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Icon Theatre uses the performing arts to transform the lives of disadvantaged communities, families and young people. We run after-school drama clubs, community projects, estate-based projects and classes, teaching sessions and workshops in schools.The company also tours professional theatre productions across the UK.
Our top activities
Our organisation has run 51 separate activities in the last year that have worked with 76 people to date. These are our most popular activities, and by clicking on them you can see data on each.
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Grant funding
Grant to Icon Theatre
Awarded By
the henry smith charity
Awarded
15/03/23
Amount
£18,000
towards two years' running costs of the 'Theatre31' project providing support for young people with mental health issues from disadvantaged communities in Sheerness, Kent.
Icon Theatre Summer Holiday Programme
Awarded By
the national lottery community fund
Awarded
27/01/23
Amount
£9,285
The funding will be used to deliver a pilot summer holiday programme of creative and sporting activities for D/deaf young people. This project will promote inclusion and help reduce the isolation of young D/deaf people and bring young people together to build relationships improve confidence communication creative skills and wellbeing
Main Grants award - COVID19 response
Awarded By
garfield weston foundation
Awarded
01/05/20
Amount
£20,000
Icon Theatre, 2020 - 2022
It Helps to Talk
Awarded By
the national lottery community fund
Awarded
25/04/19
Amount
£9,772
The funding will be used to deliver a 12 month programme of weekly after-school workshops to young people aged 11-25 who experience mental health issues and create a film covering the topic. The project aims to provide support, reduce isolation and create a safe space for young people to share their experiences with peers to improve well-being
Pulse
Awarded By
people's health trust
Awarded
04/10/18
Amount
£28,756
This two-year project delivered weekly drama workshops for young adults with mental health issues living in Chatham and Gillingham. During the project, they formed links with isolated older adults (aged 65+) through a monthly lunch club and the provision of intergenerational drama activities. The project was designed by the young participants and aimed to support them to connect with the wider community and make new friends. A steering group of young people met monthly and the older adults also shared ideas to shape the direction of the project.
Grant to Icon Theatre
Awarded By
the henry smith charity
Awarded
13/06/18
Amount
£15,000
towards two year's running costs of the 'Pulse' project in Kent, which helps address the needs of adults with mental health issues in the six months after hospital discharge
Reach Out
Awarded By
the national lottery community fund
Awarded
12/07/17
Amount
£8,965
This project will develop their programme of creative workshops, skills training and peer mentoring for people who suffer from mental health issues to improve their confidence, communication, social and employment skills.
Grant to Icon Theatre
Awarded By
the national lottery heritage fund
Awarded
16/05/17
Amount
£36,800
'Cabbage Island' - A history of Luton (Medway) through the ages
Grant to Icon Theatre
Awarded By
bbc children in need
Awarded
11/10/16
Amount
£77,428
This project will provide a drama club and holiday activity sessions for 115 young people in Medway. By engaging in the sessions young people will experience improved confidence, social skills and emotional wellbeing.
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Our funders and supporters
garfield weston foundation
people's health trust
the henry smith charity
Source: 360Giving licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. © Copyright 2023 360Giving.
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