Recommended organisations
We've created a list of organisations that Sustained Theatre member's and friends have recommended. If you know of an organisation that should be listed here, (or you need to amend your contact details) please email the web editors at sustainedtheatre@surfaceimpression.com
Zion Arts Centre
“Zion Arts Centre is dedicated to inspiring creativity in young people, with activities including after-schools workshops in dance, drama, music, radio production, visual art, creative media...
Zendeh
"ZENDEH creates multi art form performance work engaging collaboratively with intercultural and international practice, with a special interest in contemporary Iranian arts. The company are...
Yellow Earth
“Yellow Earth is a London based British East Asian touring theatre company, revenue funded by Arts Council England. The company was established in 1995 by five British East Asian performers,...
Vayu Naidu Company
“Led by Artistic Director and Storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu, Vayu Naidu Company is the only performing arts company in the UK dedicated to promoting Storytelling Theatre. The Company seeks to...
Upswing
“The company takes the approach that serious, everyday and cultural issues can be explored in an entertaining way through circus and that it is important to engage with people on many levels...
Tiata Fahodzi
“Tiata Fahodzi commissions and develops new writing as well as reinterpreting African and European classics. We pioneer new modes of engagement between artists and audiences, rooted in the...
The Red Room
“We aim to create theatre, film, debates, forums and web-based events that challenge social injustice and promote human rights. We aim to create work that is original, daring, provocative and...
The Drum, Birmingham
"The Drum is dedicated to developing and promoting contemporary art and culture of British African, Asian and Caribbean communities. Through its various initiatives, The Drum located in Aston,...
Tara
“The company tours vibrant adaptations of European and Asian classics and new work, brings the great stories of the world to children in junior schools and, at TARA Studio, develops emerging...
Tamasha
“Our goal is to transform theatre to create a space where British Asian talent takes centre stage, through original writing and productions that provoke debate, ideas, passion and...
Talawa Theatre Company
“Talawa Theatre Company is Britain's foremost Black led Theatre Company. We give voice to the Black British experience and we nurture, develop and support talent. We cultivate Black...
Spare Tyre
“Spare Tyre uses and makes theatre that enables voiceless communities and individuals to share and celebrate their untold stories transforming lives and challenging...
RIFCO
“Rifco Arts produces vibrant, accessible, high quality theatre which reflects and celebrates the contemporary British Asian experience; with a focus on enticing and engaging new...
RASA
“Rasa is based in Manchester, UK. The company was formed in 1998 by writer/performer Rani Moorthy, joined in 2000 by producer Ed Higginson. We draw upon theatre from both South and South East...
Project Phakama
“We are committed to the practice of cultural exchange and the celebration of shared experiences; by promoting a non-hierarchical educational philosophy through the medium of the arts and...
Peshkar Productions
“Peshkar's connection with the local community and it's relatively small size enables the company to act responsively and flexibly, seizing new opportunities and acting as a...
Nutkhut
"Nuthut is a unique London-based creative organisation working nationally and internationally. By combining theatre, dance, music, circus and film, nutkhut creates imaginative, witty and...
NITRO
"Collaborating with leading and emerging black artists and performers, Nitro creates dynamic music theatre events that explore the contemporary black British experience. The company takes a...
Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META)
"Theatre is an art form that holds up a mirror to society and a powerful medium for social change. It shows us a new way to see our world, and develops and nurtures other performing arts like...
Kali Theatre Company
"Kali is the UK’s only theatre company dedicated to championing women writers from a South Asian background. We seek out original writers who challenge our perceptions. We focus on...
Freedom Studios
“Freedom Studios is a theatre company that endeavours to challenge theatrical convention. We are willing to take risks in pioneering a new artistic language and by exploring the...
Extant
“Now Britain's only professional performing arts company of visually impaired people, Extant has become an innovation in arts management and creative practise, bringing a unique cultural...
Eclipse Theatre
“Eclipse Theatre intends to influence and instigate change that will lead to a more diverse and equitable theatrical landscape. By producing high quality middle scale touring work from a Black...
Contact Theatre
“Contact is a pioneering theatre venue in Manchester. The building includes three theatre spaces – Space 1, a 350 seat end-on theatre; Space 2, an 80 seat flexible studio, and Space 3, a...
Collective Artistes
“Collective Artistes was formed in the UK in 2002. The company received its charity status in 2006. Our creative team and core performing company have worked together since 1997 in major...
ATC
“ATC aims to make fresh, bold and ambitious new productions for as wide an audience as possible. Our work is made by bringing together emerging and established artists, from both the UK...
Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD)
"ADAD’s central ethos is to make learning an active experience. We combine elements of performance, discussion, role-play and active participation to make learning fun, dynamic and...
Arts Professional
ArtsProfessional is a magazine and an online resource. And it’s a meeting point for people in the arts who share priorities and values. Our readers and writers are diverse - from all sectors,...
20 Stories High
“20 Storied High create dynamic, challenging theatre which attracts new audiences. Working with the narrative and musical influences of the communities we work with, we are passionate about...