Acta Community Theatre

22nd November 2024 to 24th November 2024:

Produced by Sudafest, Nouggara will be a unique cultural event showcasing the rich musical traditions of Sudan through an exhibition of handcrafted Sudanese instruments, accompanied by workshops, a panel discussion, and live musical performances.

Nouggara is the first event of its kind in the UK, designed to celebrate Sudan’s diverse musical heritage and foster cross-cultural understanding. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore traditional instruments, learn about their history and significance, and engage with Sudanese music experts and artists.

Full programme details to be announced soon—stay tuned for more exciting updates!

Nouggara - acta Bristol Produced by Sudafest, Nouggara is a unique cultural event showcasing the rich musical traditions of Sudan through an exhibition of handcrafted Sudanese instruments, accompanied by workshops, a panel discussion, and live musical performances. Nouggara is the first event of its kind in the UK, desig...

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October at acta: A free Halloween performance. Plus: Announcing our Christmas show!

October at acta: A free Halloween performance The Mystery of The Headless Horseman 31st October 2024, 6.30pm The Galloway family are eagerly preparing a banquet to which they’ve invited the entire kingdom. However, before anyone can tuck into their haggis, neeps, and tatties they are rudely interrupted by a petrifying uninvited guest, the hea...

This is tomorrow evening - there'll be free creative workshops including making clay creations of our Bedminster heroes.

Truly, this is an evening not to be missed!

Join us on Tuesday 1st October at Bedminster Library for the last of our story-sharing sessions, where we’ll celebrate the voices and stories that we’ve been lucky to hear – and record some more stories. This will be your last opportunity to add your memory to the project! Come along for reflection, community, and creativity. Don’t miss this special evening celebrating the project.

Contact Sara for booking or more info: 07494 479343

funded project with Bristol Museums and Bristol Libraries

Join us on Tuesday 1st October at Bedminster Library for the last of our story-sharing sessions, where we’ll celebrate the voices and stories that we’ve been lucky to hear – and record some more stories. This will be your last opportunity to add your memory to the project! Come along for reflection, community, and creativity. Don’t miss this special evening celebrating the project.

Contact Sara for booking or more info: 07494 479343

funded project with Bristol Museums and Bristol Libraries

Join acta’s Young Carers Theatre Group on Halloween night for a spooky and original performance - totally free! Come along to watch the headless horseman unravel the mystery of his own death.

Tickets are free, but please book ahead:

The Mystery of The Headless Horseman by Young Carers - acta Bristol The Galloway family are eagerly preparing a banquet to which they’ve invited the entire kingdom. However, before anyone can tuck into their haggis, neeps, and tatties they are rudely interrupted by a petrifying uninvited guest, the headless horseman. As the night unfolds, he slowly pieces together...

Exciting opportunity for someone aged 16-25 to join our Sharing Stories project as an Emerging Designer! Deadline is tomorrow (26th Sept) so don't wait to look at details

acta Recommends: Answering the Call – Commonwealth Nurses in the NHS, an exhibition at Glenside Hospital Museum. Open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am-4pm until the 14th December. The exhibition showcases the triumphs and challenges faced by the nurses that came from the Commonwealth to work in our NHS.

https://buff.ly/4d8WFqT

Next week is the first of our taster sessions for Firefly. Are you thinking of joining but not sure if it's for you? Come along to one of these sessions to give yourself a commitment-free taste!

Thursday 26th September and 3rd October, both 2-3.30pm.

Firefly is open to all men:

Firefly - acta Bristol We are starting a new, free to join, theatre company with men from different backgrounds to support their mental health. The group is named after the Firefly, a symbol of hope for the future – a fitting metaphor for the ability to see some light, or positivity, even when life seems shrouded in dar...

The Long Group is an online creative, peer-support group for those in recovery from gambling harm. There is still time to join this run of sessions, they run Monday evenings 6.30-7.30/8pm and are completely free. More information here: https://buff.ly/3zgnX0P

There's lots on in Bedminster this week as part of Sharing Stories - a funded project with and

Join Tracy for a cream tea on the 17th or James and Acerone for a street art workshop on the 19th right here at acta. https://buff.ly/3XFKai5

We are starting a new, free to join, theatre company with men from different backgrounds to support their mental health.

Firefly will meet weekly starting in October 2024, and will work towards devising and performing an original piece of theatre in July 2025 at the acta Theatre in Bedminster.

Join us: https://buff.ly/4dOWrpD

In October, we will run the last of our Elevate sessions - this time turning to the business side of things, introducing you to social enterprise. In this workshop, we'll talk you through creating a simple business plan and budget and creating an action plan for you to input after the workshop.

