Live Theatre’s Education and Participation department work and develop creative relationships with young people and local communities in the North East.
Home to the largest free drama education and outreach programme in the region Live’s education team are committed to getting people involved in a range of creative opportunities via three strands:
Youth Theatre, Education and Community
Collaborations with other organisations are a very important means of enriching Live Theatre’s education and participation work.
Gateshead College
- Level 3 Stage & Media Production BTEC
The first of its kind in the region, this course has been designed by Live Theatre and Gateshead College to provide students with the skills and knowledge that employers are looking for. Students will work on productions with student and professional performers in music, dance and drama, enabling learners to develop skills across all aspects of theatre production.
This comprehensive course will cover:
Students will become equipped with an ‘Industry Skills Passport’ - skills that are vital for a career in this industry and certification for skills that employers want, including: first aid, rigging, electrical safety, risk assessment and manual handling.
Find out more about the course at one of Gateshead College's open days, view the course flyer online or visit Gateshead College's website.
- Level 3 Extended Diploma In Performing Arts (Acting) BTEC
Live Theatre are pleased to be delivering part of Gateshead College's Diploma In Performing Arts BTEC, working with students in their second year of study on the following topics:
Previous partners have included:
Excelsior Academy, The Children's Society, Newcastle College, South Tyneside College, Swallows Partnership, National Association of Youth Theatres, Juice Festival, Children North East, Bridges Festival, Sunderland Young People Services, Newcastle Youth Offending Team, Helix Arts, Tyneside Foyer, Young People’s Housing Agency, Stepping Stones (Young People’s Housing Agency), Gateshead Primary health Care Trust, Newcastle City Council, Play and Youth service, New Writing North, Coastal Productions (stakeholder), West Lothian Youth Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Contact Theatre, Akshen Youth Theatre (Malaysia), Theatre Royal, Northern Stage and Headway Theatre Company.
Live Theatre’s Education & Participation work is made possible with support from:
The Benfield Trust, The Gillian Dickinson Charitable Trust, The Shears Foundation, Children In Need, Garfield Weston Foundation, LankellyChase, RW Mann, Big Lottery - Reaching Communities, John Thaw Foundation, John Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, The Coutts Charitable Trust, Hadrian Trust, 1989 Willan Charitable Trust, Port of Tyne and Sage Community Fund.
Stage & Media Production BTEC enquiries:
Drummond Orr - Production Manager (0191) 269 3490
Live Theatre, Broad Chare, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ. Admin (0191) 261 2694 Box office (0191) 232 1232
Live Theatre is operated by North East Theatre Trust Limited, a registered Charity No. 513771
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