Coming Jan 2025...

We are getting ready to open the doors, inviting children and young people to explore all aspects of the production process, from costume and set design, script writing and filmmaking, to sound, lighting and performance.

Guided by theatre and education professional, Liz Raba, our Academy will be a collaborative and supportive space, where participants will develop their self-confidence and communication, benefit from a positive and inclusive team environment, and learn practical theatre and film making skills.

But you don’t need to wait until January to get involved…

This October Half Term, inspired by the Fantastic Mr Fox story, you are invited to join our family and youth workshops to create set and props to dress the foyer and bar of the theatre into Mr Foxes Den and a Woodland Picnic scene. 

We are thrilled to announce that we have been accepted on the Connections Programme run by the National Theatre.  We will stage a brand-new play here at DEMBE theatre, before taking part in a celebration festival at the Arts Deport in London.  Open to young people aged 13-19, workshops and rehearsals will start in November.

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