Latest news with #YouthTheatre
BBC News
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham to offer classes at new community hub
A theatre has said it will reopen a former community centre to help give disadvantaged children, young people and adults access to the performing Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham has invested more than £300,000 so far to buy and refurbish the building in Grove Street, to make it a permanent base for the theatre's Education and Community spring 2026, the theatre added, free and heavily-subsidised arts and culture projects such as youth choirs and family clubs will be offered at the Price, head of education and community at the Everyman, said she was "so, so excited" the theatre was expanding as it "simply ran out of space" to increase its outreach work. "The Everyman Theatre is so well known locally but what, perhaps, isn't as well known is that we are a charity," she said."All of the money we make through our front of house and box office gets reinvested in the theatre and, importantly, our education and community outreach work."The centre, when open, will host free or heavily subsidised arts and culture projects to "combat loneliness, foster social connections and improve wellbeing and mental health", it said. Ms Price said although the Everyman Youth Theatre and community choirs are probably the theatre's "best known" outreach work, it also has sessions with primary school pupils and care home residents."We do work with those living with dementia within the community, we run arts awards - which are free qualifications that young people can do - and a whole range of community outreach projects with the National Star College, Gloucestershire Young Carers, and Cheltenham Open Door," she said."We work really extensively and collaboratively, and this building gives us the opportunity to do more of those and gives the team a real hub to base themselves out of."It is planned for work to begin on the community centre in September.
Western Telegraph
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Milford Haven's Torch Theatre search for best dinner lady
The Torch Theatre in Milford Haven has launched a county-wide competition to celebrate the unsung heroes of the school canteen as part of its Youth Theatre's upcoming summer production, The Bangers and Chips Explosion. The show, which runs from July 21 to 23, is a comedy based on the children's novel by Brough Girling and centres on a dinner lady who refuses to serve chips at St Gertrude's Primary School, sparking a student strike. Tim Howe, senior manager youth and community at the Torch Theatre, said: "This is a fun competition that we hope all schools in Pembrokeshire will get involved in. "Even Lisa from our amazing Café Torch posed for a picture in between making delicious dishes, she's our favourite – but who's yours?" Although the play features a not-so-popular dinner lady, the Torch Youth Theatre is keen to highlight the real-life dinner ladies and lunchtime supervisors who go above and beyond for pupils every day. Mr Howe said: "I am sure we all remember our dinner ladies at school. "These unsung heroes of lunchtime have always gone that extra mile, looking after us in the school hall or out in the playground. "If we were extra lucky, we might have had extra lashings of chips and seconds when it came to jam roly-poly or chocolate cake and custard. "We want to celebrate all these amazing people who have such a big impact on young people's lives across our county." The winner will be crowned the Best Dinner Lady in Pembrokeshire and will receive a sausage hamper from Gate 2 Plate in Freystrop, two tickets to see The Bangers and Chips Explosion, and the admiration of the entire county. To nominate a dinner lady or lunchtime supervisor, entrants need to email a photo of the nominee in action, along with three reasons why they deserve the title, to education@ The subject line should read "The Best Dinner Lady Competition." Nominations must be submitted by Monday, July 7. The Torch Theatre's panel will review all entries and announce the winner the following week. The Bangers and Chips Explosion will be performed from July 21 to 23 at 6.30pm. Tickets are priced at £10 for adults and £8 for concessions. They can be booked online or by calling the box office on 01646 695267. The Torch Theatre also encouraged audiences to enjoy pre-show meals at Café Torch, which offers special menus before evening performances and a daytime menu for matinees.
