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Theatre Centre is a trailblazing new writing company creating authentic, timely and empowering theatre with and for young people. 

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Touring spring 2027

Our latest Impact Report takes a look at our work across new writing and Future Makers between 2020-2026.

Impact Report 2020-2026

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Our next show Touch Grass, the under 16 social media ban and young people’s mixed feelings
Eleanor Manners
Our next show Touch Grass, the under 16 social media ban and young people’s mixed feelings
Eleanor Manners

If we’re asking young people to spend less time online, we need to create places worth choosing instead.

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Eleanor Manners
Where are the spaces for young people?
Eleanor Manners
Where are the spaces for young people?
Eleanor Manners

In my practice, creating work with, for and by young people, I’m constantly reminded that there isn’t about a lack of interest or imagination. There’s a lack of access - to space, to time, to each other, to being seen and heard.

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Eleanor Manners
Getting to know Eleanor Manners, our new AD
Eleanor Manners
Getting to know Eleanor Manners, our new AD
Eleanor Manners

We asked a group of young people what they most wanted to know about our new AD. Spoiler: features chocolate chip cookies.

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Eleanor Manners
THANK YOU!
Rob Watt
THANK YOU!
Rob Watt

As Rob Watt steps into his final week at Theatre Centre, he reflects on the incredible voices that have shaped his journey—young people who challenge thinking, writers who craft worlds, teachers who create space, and artists who bring stories to life.

“Theatre Centre’s work is more vital than ever,” he says. “It helps young people explore perspectives, engage with complexity, and reflect their realities back to the world.”

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Rob Watt
Unlocking Creativity in the Classroom: Reflections from an Artist-in-Residence
Talia Randall
Unlocking Creativity in the Classroom: Reflections from an Artist-in-Residence
Talia Randall

Talia Randall, an artist-in-residence at Addey and Stanhope School, embarked on a pilot project to explore creativity within the science department. Coming from an arts background, she was eager to learn about an unfamiliar subject. The goal was to understand how students and teachers viewed creativity in science. Through focus groups, Randall gained insights. Taking an exploratory approach, she allowed the school community to guide the direction.

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Talia Randall
The Power of Stories
Rob Watt
The Power of Stories
Rob Watt

Rob Watt reflects on the recent filming of the Dizzy teaser trailer in London, highlighting the need for safety discussions due to ongoing racism and Islamophobia in the UK and emphasising the importance of diverse storytelling to promote understanding and acceptance.

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Rob Watt

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  • "Theatre Centre was the first place that showed me I could be a writer and gave me the belief that I had something to say.”

    Roy Williams OBE, Patron

  • "Theatre Centre continues to open up young people’s creative potential in new and dynamic ways. For young people to articulate and contribute their views and passions is vitally important for debate and for democracy"

    Maxine Peake

  • "For many students this will be their only opportunity to experience live theatre. It is critically important that they do. Thanks to everyone involved in another excellent visit from Theatre Centre."

    Teacher

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