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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

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, Nechells [...]

Deborah H

Dr. Dorothy Heathcote MBE: 29 August 1926 – 8 October 2011

October 11th, 2011

It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of our patron Dorothy Heathcote over the weekend. She was truly a pioneer, leading the way for so many drama and theatre-in-education teachers and practitioners not just in the UK, but globally. Over the years teacher/actors from The Play House have been [...]

Gary R

No Kidding at ArtsFest!

September 2nd, 2011

The Play House will be presenting ‘No Kidding’ at ArtsFest on Sunday 11th September at 2pm in Birmingham Conservatoire’s  Recital Hall
‘No Kidding’ is a fun and slapstick participatory programme designed to improve the quality of children’s relationships with each other, and it’s one of our Language Alive! theatre-in-education tours for 2011-2012. Designed for 5-7 year [...]

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Latest Projects

Community cohesion Drama workshops exploring gangs & community cohesion
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Peep! SPRING 2012: Creative play for Foundation & Year 1
Pool of Memories SPRING 2012: Years 4-6 at Moseley Baths
Where There's Smoke SPRING 2012: The Great Fire of London for Years 1 & 2
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