Vision Collective

Theatre Royal is launching the Vision Collective, a rare chance for you to align yourself with the vision of Theatre Royal by supporting future theatre productions.

All we ask of you is a yearly gift of £500 to support the development of our artistic work and to nurture our future artists’ talents.

For more information about the Vision Collective please click here.

To sign up as a Vision Collective member of Theatre Royal please click here.

Thank you for your support.

 

A letter by Benjamin Zephaniah

‘When I left Birmingham and headed south to seek my fame and fortune, I was also looking for a theatre that I could build a relationship with; a theatre that was keeping it real and reflecting what was happening in the world beyond its walls.

I spent my first few nights sleeping in a car in south London, but then I met a friend who said I should stay with him in a place called Stratford. I had no idea where it was but I just couldn’t believe my luck, I ended up staying next to the Theatre Royal Stratford East, the cultural palace I had dreamt of. This was a place where the work they did had real relevance to those who lived and worked around it. What I saw on stage there was work that was daring, challenging, exhilarating, and often thought-provoking, but it was always entertaining. I wanted to be a part of it.

Young people have always been at the heart of this venue, they are at home here, and they make a huge difference to the shows on stage. As an energetic young man, this theatre gave me the physical space and the practical support I needed to develop as a creative being. And still every day of the week, this place glows with warmth and chatter; a consistent buzz welcomes you when you when you walk in to the foyer or sit in the bar. It is still a true community centre.

The theatre has recently been refurbished, and is now ready to welcome more people through its doors than ever before. I hope you will join with me, and all the team who work here, in ensuring its vision can be supported into the 21st century and beyond.’ 

To find out more about how you or your business can collaborate with us to form an innovative and unique partnership, please email the Development team at development@stratfordeast.com

To learn more about our work with young people, please visit the Youth Arts page.

trvisioncollectiveform.pdf TR Vision Collective Form