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The Academy of Art University advertising school offers on campus and online advertising degree courses in marketing, copywriting, graphics, digital techniques, art direction and more.
Actionwork Film, Theatre, Education and Anti-Bullying Programmes.
A leading UK arts publication that covers a broad range of articles and features across the arts including contemporary writing, art, music and film, both in our magazine and online. Aesthetica are also involved with arts development projects with diverse groups of people from many different backgrounds.
Amateur Dramatic was formed to offer a unique reference point on setting up, running and joining an amateur dramatics society. A resource for all those interested in joining or setting up an Amateur Dramatic Society, including information on job roles within the group and how to get involved.
The Arts Award is a new accreditation which supports young artists and young arts leaders and leads to qualifications at level 1, 2 and 3. There's information to get you started on the award or to help you develop your work as you go along. And if you're doing an award, you can publish your art work in the gallery and get other people's views.
An organisation with regional offices dedicated to bringing arts and business together through partnerships, sponsorship and secondments. Good source of advice and support.
Arts On The Move provides drama training, resources, information, advice and support -including excellent playscripts for children and young people to perform, and a variety of drama resource books to support teaching methods. The company website also contains a wide range of drama and theatre-related information and excellent links to relevant organisations and specialist suppliers.
We sell all theatrical make-up made by Kryolan, special effects, pyrotechnics, fake teeth, magic tricks, confetti cannons, Spider-flex backdrops and many other cool products. World-wide mail-order service.
The Artists Theatre School provides Saturday drama workshops at Ealing Studios run by working actors for students aged 5 years to adult. The principal is Amanda Redman and master classes are often taken by well known actors. More information including a Sunday Times Magazine interview with Amanda Redman about the school can be read on the website.
Arts against Guns and Knives festival Jacksons Lane is hosting the first ever arts led festival looking at the disturbing rise of gun and knife crime throughout London, and the effects on young people. From 5th -15th July the festival brings together youth groups from across London including the Roundhouse, Black Arts Productions Theatre Ltd and Insight Arts. Enabling the young people to explore their fears, attitudes and experience through workshops, performances and debate. The festival will culminate in a symposium on Saturday 15th July, 3-5pm, offering a forum for debate and discussion around the topic of gun and knife crime in the local area. Guest speakers include Lynne Featherstone (MP for Hornsey and Wood Green), Lucy Cope (Mothers Against Guns UK), and Gerry Leitch (Operation Blunt, Metropolitan Police). Specialises in all the performing arts, from ballet and ballroom to contemporary dance, opera, mime, drama and musical theatre. Thousands of books, CDs and videos in stock together with a superb range of dancewear from Capezio and Roch Valley. Besides probably the largest variety of musical, dance and opera videos, with a huge dance class music section covering class music for ballet, jazz, tap modern and contemporary dance. Most aspects of theatre are also catered for, ranging from scripts and monologues to back stage support and costume and set design.
A new website dedicated to advertising arts jobs throughout the UK and Ireland. We combine the look and feel of print advertising with the sophistication and functionality of the web.
Association of Charitable Foundations The UK's premier support organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations of all types.
Prepare for your audition with an award-winning director. Audition preparation / sight-reading / advice.
Contains info and full script (plus downloadable music samples) of Sophie's Dance comedy-musical production which was performed by a youth theatre group in Leeds
The BBC Staffordshire website maintains a special what's on section for amateur, including youth, drama productions.
We provide award winning play scripts online for immediate download and run a week long theatre course in the summer for 18 year olds and younger.
Located in South Yorkshire, Bias Pro Audio offer an extensive range of Sound Engineering Services including Live Sound, Installation, Live Recording, Post Production Editing and Mastering. Our experience of working with schools and theatres enable us to offer a complete sound package for your event with preliminary meetings to discuss requirements and advise on all areas of audio.
Bigfoot Theatre Company is a nationwide charity that employs and trains professional performers to deliver educational workshops in schools and communities.
