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Christmas Appeal
Make a Christmas wish come true
With your support we can make wishes come true so that all children, young people and families can access life-changing creative experiences.
Families in Norfolk are facing more challenges than ever before, with thousands struggling to get by. One-third of Norfolk’s children are living in poverty. That’s nine in every classroom. They are feeling more lonely and isolated, with one quarter saying they are “unable to cope with life.”
Creative experiences shape our lives in so many ways. From the stories we read to the shows we see to the music we hear, creativity influences how we make sense of the world, connect with others, and navigate our path through life.
“We know creative experiences are fundamental to a great childhood, helping to improve confidence, resilience and self-esteem, and providing children and young people with new skills and abilities. But it’s more than that. They provide a home for families to build community, find support and connect with each other,” says our Chief Executive and Creative Director, Stephen Crocker.
This Christmas we are asking for your help to make sure no children, young people or families miss out.
Every donation will help us provide accessible creative activities and remove barriers for families to get creative together, who otherwise might not have the chance.
We will do this by:
Delivering creative workshops and holiday programmes where children, young people, their parents and carers can explore their creativity through music, drama and dance.
Offering ‘pay what you can’ activities and reduced price or free tickets for families to make sure cost is not an obstacle to taking part and families are able to experience the magic of theatre together.
Working with charity partners to reach the children, young people and families who face the most barriers to accessing creative experiences.
“This is the perfect place to give dance a go and to feel connected. They all said they are all brothers now, not just dancers but brothers.”
– Mother of a Boys Movement Company participant
£8 means a child can come along to a craft workshop with their parent or carer free of charge.
£15 will deliver a Family Singing Circle session supporting parents of young children to connect and sing together.
£24 will enable a family to attend our Fuelling Imaginations holiday session providing lunch and a warm space for them to get together this winter.
£39 means a vulnerable or at-risk young person can take part in our Play-in-a-Day holiday activities of drama games and theatre skills.
£78 will give a family tickets to panto to experience theatre for the first time.
£125 will sponsor a young person aged 11 to 18 to travel and take part in our Boys Movement Company for a term.
£500 will commission an artist to create performances or workshops for families to take place in their communities.
You can support our Christmas Appeal by donating online, at our Box Office or when visiting our venues. Why not enter our Christmas Appeal raffle for a chance to win the ultimate theatre lovers prize?
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“My granddaughter said she was a bit shy at first but then loved the experience! Your Pay What You Can scheme enabled her to attend. Her mum is a single working parent with three children and cannot afford holiday activities normally.”
– Grandparent of a Play in a Day participant
“Being with other mothers, hearing their experiences and stories, allows you to share and centre your creativity – channelling all those feelings in a really special way. Plus, my daughter absolutely loved it. She was listening to all the poetry and smiling along, she really, really enjoyed it.“
– Roberta, Creative Activities participant
We would like to thank our Christmas Appeal Partner. Find out more about them here.
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