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THE NEW NAME FOR THE ROTHERHITHE AND EAST LONDON PLAYHOUSE

we're going to be regularly 

presenting A FRESH TAKE ON the classics

PLAYS, COMEDIES, ADAPTATIONS

AND VINTAGE AND NEW MUSICALS

IN vibrant, topical, inclusive 

theatre productions AND

LIVE STREAMS for ALL AGES

 

​​BUILDING ON 10 YEARS OF THE PHIL WILLMOTT COMPANY'S ESSENTIAL CLASSICS PROGRAMME AT THE UNION THEATRE,

HIS IN-HOUSE PRODUCTIONS AT THE FINBOROUGH THEATRE AND THE STEAM INDUSTRY SHOWS AT BATTERESEA ARTS CENTRE.

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CREATING, AND PERFORMING IN welcoming, NEW pop up venues

in AREAS with limited cultural access AND FOR COMMUNITIES WHERE not everyone feels at ease in conventional theatre BUILDINGS.​​

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​​offering free tickets

to anyone accessing food banks, 

and to all kids at our family shows,

and pay-what-you-can performances

so everyone IN SOCIETY can afford to participate.

 

EXTENDING THE ROTHERHITHE PLAYHOUSE POST COVID THEATRE|PLACE PROGRAMME

AND BUILDING ON 15 SUMMERS OF THE LONDON FREE SEASON, PRODUCED BY GODS AND MONSTERS FOR OVER 450,00 PEOPLE AT CITY HALL. LONDON BRIDGE

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WE'LL ENDEAVOUR TO STAGE 

A NEW FAMILY SHOW FOR EACH

OF THE MAJOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

SO KIDS SEE THEATRE AND MEET AND TALK

TO theatre makers easily and REGULARY

THROUGHOUT THEIR CHILDHOOD, 

ENCOURAGING LIFELONG

theatre-going habits

AND an interest in the craft.  

 

CONSOLIDATING THE ROTHERHITHE PLAYHOUSE KIDS THEATRE POLICY AND 15 ANNUAL SUMMER HOLIDAY SHOWS AT THE SCOOP 

 

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​​​AND we'll CONTINUE â€‹

championing literacy

and life long learning

​BY PROVIDING Inspiration and insight FOR students

who'll see texts and PLAYS THEY STUDY

brought to new life in our productions.

we'll be giving MORE free

copies of the children's classics 

we dramatize to young audiences

AND establishing partnerships with

publishers and literary competitions

SHOWCASING

prize winning new fiction

and classic rediscoveries

for all ages.

 

AN EXTENSION OF JAN OLIVIA HEWITT'S TREASURE FOR EVER  PROJECT FOR THE ROTHERHITHE PLAYHOUSE

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AND IN A NEW INITIATIVE   

WE'LL be promoting

THE FULL RANGE OF

CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.

AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE

​we'll be working with  galleries, museums

heritage sites, dance companies, musicians etc

to explore certain stories and themes cross-culturally,

synchronising promotion to

encouraging public engagement across

 a wider range of venues and art forms

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Except..  WAIT! STOP! This makes no sense! Potential box office revenue is negligible, there's no major funding on the horizon, no sponsorship deal...

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THERE IS NO WAY AN ORGASNISATION OF THIS SIZE COULD EVEN BEGIN TO DELIVER SUCH URGENT AND VITAL WORK ON THIS SCALE.

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EXCEPT WE HAVE BEFORE,

AND CAN DO SO AGAIN!

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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM YOU.

TO FIND OUT

ABOUT HOW

WE'LL MAKE

THEATRE

THAT MONEY

CAN'T buy

click here

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TOGETHER WE'LL BE POWERING 

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PHIL WILLMOTT'S FIRST QUARTER CENTURY OF MAKING MULTI-AWARD WINNING THEATRE

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