BRINGING OUTSIDERS IN

VISION & MISSION | THE TEAM | SUPPORTERS | CREATIVES

Outsiders are people whose voices are unheard and whose stories are untold, people whose position in society is vulnerable and often invisible. This position of invisibility comes as a result of differing factors such as dis/ability, race and ethnicity, sexuality, gender, age, location, education and socio-economic deprivation. They share a common experience of feeling on the outside, looking in; a sense of exclusion, neglect and prejudice. It’s feeling a lack of power and voice, when decisions are made for, rather than by or with, those on the outside.

Our Vision

Theatre is a place where no one feels like an outsider.

Our Mission

We achieve this vision through the stories we choose to tell, the people we employ to tell them and the audience we engage to experience them.

We are committed to producing theatre that speaks about the world we live in; both newly commissioned writing and established text with a contemporary relevance.

Our work enables us to have a voice within the mainstream theatre scene or engages audiences on a grassroots, national level.

As a result of our artistic development programme and casting policy we support early career theatre-makers from outside London.

We work with non-theatre organisations that share similar ambitions to take a sector-wide approach to giving voice to those who struggle to be heard.

We ensure our work is affordable through low ticket prices, concessions and, moving forward, by offering a ‘pay what you can’ option.

Our Values

We believe theatre should be for everyone, irrespective of their background or economic circumstances.

We believe artists deserve fair pay based on industry-recognised rates.

We believe theatre can be a vehicle for change, where we challenge or deepen our understanding of the world.

We believe in bringing outsiders in.