Bounce Theatre runs workshops, projects and productions for young people in school and the community.
Box Clever is a touring company whose main aim is the creation of challenging and inspiring contemporary theatre. With a focus on fast-paced new writing about life in the here-and-now, our work encourages young people to become active participants in theatre projects, both within and beyond school.
Anti-Bullying Events for Young People.
Contains 30 different sections including practical advice on dealing with mobile phone and racist abuse and how to make friends. There is also a section on internet safety and how to cope with bullying out of school.
Want to get into music, art, dance or film but not sure how to make it happen?. If you’ve got what it takes - talent, determination and guts - Blast can help turn your ideas into reality.
New casting directory for young actors across the UK. Supported by the casting directors guild and receiving paid casting calls for young actors daily.
Website promoting arts, culture and raising important social issues.
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Not-for-profit organisation committed to effective giving. We raise the profile of giving, lobby for tax breaks, and provide an increasingly broad suite of services to charities and their supporters.
Established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales. Its aim is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities' effectiveness and public confidence and trust.
The Children's Legal Centre is a unique, independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people.
Chris Owen is a freelance script writer, director and youth arts worker based in the south west near Bath. In my time I have created three youth theatres, two of which (Priory Youth Theatre, Weston super Mare & magnetic North Youth Theatre, Hillingdon) are still up and running. The site gives details of Chris's plays published by Hodder and Stoughton which are targeted at the 14-25 age range. There are also details of his TIE work including a recent commission for a touring piece about teenage male suicide. There are lots of support materials on the site and practical suggestions for staging.
Cineclub is the UK’s first and only young people’s filmmaking and film watching network. The national development agency for community dance.
The representative body for the leading drama schools in the UK.
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Costumia costume hire has over 10,000 theatrical and vintage costumes in stock, all from the wardrobes of Birmingham Rep Theatre. We offer rates of only £15 per costume per week for youth theatre, schools and other education based projects, and can help costume your show from start to finish!
Creation specializes in site-specific theatre in unusual locations. Productions are fast paced, visual and highly accessible, designed to appeal to everyone, from young children to Shakespeare lovers. Venues include a Mirror Tent (spiegeltent), a ruined abbey, an island in the River Cherwell, BMW Group Plant Oxford and Headington Hill Park. CfBT Education Trust has compiled a valuable, exciting new online resource to support teachers in providing for children gifted in the arts. We are producing an online database of organisations offering key educational opportunities for development of gifted and talented pupils as well as a wealth of other information, events and competitions.
Set up to help organisations make safer recruitment decisions. By providing wider access to criminal record information, the CRB helps employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors identify candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving contact with children or other vulnerable members of society.
Degree in Drama and Performance at the University of Wolverhampton A vocationally-focused degree where everything you do will have an application in the professional world. You spend half of your final year working in a professional context, with support from one of our professional practice partners who include amongst others: The Birmingham Rep, The Grand Theatre, The Arena Theatre, Foursight Theatre company, Gazebo TIE and the National Trust
Degree in Performing Arts, including Theatre, Dance and Performance at De Montfort University Bedford Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education and Skills
The Directory of Social Change, set up in 1975, aims to be an internationally recognised independent source of information and support to voluntary and community sectors worldwide. It enables the community and voluntary sectors to achieve their aims through being an independent voice, providing training and information.
Provides a regulated 'one stop' service for England and Wales offering access to records held by the police, together with those held by the Department of Health (DH) and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
Drama resources for workshop leaders, teachers and theatre directors including drama games and activities, drama techniques, lesson plans and courses.
English National Youth Arts Network (ENYAN) ENYAN stands for the English National Youth Arts Network and is the first national youth arts network for England. The network is delivered by Artswork who are the National Youth Arts Development Agency. ENYAN will be launched in a high profile event on 12 June at the Unicorn Theatre in London, following which the ENYAN website will be up and running. In the mean time please check out Artsworks website and follow the links for information on ENYAN.
