Collaborating with young people to write a better future

We’re more than a theatre company

We commission new writing from trailblazing writers, tour directly into schools and theatres UK-wide and run Future Makers, year-round free creative activities to bring young people, artists, and teachers together as creative collaborators.

Our practice produces a ‘creative circular economy’ that places young people at the heart of Theatre Centre, empowering them on their own terms to use their voices and ideas to create change in the world.

Work with us: Artistic Director

We're currently looking for Theatre Centre's next Artistic Director. This is a rare invitation, combining new writing and national touring alongside a commitment to working equitably with young people and activism and upholding the principles of inclusion and social justice.

Theatre Centre’s 7 Decade Legacy

Over the last seven decades, we have:

  • Commissioned over 230 plays from 108 writers.

  • Played to audiences of over 1 million in schools and theatres.

  • Worked with over 250,000 young people through projects.

  • In the last decade, 63% of our writers have been female or non-binary and 55% of writers have been global majority.

Do you have a story about Theatre Centre? Let us know here.

Zine

  • "Theatre Centre was the first place that showed me I could be a writer and gave me the belief that I had something to say.”

    Roy Williams OBE, Patron

  • "Theatre Centre continues to open up young people’s creative potential in new and dynamic ways. For young people to articulate and contribute their views and passions is vitally important for debate and for democracy"

    Maxine Peake

  • "For many students this will be their only opportunity to experience live theatre. It is critically important that they do. Thanks to everyone involved in another excellent visit from Theatre Centre."

    Teacher

Get In Touch

  • For general enquiries, contact admin@theatre-centre.co.uk. For specific enquiries you can see who is best to contact here.