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The Play House provides exciting theatre and drama to stimulate the learning of children and young people.

We provide theatre-in-education tours, drama workshops, training and consultancy, with meaningful participation at the heart of everything we do. This is our 25th year - click here if you have a story to tell, or want to find out more.

Find out about the latest news & projects in the boxes below, explore through the links above or contact us if you’ve got any specific questions. The Play House is a charity, and receives no regular funding. Could you help us? Click here to donate!

 

From The Play House Blog

Gavin M

Programmes for the next academic year

May 11th, 2012

Hi there, I’m not usually one to blog but recently I have received so many calls from schools about our programmes for next year that I thought I would post a little update. We are currently in the final stages of confirming our schedule for the next academic year and we have some very exciting projects [...]

Deborah H

Moving on…

March 19th, 2012

It is with a mix of sadness, excitement and trepidation I am finally moving on from The Play House. After spending 11 years with the company, initially as a teacher/actor and for the last five years as the Artistic and Educational Director, the time has come for me to leave for pastures new. I am [...]

Gary R

Why should we fund the arts?

January 13th, 2012

This is our 25th year delivering work across Birmingham and the West Midlands. From a modest start in Balsall Heath at St Paul’s Community Trust, Language Alive! was born. Steve Ball was appointed as a clown to promote language development across 12 schools. Over the next few years the work expanded to include Northfield, Saltley, [...]

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Latest Projects

Community cohesion Drama workshops exploring gangs & community cohesion
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Little Red Hen SUMMER 2012 for nursery and reception
Paper Chase SUMMER 2012: A society where all forms of artistic expression are outlawed...
Saving Hope SUMMER 2012: Exploring human stories during the outbreak of the plague
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