Welcome to Arc Theatre
Creating and telling stories that engage, educate and motivate
Originally founded in 1984, we specialise in producing and performing original, live theatre and delivering interactive, multi-media awareness programmes for schools, communities, local authorities and the corporate and third sectors in London, the south-east and across the UK.
Our work aims to challenge assumptions and inspire real change in the way that people relate to one another in society, tackling the difficult stuff from Hate Crime and extremism, gangs and weapon carrying, and Violence Against Women and Girls, through to cyberbullying, road safety and healthy relationships and positive lifestyles. As a pioneering organisation we were instrumental in bringing the issue of racism in football to the forefront of public awareness.
We have a widely respected track record of expertise in a range of effective learning strategies including original theatre, storytelling, drama workshops and participative Forum Theatre. The success of our work is underpinned by first-class facilitation and meticulous research and preparation. Our facilitators, performers, storytellers and workshop leaders are trained to the highest standards and bring passion, energy and commitment to this work.
Funders and Partners
The organisations that we work with are those that seek to move forward and achieve a lasting difference, whether it be in the field of diversity, inclusion, education, health, criminal justice or community cohesion. Here are some of our current and recent partnerships:
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Seeing things clearly with
Raised Voices: 2020 Vision
We are delighted to present Arc’s latest female empowerment film devised and created by our Raised Voices group for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham through MOPAC!
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Arc’s supporting role during Coronavirus
In line with UK Government guidance, Arc has taken the difficult decision to cancel all contact-based and face-to-face activities from end of March until further notice.
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Beating Prostate Cancer with Epping Forest and Leyton Orient FC
This December we are delighted to be piloting DREading It – a brand new health and wellbeing performance for men and their families.