News on projects supported by Beckenham Theatre Trust
Mind and Soul
The Mind and Soul Choir was founded in 2006 to promote well-being through singing. The group currently has between 30 and 40 members but has worked with 100s more since it began. In the last sixteen years, the choir has performed at the Wigmore Hall, South Bank Centre, Royal Opera House, the Globe, among others….
Longfield Hall
I started our youth programme from scratch 5 years ago. At that time we didn’t have any young people coming to the building for anything that the Longfield Hall Trust delivered, only for classes and workshops run by hirers. We are building momentum now, and a growing number of young people know that our doors…
Projekt Encounter
PROJEKT ENCOUNTER was a twenty-week drama workshop for refugees, asylum seekers and first-generation migrants in the region, led by theatre company PROJEKT EUROPA a performing arts charity dedicated to transforming narratives around migration and displacement by supporting, developing and producing the work of migrant artists in the UK, and hosted by Drama in the School…
Arts Train
Thank you to Beckenham Theatre Trust for supporting the successful Arts Train proejct. 24 young people engaged with the project through a series of weekly workshops, one-to-one mentoring sessions and an Industry Panel. The young people worked with our team of professional music leaders, developing skills in songwriting, recording, music production and performance. Alongside musical…
Pan Intercultural Arts Project
We are so grateful for the support of the Beckenham Theatre Trust, which has enabled us to run Future, a weekly drama workshop held in Croydon College for their Year 11 ESOL class (15-16 year olds). The ESOL class is composed of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. The sessions provide a comfortable and non-judgmental space…
Dance for Neurology
Thanks to Beckenham Theatre Trust’s £4,000 contribution, CoDa Dance Company delivered 12 Dance for Neurology sessions for patients with neurological and amputee conditions at Queen Mary Hospital, Wandsworth. The sessions offered space for expression, joy, and connection – complementing the hospital’s intensive rehabilitation programme. The sessions created a consistent moment of relief and connection for…
Beckenham Theatre Trust supports drama project for autistic children in Bromley.
Beckenham Theatre Trust is proud to have supported a fantastic drama project for autistic children in Bromley. Self-expression and storytelling through performing arts has always been an important part of CASPA. During the sessions, members play warm up and improvisation games, devise plays and performances, have the opportunity to share their own scriptwriting, try directing and…
Sydenham Gardens Arts & Crafts Project
Funding supported one of the groups in our Art & Craft project. This is a social and therapeutic group project which uses Art & Craft to help people with their recovery from mental ill-health. Sessions are provided at their Resource Centre in SE23 surrounded by their garden and nature reserve. The funded group was a women’s-only project which…
Dementia Training with Ageing Well Lewisham
Successful training sessions given to care workers and freelancers working with people living with dementia thanks to support from Beckenham Theatre Trust.
Success for Lewisham Theatre Project
We would like to thank Beckenham Theatre Trust for their contribution towards our Lewisham Theatre Project in 2024/2025. At the time of writing the application we anticipated 150 children and 5 teachers taking part, but in fact we had an additional class join so we ended up working with: • 180 children and their families…