English Secondary Student's Association (ESSA) A new national student-led organisation which aims to provide a voice for students aged 11-19 in secondary education in England. ESSA aims to equip students with the vital skills they need to become involved in the decision-making processes in their own school communities, as well as bringing the views of local school students to the attention of local and national policy-makers in relation to educational issues.
Contains many interesting programmes - some of which may be of interest. Falmouth Arts Centre is where the Young Generation of Falmouth have performed for the last 20 years. Next year's production is West Side Story which will be performed 25 July - 2 August.
First Americans' Conservatory Youth Theatre
Offers a wide range of one and two act plays and musicals, which have been successfully performed all over the world. Some are fun, some are serious, and all are available for professional or amateur productions.
Launched in 1998, fundinginformation.org was one of the very first online funding information services, and a natural progression from Funding Digest, a monthly paper-based publication with a 20-year history. In 2005 we launched SMALLfri, a new email-based service for smaller organisations and fundraisers.
The UK's leading Internet fundraising consultancy. Founded in 1996 by Howard Lake, it helps charities in the UK and internationally to use the Internet as a fundraising tool to enhance and extend their existing fundraising activities.
Supplier of low cost fancy dress, wigs, glasses, hats, props and party novelties.
Get Connected provides a free, confidential helpline that gives young people in difficult situations the support and information you need to decide what you want to happen next. It could be anything from a listening ear to somewhere safe to stay for the night.
The Guildhall School of Music & Drama “The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is one of Europe's leading conservatoires, offering musicians, actors, stage managers and theatre technicians an inspiring environment in which to develop as artists and professionals”.
Responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity.
Nationally renowned primarily for open air productions that tour throughout the summer, Heartbreak Productions also tour with indoor winter productions of adapted classics, run film, theatre practise and sreenwriting courses and have an educational arm.
Hit The Theatre is the first company focusing solely on getting young people into the theatre offering cheap and discounted theatre tickets online to anybody aged 16 to 28. We work with students, local residents and graduates to offer the special offers and discounts in theatre.
Improvisation Foundation is based in the North East. It is a company specializing purely in improvisation, producing performances and workshops for stage and film. IF is the home of Theatresports NE and The Suggestibles
International School of Screen Acting A unique and specialist school offering a wide range of courses in film and television acting, based at the famous 3 Mills studios in East London.
Offers virtually every play currently published in the English language & includes specialist music, dance, cinema, television and radio sections
has written some work which might be useful for performance.
Kinder- und Jugendtheater in Köln
As a small firm of charity consultants, the aim of The Kubernesis Partnership is to offer a single source of assistance across a range of issues concerned with charity accounting, fundraising, legal/ constitutional issues, and strategy.
Masterclass offers a year-round programme of free high quality performing arts events for ages 17-30 and mature students. Aimed at colleges, sixth forms, drama schools and individuals, it provides keen young people with the chance to learn from and work with some of the leading actors, directors and writers in theatre today. We include sessions that give career advice on a range of topics such as Acting, Musical Theatre, Writing or Putting On A Play, CV workshops and small workshops with highly experienced actors. Our Masters include David Hare, Adrian Lester, Ruthie Henshall, Helen Mirren and Nicholas Hytner. Events take place at the historical Theatre Royal Haymarket. Places are limited and need to be booked in advance. The organisation is also happy to give general advice and guidance.
The Methuen Amateur Theatre Handbook Written by community theatre expert Keith Arrowsmith.
A sound equipment supplier based in Colchester, Essex. We have wide experience in both amateur and professional theatre and not only provide the standard audio gear but also our own range of MIDI controllers specifically designed for theatre playback. Our website has a full catalogue with pictures and tech specs for all our gear, and also Question and Answer and 'How to' guides for the novice sound engineer.
