Creative Wellbeing Café
Every Thursday, 10.30am to 2.30pm Since summer 2022 our Creative Wellbeing Café has livened up our building on Thursday mornings with affordable and delicious homemade cakes, simple lunches, refreshments and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere provided by our excellent volunteers. Between 11am and 1pm each week an artist will host a drop-in creative workshop. Get hands ...
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acta’s Big 40
2025 marks 40 years of acta Community Theatre. This year, we’re reflecting on the countless stories shared, voices heard, and communities united through the transformative power of theatre. We remain, as ever, dedicated to creativity, inclusivity, and profound social impact. Throughout the year, we’ll celebrate this important milestone in various ways – keep an eye ...
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Babbers!
Led by acta’s experienced facilitators, Babbers combines fun, creativity, and developmental activities to support your baby’s early growth. The sessions are carefully designed to stimulate your baby’s senses and encourage curiosity while you make lasting memories together. Expect storytelling, singing, and sensory activities! After the session, why not unwind in our cozy on-site café? It’s ...
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Sharing Stories exhibition
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 ...
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Raffle
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 ...
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Work with us: Finance and Operations Manager
acta is seeking a Finance and Operations Manager to join a highly-regarded company respected for innovative work and a successful track record in community theatre. Job Overview We are seeking a friendly and approachable Finance and Operations Manager to join our team in 2025. The ideal candidate will be highly organised and able to work ...
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Work with us: Assistant Theatre Facilitator
About Us acta is a dynamic and creative community theatre organisation. We specialise in delivering innovative and engaging projects to communities and schools, fostering creativity, confidence, and collaboration among children. Job Overview We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Theatre Facilitator to join our team for an exciting primary school’s theatre project. The ideal ...
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Be our next Chair of the Board
We’re looking for a new Chair of the board. Our board has changed a lot recently, and we’re keen to find someone who has the time and skills to lead it. Over the years, we’ve been really lucky to work with people from all different backgrounds so we’re looking for someone who can help us ...
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Sharing Stories
We are delighted to be a part of a new cross high-street project between Filwood Broadway and East Street, Bedminster, capturing and sharing community stories at this point of change for both sites. Community stories captured by local people will be turned into an exciting co-created exhibition at Filwood and Bedminster libraries. Led by Bristol ...
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Online Seminar | Hiba Elhindi & Carlota Matos
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 ...
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Work with us: Community Connector
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 ...
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