords: Adults, Arts, Criminal Justice, Education and Learning, Raising Academic Attainment, Skills Development, Social Change, Theatre, Women
£150,000 over 36 months
Towards a new small-scale theatre touring model.
http://www.painesplough.com
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Theatre
£122,534 over 36 months
Towards the costs of the company's annual productions.
http://www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Disabilities, Theatre
Region: England
£105,000 over 36 months
Towards a programme which aims to engage new audiences with theatre and other arts events in Cornwall.
http://www.kneehigh.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Literature, Participatory Arts, Theatre
Region: South West
£112,664 over 36 months
Towards the salary of the manager.
http://www.hightidefestival.org
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Education and Learning, Theatre
Region: Eastern
£70,000 over 24 months
Towards the production costs of a new production by RedCape Theatre Company.
http://www.turtlekeyarts.org.uk
Region: South East
£10,000 over 6 months
Towards the salary of the ArtWorks programme manager.
http://www.valleyskids.org
Keywords: Arts, At Risk Youth, Children, Education and Learning, Theatre, Young Adults
Region: Wales
£75,000 over 36 months
Towards Throwing Shapes - a drama/music collaboration between young Irish, Gaelic and Welsh speakers.
http://
Keywords: Arts, Children, Education and Learning, Theatre, Young Adults
Region: Northern Ireland
£12,100 over 12 months
Towards the costs of Twelfth Night, a series of workshops and a production that will feature a mixture of physically disabled, sensory impaired and non-disabled facilitators and performers.
http://www.takingflighttheatre.co.uk/
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Disabilities, Theatre
£13,394 over 12 months
Towards a programme supporting artists development.
http://www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre
£120,000 over 36 months
Towards the costs of developing a web based platform and incorporating online material to support foreign language learning for children.
http://www.theatresansfrontieres.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Early Years, Education and Learning, Other Artforms, Raising Academic Attainment, Social Enterprise, Theatre
£35,000 over 24 months
To fund the salary of a learning and participation officer.
http://www.newmarlowetheatre.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre
Towards phase two of the Open Stages project.
http://www.rsc.org.uk
£170,000 over 18 months
Towards the World Stages London project.
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Participatory Arts, Theatre
£250,000 over 24 months
Towards business consultancy for organisational transition.
£2,772 over 12 months
Towards core costs and for the structural reorganisation.
http://www.aliveandkickingtheatrecompany.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Education and Learning, Theatre
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
£17,085 over 12 months
Towards the core costs of a theatre production company serving dispersed communities on Dartmoor.
http://www.medtheatre.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Participatory Arts, Theatre
Featured grant: MED Theatre
Towards a programme of development for emerging theatre artists and companies.
http://www.nationaltheatrewales.org
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Theatre
Featured grant: National Theatre Wales
£483,115 over 60 months
Towards the costs of the artistic programme.
http://www.arcolatheatre.com/
£170,000 over 36 months
Towards a programme to nurture and support emerging theatre artists.
http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Combined Arts, Theatre
£500,000 over 60 months
Towards a tour of multi-sensory interactive drama to children with learning difficulties.
http://www.bamboozletheatre.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Disabilities, Education and Learning, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Needs, Theatre
Featured grant: Bamboozle Theatre Company
£48,495 over 12 months
Towards a programme of work in educational and community settings.
http://www.punchdrunk.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Early Years, Education and Learning, Raising Academic Attainment, Theatre
Towards the development of new projects.
http://www.feveredsleep.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Combined Arts, Theatre
£65,000 over 24 months
Towards the Artistic Development Programme.
http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
Region: Scotland
£221,218 over 36 months
Towards the development of a new programme of community activity.
http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/
£90,000 over 36 months
Towards the costs of tours to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
http://www.mulltheatre.com
Towards the core costs of the artistic and education programmes, plus a contribution to salaries.
http://www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Music, Theatre
£70,000 over 36 months
Towards a project to help the development of the enhanced Globe site.
http://www.shakespearesglobe.org
£25,000 over 12 months
Towards salaries, thereby providing stability whilst the organisation instigates an ambitious programme of step-change and investigates other income models.
http://www.bordercrossings.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, BME, Education and Learning, Fostering Communities, Social Change, Theatre
Towards a programme of production support for emerging companies.
http://www.bac.org.uk
Towards the salary and costs of a deputy co-ordinator to work on a programme of workshops and theatre productions in the community as well as a medium secure psychiatric unit.
http://www.steppingouttheatre.co.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Fostering Communities, Mental Health, Social Change, Social Mobility, Theatre
£66,277 over 36 months
Towards the core costs of the Newspaper Theatre Project.
http://www.rewrite.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, At Risk Youth, BME, Education and Learning, Fostering Communities, Social Change, Theatre
£19,100 over 12 months
http://rosetheatrekingston.org
£75,000 over 12 months
Towards the cost of a new social engagement and audience development initiative.
