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The Royal Court is a leading force in world theatre, producing new plays of the highest quality, encouraging writers across society, and addressing the problems and possibilities of our time.
It is Britain's leading national company dedicated to new work by innovative writers from the UK and around the world. The theatre's pivotal role in promoting new voices is undisputed - the New York Times described it as 'the most important theatre in Europe'.
The Royal Court welcomes large numbers of students and young people into the theatre, runs playwriting courses, workshops and study days, and produces high quality free educational resources.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
The Tricycle Theatre is a successful and accessible theatre, cinema and art gallery that provides an artistic programme of the highest quality attracting and reflecting the culturally diverse local community, as well as supporting socially inclusive educational programmes.
The theatre has a reputation for presenting work which reflects the diversity of its neighbourhood, in particular plays by Irish, African-Caribbean, Jewish and Asian writers, as well as for responding to contemporary issues and events with its ground-breaking ‘tribunal’ plays.
Access to the arts and art education is a key priority for the Tricycle. It has one of the largest primary, secondary and community education programmes of any London theatre, designed to open up the arts to all young people. Last year more than 40,000 young people attended either term-time or holiday workshops. The Tricycle’s Social Inclusion Programme provides a variety of activities both at the Tricycle and off-site in the local community.
www.tricycle.co.uk
The Almeida Theatre is one of the most exciting theatre companies in Britain, presenting some of the finest international classical and contemporary work in the country. The theatre, a recently refurbished Grade II listed building in the heart of Islington, possesses a very particular quality that arguably makes it unique in the ecology of London theatre, combining a sense of the epic within a liberatingly intimate setting. Its reputation for artistic excellence has thrived under artistic director Michael Attenborough, with an eclectic programme of enlightening revivals, new writing and commissioned translations.
The Almeida Theatre presents up to six productions and a Summer Festival each year. The theatre undertakes a regular programme of captioned, audio described and British Sign Language performances. Almeida Projects, a full-time programme of work with schools, young people and the local community, is also an integral element of the theatre's activities.
www.almeida.co.uk
The Donmar Warehouse is a not-for-profit theatre in the heart of London’s West End with a reputation as one of the UK’s leading producing theatres. It presents some of London’s most memorable and award-winning theatrical experiences and garners critical acclaim at home and abroad.
The Donmar’s diverse artistic policy includes new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and musical theatre.
Through a number of projects, schemes and resources the Donmar Warehouse engages directly with young people, students and teachers and offers a stimulating and valuable insight into the work taking place on stage at the Donmar and theatre as a whole.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation is also a supporter of the National Theatre.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
The Foundation supported Southbank's recent transformation of the Royal Festival Hall.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Images left to right:
Anna Chancellor by Hugo Glendinning © Donmar
© Tricycle
Ian McDiarmid by Johan Persson © Donmar
© Tricycle
Almeida Theatre © Ewald van der Straeten
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