Online catalogue of musical shows and pantomimes
National Association of Clubs for Young People
National Association of Local Government Arts Officers
National Association of Youth Drama Ireland
National Campaign for the Arts
National Council for Voluntary Organisations A basic guide to regionalisation, the regional agencies, what they do and how their work fits together. A monthly update on the latest news, events and articles. External links to other organisations dealing with regional issues. The opportunity to get involved in the regional agenda. Networking and information exchange opportunities through NCVO's regional network. Regional contacts and events in your region.
National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
National Operatic and Dramatic Association The leading representative body for amateur theatre.
National Student Drama Festival
Based in Shaftesbury Avenue.
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
A not-for-profit co-operative of new and established playwrights. Our catalogue of over 300 one act and full length plays of all genres might just contain some plays of interest to your group.
High Quality new musicals for schools and youth groups created by leading industry professionals.
Information for parents of performing children.
The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. We have been directly involved in protecting children and campaigning on their behalf since 1884.
One More Time! Music Publishing Musical plays and collections of songs for children in primary schools, choirs and youth groups.
Party Domain is a fancy dress and party supplies online store offering costumes, wigs, face paints and more.
An animation development project but this year The Kent Youth Theatre performed a stage show at The Marlowe Theatre Canterbury (in August) and we have since published the CD-Rom of the stage show under ISBN - full details are on our website. We are keen to issue licenses to theatrical groups should they wish to perform our stage show themselves. Play reading groups may also be interested in the script. Actor Robert Powell will be providing the voice of The Pink Professor Rabbit at animation stage. We have other high profile people/celebrities onboard this project - full details and links are on our website. The Pink Professor Rabbit dispenses humorous philosophical thinking to his animal friends in every day situations. They all live on the Island of Herm, Channel Islands, for which permissions have been exchanged. This year our Pink Professor Rose made its debut appearance at Chelsea Flower Show.
Our website has details of all plays: cast size, synopsis, title, author, etc. It's tailored to the needs of theatre groups. For example, you can search depending on the number of men and women you have available, by type (drama, comedy, farce, etc.) and by length. When you find a play that interests you, you can view the synopsis, then click to order copies, or a reading copy, or a performing licence.
Ever thought about running away to the circus? Looking for a good laugh with safe community based activities for kids and grown ups? Our events offer fun, skills, co-ordination, laughs, and exercise all in one plus a bit of performance charisma. Promote-YT is Scotland’s national youth theatre agency dedicated to providing an advocacy, networking and development role for Youth Theatres, youth drama practitioners and anyone using performing arts in a youth context. Promote YT provide information services, training and the hosting of the annual National Festival of Youth Theatre.
Based in West London, Radio Facilities provides radio mic hire to schools, theatres and colleges around the UK.
Raisins and Almonds (play adaptation) Fredelle Maynard's bittersweet classic novel about growing up Jewish on the Prairies in the 1930s, adapted for stage by Kim Morrissey (Dora, Clever As Paint). Suitable for schools and community theatre groups (especially at Christmas). Website includes script and multi-cultural lesson plan for secondary school level classes.
I provide musical scripts to schools and youth theatre groups (300 in the past two years). The scripts are all comedies and are aimed at children aged 7-16 years.
Has a free list of plays for youth theatres.
SchoolPlay Productions Limited was founded in 1989 to promote school plays and musicals
Shakespeare: Internet Editions
Silly Jokes supply a lot of low cost costumes, accessories, wigs, props etc.
We broker, buy and sell used entertainment production equipment, lighting, audio, rigging and video. Our services are free to sellers and we always have great deals on gear and theatrical equipment.
Original and fun musicals for Primary Schools and youth theatre groups. Visit the website for script and song samples, cast lists and more details.
Workshops run by professional practitioners in theatre, directing, devising and performance in stunning La Rioja, Spain.