http://www.theoperagroup.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Fostering Communities, Music, Social Change, Theatre
£110,000 over 36 months
Towards the salaries of the artistic director, general manager and workshop leaders.
http://www.solarbear.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Disabilities, Education and Learning, Skills Development, Theatre
Featured grant: Solar Bear
Towards a programme of performances for young families.
http://www.horseandbamboo.org
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Children, Early Years, Education and Learning, Fostering Communities, Social Change, Theatre
£59,014 over 36 months
Towards costs of three major public performances.
http://www.fueltheatre.com
£65,000 over 36 months
Towards the salary of a part-time arts administrator including the costs of developing the artistic programme.
http://www.artsdepot.co.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Audience Development, Combined Arts, Theatre
Towards the cost of Shared Resources: Space 11, a creative hub and capacity building project supporting emerging solo artists and small theatre companies in Glasgow.
http://www.vanishing-point.org
£10,000 over 12 months
Towards the initial costs of the Open Stages Programme, a collaboration between amateur and professional theatre.
Keywords: Arts, Education and Learning, Participatory Arts, Theatre
£60,500 over 12 months
Towards core costs over three years of a leading professional theatre company which employs predominantly homeless and ex-homeless people as actors.
http://www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Homelessness, Social Change, Theatre
Towards touring costs for a new interactive drama production.
Towards the costs a tour throughout the Highlands and Islands.
£26,700 over 12 months
Towards the production costs of eight new plays.
http://www.hightide.org.uk
£49,988 over 24 months
Towards the cost of a six week touring programme of performances of 'The Honeypot' to 30 special needs schools.
http://www.cahootsni.com
Keywords: Arts, Children, Early Years, Learning Disabilities, Theatre
£17,930 over 3 months
Towards the costs of the community led project 'Soho Steets'.
http://www.sohotheatre.com
Towards the costs of a feasibility study.
http://www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Music, Other Artforms, Theatre
Towards a programme of new cross-artform work in the Howard Assembly Room.
http://operanorth.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Combined Arts, Music, Theatre
Towards the costs for the planning and delivery of the Rural Tour.
http://www.theatreroyal.org
Towards development costs of The Asylum project.
£65,000 over 12 months
Towards the salary of the executive producer.
£48,592 over 15 months
Towards salary and project costs to develop a theatre group aimed at young asylum seekers and refugees aiming to increase their skills and reducing exclusion.
http://www.arconline.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, BME, Refugee & Migration, Social Change, Social Mobility, Strengthening Civic Society, Theatre
Region: North East
£40,250 over 36 months
Towards a programme of international collaborations
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Skills Development, Theatre
£270,000 over 36 months
Towards the salary of the student support worker.
http://www.nyt.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, At Risk Youth, Children, Education and Learning, Theatre
£60,000 over 36 months
Towards the costs of a new programme inspiring cultural innovation across Manchester.
http://www.mif.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, BME, Disabilities, Early Years, Fostering Communities, Music, Participatory Arts, Social Change, Theatre
£72,500 over 18 months
Towards the costs of two theatre/educational collaborations with the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum to test out ways to create the best new theatre for children with integrated education projects.
Towards cost of research and development projects.
http://www.primecutproductions.co.uk
£55,000 over 36 months
Towards the salaries of a part-time media and communications officer and the director of actors for Human Rights, a national network of professional actors dedicated to drawing public attention to contemporary human rights abuses.
http://www.iceandfire.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, BME, Human Rights, Social Change, Theatre
£45,000 over 24 months
Towards costs related to the London run of 'Like Water for Chocolate'.
http://www.tsf.org.uk
£5,000 over 12 months
Towards costs to develop participatory work, education work, and plan for the future.
http://www.uninvited-guests.net
£55,000 over 24 months
Towards a pilot programme of participatory, digital and new media activities.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
£150,000 over 24 months
Towards a programme of festivals and in-house productions for family audiences.
http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Early Years, Participatory Arts, Theatre
Towards rehearsal costs for a tour of works by Handel.
http://www.englishtouringopera.org.uk
£68,000 over 12 months
Towards the development of new work.
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Audience Development, Disabilities, Theatre
£44,411 over 36 months
Towards a programme of new writing initiatives.
http://www.tinderbox.org.uk
£72,000 over 36 months
Towards core costs to provide multi-sensory, interactive workshops to children with learning difficulties.
Keywords: Arts, Children, Education and Learning, Special Education Needs, Theatre
Towards core costs and the salary of the community outreach manager.
