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Tinderbox to Perform at Stormont

ciaran — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:52:55 +0000

Tinderbox has been specially commissioned to create and perform a new work in Stormont on behalf of the Pilgrim Trust. Written by Julie Dutkiewicz the piece will highlight issues regarding women in the criminal justice system. Click the post to find out more.

New Year for Turning the Page

ciaran — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:12:27 +0000

The second stage of Tinderbox’s innovative community writing exchange programme, Turning the Page starts in February. Groups from East Belfast Mission will be taking part in writing workshops to create their own monologues which will be exchanged and performed by their partner group. Click the post for more information.

Revolution Gets Under Way

ciaran — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:12:09 +0000

The second year of Tinderbox’s youth theatre programme Revolution has got under way with youth groups from across Belfast and North Down. Last year’s Revolution saw the performance of RJ’s Leaving Day in the Grand Opera House and The Long Gallery in Stormont. This year Groups including the Frank Gillen Centre, The Foster Carers Association and Holywood AEP are devising new scripts and performing them in a showcase later in the spring. Click on the post for more information.

RJ’s Leaving Day performs at Stormont

tinderboxtheatre — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:42:35 +0000

RJ's Leaving Day, recently performed at the Baby Grand, Grand Opera House, Belfast, will be performing in the Long Gallery, Stormont on Monday 21st March. Entirely written by its young cast of performers, with expert guidance from Tinderbox Theatre Company’s Outreach Director Ciaran McQuillan, RJ’s Leaving Day dramatises the frustrations felt by young people at their lack of a role in society and how little say they have in the decisions that affect their lives. The project is the culmination of nine months work between Tinderbox, the Children’s Law Centre and community groups across Belfast. For more information click on this post.

RJ’s LEAVING DAY

hanna — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:56:59 +0000

Tinderbox Outreach is delighted to showcase RJ’s Leaving Day a play scripted and presented by a group of young people as part of Tinderbox’s Revolution Project. The play will be on at the Baby Grand, Belfast on the 8th and 9th of February and there will be a post show discussion on the 8th. This innovative project is run in partnership with the Children’s Law Centre and explores young people’s rights. For more information click on this post

Turning The Page

hanna — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:07:50 +0000

Tinderbox is pleased to announce playwright Jimmy McAleavey’s role in our exciting new Outreach Project Turning The Page. Click on post for more information

Paul Hamlyn Support for New Tinderbox Outreach Programme

ciaran — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:21:15 +0000

Tinderbox has secured the support of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation for its ambitious Outreach Programme. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has pledged £66,000 to fund three new imaginative projects.

Tinderbox Revolution

ciaran — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:55:57 +0000

The Tinderbox Outreach Department are working with four youth community groups across Belfast this Summer. Each group will stage a small production in their area in August, before working together on a large production at the end of the year....

Sleep Eat Party Workshops

tinderboxtheatre — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:07:54 +0000

Tinderbox is happy to announce the outreach programme associated with our autumn production SLEEP EAT PARTY for school and community groups. The programme involves free workshops on drama and the themes of the play and reduced priced tickets to come and see the production either in Belfast or on its tour around Northern Ireland. To find out more or to book in a group on the programme please click here to go to the Get Involved page