Musicals for children written by leading UK writers. Full CD instrumental backing tracks with clear melody cues for performance. Comprehensive details, samples of all our songs and secure online store.
Resources and thousands of links to companies working in the entertainment industry. The majority of the database is UK based.
Surrey Dance Music provides music for teachers of theatre dance. We also hold the rights to a couple of musicals which are suitable for youth theatres.
Are you aged between 13 and 24 years of age. Have you got a talent you want to share with the world? Have you run out of ideas on how to progress your talent any further? Do you want to know what it would take to achieve your dreams? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then help is finally on hand.
TeenIssues.co.uk was formed in late 2005 to offer a unique reference point on what teenagers want to know. Suppliers of quality stage and entertainment equipment. Our extensive range includes stage lighting, lighting controllers, stage platforms, trussing, audio equipment, microphones, stage props plus much more. Backed up by a friendly customer service team who will be happy to advise on product suitability and custom system setups where required.
Includes a glossary of technical theatre terms.
Have an online play catalog and publish lots of new plays for children and families.
Tods Murray WS Solicitors A Scottish firm of commercial lawyers and the leading supplier of legal services to the media and entertainment industry in the UK. Since the start of 2001 Todds Murray has been developing its website which it believes will set the bench mark for online legal services in Scotland and allow us to compete more fully in the new, international e-economy. The site is primarily client focused with the majority of information contained within industry specific areas. In addition to providing advice to this sector on our site, we also felt it important to include appropriate links to related sites of interest, and experience has shown that this is an extremely useful resource which is a valuable reference to clients and other users of the site.
Musicals and plays for students and professionals.
This site contains articles giving advice and information on funding, training and career options in the performing arts. Aimed at young people, those who work with them and advise them, as well as their parents, the site also contains a database of courses throughout the UK - searchable by location, subject, qualification or keyword.
Voluntary Arts Network aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts across the UK and ROI, and increasingly in Europe. We recognise that they are a key part of our culture and as such they are absolutely vital to our health, social and economic development.
A new online audio theatre company producing exciting and original audio plays for listeners to download for free from the website to their iPods, MP3 players and computer desktops. We are passionate about new writing and acting talent, as well as bringing audio drama to the ‘iPod Generation’.
WorldWide Volunteering is a non-profit making organisation whose aim is to make it easier for people of all ages to volunteer. We do this by providing instant access to information about the widest range of volunteering opportunities throughout the UK and worldwide.
National and international youth arts website covering music, singing, dance, drama, film, video, radio, new media, visual arts, design, crafts, carnival, circus listings, careers advice, exhibitions of digital art and more.
Young People and the Arts Australia Young People and the Arts Australia is a national professional association representing and promoting professional arts organisations and individual artists whose work primarily focuses on engaging children and young people in the arts. YPAA is the leading national organisation advancing the arts for children and young people by promoting participation in the arts as a fundamental recreational right, and central in developing the imagination, creativity and individual potential of young people.
The Young Person's Guide to the Internet The Young Person's Guide to the Internet is an easy-to-use internet reference book that brings the very best of the internet to young people, students, parents, schools and teachers. The websites featured in the book have been, meticulously researched and selected with educational and leisure-time needs in mind. Informative and entertaining, this handy guide will help you to unlock the vast potential of the World Wide Web, and shows how it can be used safely and effectively with young people of all ages.
Youth Music Theatre Association YMTA is a small but growing group of people involved in youth music theatre who are interested in sharing good practice, exchanging info, networking, and generally raising the profile of music theatre aimed specifically at youth practitioners.
A unique coalition of award-winning professional dramatists, each with an original theatrical voice, who are dedicated to expanding the vocabulary of theatre for young actors and audiences. Each member author has agreed to make published plays, as well as unpublished, stage-tested works in manuscript form, available to schools, theatres and institutions serving young audiences and/or actors worldwide. If you are looking for a diverse collection of entertaining, uniquely structured, thought provoking plays, then search no further.
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