Towards an audience development plan which focuses on children, families and young people.
http://www.shermancymru.co.uk
£120,000 over 24 months
Towards the further development of the TakeOver project for young people at York Theatre Royal.
http://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
£85,558 over 36 months
Towards the costs of presenting an annual event dedicated to sonic arts which supports emerging artists.
http://www.cryptic.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
Towards the Firsts Festival, which gives new and emerging companies the opportunity to present their work at Little Angel Theatre.
http://www.littleangeltheatre.com
£55,225 over 36 months
Towards the costs of the Almeida Festival, which offers other theatre companies, particularly emerging companies, the opportunity of performing at the Almeida Theatre.
http://www.almeida.co.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Audience Development, Children, Participatory Arts, Theatre
Towards the costs of work to support emerging playwrights.
http://www.theatre503.com
Towards supporting access to the participation programme including the yearly community production and associated activity.
http://www.londonbubble.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, BME, Participatory Arts, Theatre
Towards a programme of enrichment activities for children, attached to Rubbish, a theatre production exploring the value of discarded objects and associated environmental themes.
http://www.theatre-rites.co.uk
Keywords: Arts, Children, Early Years, Environment, Theatre
£29,200 over 10 months
Towards production and touring costs for two new works delivered in British sign language and spoken English for deaf and hearing primary children. Also towards the cost of an associate artist position for a deaf practitioner.
http://www.krazykattheatre.co.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Children, Disabilities, Early Years, Education and Learning, Special Education Needs, Theatre
£26,000 over 24 months
Towards core costs for the use of arts education to reduce social exclusion and enhance relationship skills of male prisoners and ex-offenders.
http://www.safeground.org.uk
Keywords: Adults, Arts, Criminal Justice, Education and Learning, Social Change, Theatre, Young Adults
£193,500 over 36 months
Towards the Insight and Innovations in Opera programme.
http://www.operanorth.co.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Audience Development, Music, Theatre
Towards the consolidation of a rural touring theatre network and establishing a rural cinema screening network in North East Scotland.
http://www.neatshows.org.uk
Keywords: Adults, Arts, Audience Development, Other Artforms, Theatre, Young Adults
£20,000 over 24 months
Towards the costs of establishing a new touring network.
http://www.sattf.org.uk
Towards producing theatre and developing participatory arts projects particularly for BME and socially-excluded young people in Liverpool and across the UK.
http://www.20storieshigh.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, BME, Children, Theatre, Young Adults
Towards the costs of developing the 'Funky Llama' programme.
http://www.theatreroyal.com
Keywords: Adults, Arts, Learning Disabilities, Participatory Arts, Social Change, Theatre
Towards Ockham's Razor's production of Not Until We Are Lost and engagement of regional community choirs during its subsequent tour.
Keywords: Adults, Arts, Audience Development, Theatre
Towards the development of Sheffield People's Theatre, a programme which aims to engage new participants and audiences with the theatres.
http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
£160,000 over 48 months
Towards Tamasha Developing Artists, a development programme for intra-cultural theatre-makers that progresses talented artists into employment.
http://www.tamasha.org.uk
Keywords: Adults, Artist Development, Arts, BME, Theatre
£110,000 over 12 months
Towards an outreach programme engaging young people with Ulster's innovators and industrial heritage which forms part of a multi-sensory, site-specific, theatrical representation of an Edwardian Inventor's Fair.
http://www.kabosh.net
Keywords: Arts, At Risk Youth, Education and Learning, Participatory Arts, Theatre, Young Adults
£16,140 over 8 months
Towards core costs for New Diorama Theatre including development support for emerging theatre companies.
http://www.newdiorama.com
Keywords: Adults, Artist Development, Arts, Theatre, Young Adults
Towards the New Stages programme supporting new writing and emerging playwrights.
£76,500 over 36 months
Towards a new staffing structure to be implemented during and after the restoration and refurbishment of the building in Aldgate.
http://www.wiltons.org.uk
Keywords: Arts, Heritage, Music, Theatre
Towards the development of the Random Fridays programme, a series of free, late-night openings, at Bexhill-on-Sea.
http://www.dlwp.com
Keywords: Arts, Audience Development, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
£45,620 over 24 months
Towards the costs of the creative team.
http://www.tricycle.co.uk
£113,658 over 36 months
Towards organisational development, outdoor performances and a participation and workshop programme for audiences across England.
http://www.tangledfeet.com
Keywords: Arts, Participatory Arts, Theatre, Young Adults
£27,960 over 18 months
Towards developing new theatre practice and integrating access for visually impaired children into mainstream theatre practice.
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Audience Development, Children, Disabilities, Theatre
£29,750 over 24 months
Towards core costs enabling the organisation to continue to develop its programmes and long-term sustainability.
Keywords: Arts, Homelessness, Participatory Arts, Social Change, Theatre
Towards an associate producer scheme to develop theatre and dance producing capacity in the North East.
http://www.theemptyspace.org.uk
Keywords: Artist Development, Arts, Dance, Theatre
£90,000 over 12 months
Towards the salary of the communications manager.
http://www.juliesbicycle.com/
Keywords: Arts, Environment, Music, Theatre