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Elevate is a skills-building programme for socially engaged theatre-makers and artists who are interested in working with a specific community of people. It is designed as a practical, explorative course that we hope builds a lasting creative community. We have a cohort of practitioners signed up for the term, but we also open up some …
Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th April: Ages 8-12 Thursday 16th & Friday 17th April: Ages 12-16 This Spring term holiday, we are excited to open our doors to a whole new Holiday provision. We have twenty places for children aged 8-12, and another twenty places for children aged 12-16 to come along for two days …
This year, we marked a milestone: forty years of nurturing creativity, building friendships, and standing alongside some of the most resilient and inspiring people in our community. Over the decades, we have become a safe and welcoming space for people of all ages and backgrounds, especially those facing isolation, disadvantage, or hardship. Whether through theatre, visual …
At acta we believe that theatre belongs to everyone, and everyone has a story to tell. We bring people together to access creativity, the arts, and nature. Our annual report covers how we did this in finer detail, and what we achieved during 2024-2025. Throughout the year, we worked tirelessly to bring together people from …
At acta, we believe that theatre belongs to everyone, and everyone has a story to tell. Sometimes these stories come directly from our group participants, but other times we are approached by partner organisations with stories to tell. We were delighted when in October 2023 the Royal British Legion approached us to create Forgotten Heroes, a …
Bristol Museums and Libraries have been working with Bedminster and Filwood organisations to capture and share community stories through a grant-funded Sharing Stories project. These stories are now available for everyone to discover in a whole host of exciting formats at Bedminster Library and Filwood Library over the next two months. The culmination of six …
We’d like to say a big thank you to all those who generously donated prizes to, and to all those who bought tickets to the Christmas raffle organised by acta Company. With your help, they raised over £500 which will go towards touring the production they’re currently working on, based on this history of Bedminster …
In this online seminar series, we have been hearing from Community Theatre practitioners from around the world and learning lessons from across our borders. For this seminar, we’ll hear from two practitioners who are migrants themselves, and now work here, predominantly with other migrants. Through sharing stories, strategies, and successes we hope that this free …
We are recruiting two community connectors for a short-term project in Bedminster, working for 13 days between June – October 2024 (flexible hours with key dates to be arranged with successful candidates) The role: The community connectors will be responsible for engaging members of the local community (Redcliffe and Bedminster) in sharing stories and taking …
This week, we are proud to be a part of The Big Give Arts for Impact match-funding campaign. All donations made, between midday 19th and midday 26th March, will be generously match-funded by New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture – meaning your gifts will go twice as far. The funds raised will be dedicated to …
acta is a registered charity and relies on the generous support of donors to continue our work making theatre each year. We are currently seeking additional donations for our wide ranging community theatre programme over the year ahead.
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