THEATRE FOR ABBEY WOOD & THAMESMEAD

Hello and welcome!

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We are the Ruined Theatre bringing professional theatre in Abbey Wood & Thamesmead.

Along with our top-quality productions we work with the local residents in a number of programmes to bring communities together and offer first-hand involvement with the arts. This includes our outreach programme with local schools, mentorships and working with Peabody.

OUR GOAL

We are a non-profit organisation, we welcome any donations to help towards our productions and outreach work.

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All donations will go towards wages for professional actors, creatives, community engagement programmes, costumes and set and bringing our brilliant productions to life.

LETS WORK TOGETHER...

If you would like to become an official sponsor or donor of our this new project, we have some lovely incentives for you!

If you're local in the community and want to learn more about this & be involved please get in touch!

If you are a local business and would like to get involved and work together with this brilliant project we'd love to hear from you!

Creative Mentorship
 

With every production we do, alongside we offer Mentorship for local creatives.

This is an entirely free course an perfect for you if you're interested in the arts but not sure where to start, you will work alongside our creative team, learn new skills and be introduced first hand to the world of theatre. This is perfect for directors, stage management, costume and design, producing and other areas of the industry! We ask for 18+ to be on this course.
Please email us to be added to our Mentorship list and we will be in touch when the next opportunity is here!
 

Working with Local Schools

We are always keen to involve local schools with our productions! 
From watching rehearsals to designing our incredible theatre flags, if you're a school that would like to work with us or would like us to visit to do a workshop, we'd love to hear from you!

This flag was made by the brilliant students at St Thomas à Beckett Primary School as part of our Welcome Flag initiative, 14 schools took part in this and the flags were proudly displayed at every performance or Our Teacher's a Troll.  

job opportunities

We'd always love to hear from locals who would like to work with us, especially for front of house work!
Please email us to express interest and we will add you to the next event.

WHAT's ON!
HALLOWEEN THEATRE

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The team behind this summer's hit show Our Teacher's a Troll, now bring you the story of WITCHES - inspired by Roald Dahl's classic tale and adapted by The Ruined Theatre.

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"Would you know how to spot a Witch?"

"These Witches don't wear black pointy hats.... that's the problem... they look like ordinary women"

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Sit in the ancient 800 year old walls of Lesnes Abbey Ruins and be captivated as the story of Witches is read aloud by amazing professional actors... 

Can two little mice defeat the Grand High Witch?

There isn't a more perfect way to get into the spirit of Halloween.

This is suitable for children of all ages, we encourage you to wrap up warm, bring a blanket and enjoy a hot chocolate with us in the Ruins! 

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WITCHES SPELL WORKSHOP!

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Prior to the reading of Witches why not attend our Witches Spell Workshop? 

Learn how to make your own magic Witches potions which you can take home, your own Halloween mouse and plenty of other Halloween fun to choose from including optional face painting (at a small additional cost)

Suitable for children of all ages. Materials provided, all participating children must have a ticket and be accompanied by adult.

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BOOKING DETAILS

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Witches Spell Workshop- £6 3-4pm - SOLD OUT!

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@ Lesnes Abbey Lodge, £6 for all children. Adults free. All children must have a ticket to participate and an accompanying adult. Duration 1 hour.

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Witches Story- £5 /£6 4-5pm- SOLD OUT!

30th OCTOBER ADDITIONAL SHOW ADDED

5.30-6.30pm- AVAILABILITY 

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All Children tickets are £5, Adults tickets are £6 and babes in arms go free.

This performance will be outside in the Lesnes Abbey Ruins where seating within the Abbey will be available, please bring a blanket with you for warmth. If it is raining the reading will be moved to inside to the Lesnes Abbey Lodge.

Duration 1 hour.

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DISCOUNT! - This offer is now sold out, we have tickets only for our additional performance Saturday 30th at 5.30pm!

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WITCHES SPELL WORKSHOP & WITCHES STORY- £10

Book for both the Witches Spell workshops and the WITCHES performed reading for £10!

Duration approximately 2 hours.

Please note wheelchair access is available for both sessions.

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What you thought of our last show!

"The fun atmosphere... the story was clever and entertaining. All actors were excellent!" 

"It was hilarious and magical!" 

"It was a great setting. The play was great and perfect for children to enjoy theatre."

"That it was family friendly, well organised and a great storyline that everyone could follow."

ABOUT US

COMMUNITY

THE VISION

NANCY SULLIVAN 
FOUNDER/ DIRECTOR/ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

• Local residents receive subsidised tickets 

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• 300 FREE TICKETS for people unable to attend due to financial circumstances (in association with Peabody Housing association)

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• Give the communities a sense of ownership and participation in their new open-air theatre

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• Offering new affordable theatre  events to the community throughout the year

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• To bring open-air theatre to a community that has historically had little access to professional theatre

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• Connect and collaborate with the community to ensure affordable, accessible, progressive theatre for all in a beautiful destination theatre

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• Create jobs for London creatives at Equity rates 

• Professional actress & director: credits include: 'Les Miserables';  'My Fair Lady'; 'Little Voice';  'Beautiful Thing'; 'Beggars Opera' and many more for the stage as well as recently 'Call Midwife' (BBC), 'Afterlife', 'The Duchess' (Netflix) 

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• Nancy has lived in Abbey Wood for 10 years and it has been a long-awaited vision to bring to life this ruined abbey with theatre!

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• Nancy is an advocate in making arts accessible to everyone and is keen to place a strong emphasis on this through The Ruined Theatre C.I.C

OUR pATRONS 

JONATHAN HARVEY

NOVELIST, PLAYWRIGHT, WRITER FOR T.V

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'Coronation Street' (ITV); 'Beautiful thing' set in Thamesmead London (C4 FILM)

JASON HAIGH ELLERY

WEST END, T.V & FILM PRODUCER

Founder of BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS. 'Doctor Who'; 'Prisoner Zero' (BBC, Netflix)

BAKER MUKASA

RSC & WEST END ACTOR

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Comedy of Error, Winters Tale RSC, Tina (Westend).

Baker was brought up in AbbeyWood

DAVID THAXTON

OLIVIER-AWARD WINNING ACTOR

Les Miserables' (Westend); 'Phantom of the Opera' (Westend); 'Jesus Christ Superstar' (Open Air Theatre/Barbican)

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David has lived in AbbeyWood for over 10 years

CO PRODUCER/

FOUNDER 

Tamryn Liddell

THE TEAM

 CO PRODUCER / FOUNDER

Annabelle Dawes

CO PRODUCER/ FOUNDER

Kirsty Cherrett

The brilliant producing team are a team of actresses who have founded the Ruined Theatre with Nancy from the start and continue to work with The Ruined Theatre on upcoming projects!

    SPONSORs

Without our sponsors this would not be possible, we're so thankful to each one. If you would like to sponsor us please get in touch, we'd love to chat further!