Grant awarded for River Project

08 May 2024

Wimborne Community Theatre has been awarded a Dorset Performing Arts Grant from Dorset Community Foundation to develop a new outdoor project to take place in Spring 2022, performed on or beside the River Allen and River Stour, involving local people of all ages. Guest Artistic Director, Joe Hancock will join the WCT team.  Joe is puppeteer, producer, director of the Devon-based Burn the Curtain Theatre  Other artists include: Wimborne-based sound artist and ecologist, Adrian Newton, Dorset based artists, Heidi Steller, and composer and musician, Karen Wimhurst. Tony Horitz, WCT’s resident director, says ‘We’re looking for members of the community with or without experience of theatre, to join us for this production as actors, singers, dancers or backstage workers (sewing, making props, puppets, sound recordings) or anyone with creative ideas who would to explore being part of a creative team, after so many months in lockdown.  All ages welcome, over twelve years.  You will be trained by a team of professional artists and members of the company and be part of a friendly and cooperative ensemble travelling together on a creative journey towards the river performance. For more information, please contact gill.horitz@talk21.com’  If you would like to share your memories about days by the Wimborne rivers, please visit WCT’s website, and submit in the form here: wimbornecommunitytheatre.co.uk/river-memories