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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 …
A Sudanese comedy-drama by Sudanese Youth Theatre A spirited Sudanese grandma arrives in Bristol! Join Sudanese Youth Theatre for a comedy-drama full of family, surprises and heart. Funny, heartfelt and full of Sudanese character, She’s Got the Shib-Shib! explores family, identity, belonging and standing together in the face of prejudice. Our young performers invite you …
Join acta and friends for a digital seminar on Supporting Emerging Artists. We will be sharing learning from the last Elevate cohort, who met in 2024. Elevate is a skills-building programme for early-career socially engaged theatre-makers and artists who are interested in working with a specific community of people. We have recently launched a new …
For ages 8-12 Come and join us in the October half term holidays for two days of creative theatre play! In just two days you’ll create a never-before-seen play which you can then perform to family and friends. We’ll combine your ideas (weird and wacky ones encouraged!) to create something truly unique. At acta Community …
Legend tells of a beautiful sapphire created eternities ago that gives its wearer total power. It was thought it had been lost to history, but it has resurfaced and sparked a sea-faring power struggle like no other. An infamous pirate throws a party onboard her ship and invites all: queens, princesses, mermaids, and vampires alike. …
Join us at acta for a community screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute film exploring the climate and nature crisis and what it means for the UK. Presented by Chris Packham and based on the National Emergency Briefing held in Westminster, the film brings together leading experts to set out the evidence and …
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 …
Our popular weekly baby sensory workshop! For the most up-to-date information, please see the Headfirst page. Due to demand we are now running two identical sessions each Monday morning – one at 10am and one at 11am. Babbers combines fun, creativity, and developmental activities to support your baby’s early growth. The sessions are carefully designed …
Something strange is happening in the night sky… The stars are disappearing — and without them, the magic of Christmas is beginning to fade. In a quiet corner of the woods, an unlikely discovery sets a curious adventure in motion, while elsewhere a festive hotel is losing its sparkle and, in fairyland, the fairies are …
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 …
Create a play in four days We are running three weeks of drama fun in this coming Summer holiday! If you’re aged between 8 and 16 then We would love you to join us for four days of creative theatre play. Over the four days, the children and young people will play a range of …
Most Thursdays, 10.30am to 2.30pm. Drop in to our Creative Wellbeing Café for a creative workshop and some delicious homemade cake. 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. …
Flyer misprint! We’re very sorry about the day/date mix-up printed on the flyers. That was an oversight. The dates listed below and on ticket sites are correct: Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd. There is no Monday performance. Thank you for understanding! Poking-fun at the foibles of the internet, Cornerstone Theatre group bring you a satirical comedy …
It’s day 14 of the stakeout, and the crew are getting restless. Lead by experienced police officer DCI Thomas Cooper, a man who is galvanised by his own ego and the strutting figures of The Manosphere who he watches online, nerves are getting frayed and personalities are beginning to clash. With a host of intriguing …
Celebrate unity and community through Art, Connection, & Creativity Join us for a celebration of art, creativity and connection where people of all backgrounds come together to share art works inspired by themes of Togetherness, Unity, and Acceptance in times of rising prejudice and social division. This event is a space to reflect, respond and …
The residents of Creaking Oak Residential Home are not growing old gracefully. Their bodies may be ageing, but their minds are as young as ever. Come along for a year in the life at Bristol’s most chaotic Nursing Home: selected highlights will include bingo night, a daytrip to Weston-Super-Mud, and the Summer fete. Peppered among …
Built in collaboration with Tewkesbury FuturesLabWeds 4th March, 6-7pmBower Ashton Theatre, UWE, BS3 2JT Join us for a ‘scratch performance’ of this brand new play before it travels to Tewkesbury We’ve been working with UWE Bristol and The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on a brand-new play, River Stories: A town called to speak. We used our …
Join us for a thought-provoking evening of theatre created by two of our young people’s groups: Phoenix and Griffin Theatre. Through a series of original scenes exploring themes of isolation and connection, these performances look at what separates us, but ultimately also what might bring us together. Expect a provocative and engaging production with physical …
Have you ever dreamt of time travel? Would you delve into the past to change your fortunes? Or would you head into the future to find out what will really happen? Would you use your powers to help others, or just try and advance your own position? acta’s Young Carers have grappled with all these …
Hiding inside Quill’s Quintessential Bookshop, concealed among the shelves bustling with books, are mystical lands. Swash-buckling adventures are imagined through the words on the pages, brave warriors fight fire-breathing dragons, hidden within encyclopaedias, and elfin-like fairies from folk tales of yesteryear are challenged by images of millennial magic. Trapped in a world where stories come …
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