All creatives are welcome:

Elevate - Introduction to social enterprise: running yourself as a business acta Community Theatre is proud to present the final session of the Elevate programme – An introduction to Social Enterprise

Thank you so much for your generous support - we've had a blast and look forward to more!

We are really proud to have supported Acta Community Theatre’s Making Time Two project for the past three years through our Peer Support Fund! 🎭

This amazing project brings isolated older people together for a hot meal and creative activities, boosting their physical and emotional well-being, increasing social connections, and engaging them with community services.

One participant shared: “I’ve lost so many friends over the last few years, and as you get older, there’s not always the chance to make new ones, it can feel as though you’re the last man standing… to come somewhere where we talk and have a laugh and what have you, it’s good. It’s good for us all.” 💬 💜

We're really looking forward to opening our doors for this coming weekend, 14th & 15th September. We have lots of maps that are free to pick up from us if you'd like, either pop in before or have us as an early stop on the trail.

Our Creative Wellbeing Café will be open over the weekend, there will be local artists displaying and selling their work, and we'll have an exhibition of the collaborative artwork we made as part of East Street Summer Arts Festival 2023.

https://buff.ly/4dmWf18

We have spaces available in our day time open-access theatre group designed specifically to support adults facing disadvantage - such as refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, disabled people, socially isolated people, and others.

Cornerstone is free to join and meets on Tuesdays in term time, 10am - 11.30am.

For more information, or to register to join: https://buff.ly/46LrIGF

acta Recommends: Sing Sing, a film about Rehabilitation Through The Arts, a community theatre programme that runs in a prison in New York. The film is based on a true story, and details the creation of an original play, with many cast members having gone through the community theatre programme itself.

A few of our staff went to see it this weekend and we're still discussing it now!

The film is extremely moving and inspiring, and is showing at The Watershed this week - we really recommend catching it while it's still here.

Sing Sing Sing Sing is a stirring true story of resilience and humanity, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.

acta Recommends: Heritage Open Days, taking place across Bristol and England in September. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences - all for free! There's lots to see in Bristol, including (but not limited to!) churches, mills, and barns.

https://buff.ly/2odORhP

Our Creative Wellbeing Café reopens tomorrow (Thursday Sept 5th) after a short summer break. Pop in between 10.30 and 2.30pm for a warm welcome and affordable refreshments. Between 11am and 1pm there'll be a free creative activity led by an artist. https://buff.ly/3OHPy0b

Free spaces available in Griffin Theatre, our young person's group!

No auditions, no fees, open access - to join you just have to be aged between 12 and 17 and face a barrier to participation (something that might stop you from going to a different drama group)

Griffin meets on Mondays at 5pm in term times. The next Griffin session is on 16th September.

More info on our website: https://acta-bristol.com/get-involved/groups/griffin-theatre/

Email [email protected] to join!

Griffin Theatre - acta Bristol Griffin is a Youth Theatre for young people aged between twelve and seventeen. Griffin grew out of Bedminster Youth Theatre, which was created specifically for a promenade performance on East Street, Bedminster on July 23. You do not need to live in Bedminster to join Griffin. Griffin meets weekly o...

🎭 Are you passionate about working with children?
🎭 Do you have a keen interest in theatre?
🎭 Do you have excellent communication skills?

If so, we'd love to hear from you! There is just one week left to get your applications in for our Assistant Theatre Facilitator freelance position.

Deadline for applications is Thursday 29th August, more info here:

Work with us: Assistant Theatre Facilitator - acta Bristol About Us acta is a dynamic and creative community theatre organisation. We specialise in delivering innovative and engaging projects to communities and schools, fostering creativity, confidence, and collaboration among children. Job Overview We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant The...

Residents of Redcliffe are very welcome to join a free creative workshop with poet Leeza Awojobi on 2nd September, 10am-1pm in Faithspace.

This event is offered as part of Sharing Stories, a funded project with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and Bristol Libraries

There's no need to book - just turn up! If you have any questions you are welcome to call Nat for more info on: 07704 036758

We are starting a new, free to join, theatre company with men from different backgrounds to support their mental health.

The group is named after the Firefly, a symbol of hope for the future – a fitting metaphor for the ability to see some light, or positivity, even when life seems shrouded in darkness.

For more info and to join: https://buff.ly/4dOWrpD

We're really enjoying having Phoebe Kemp and co using our space whilst they develop a piece they're calling 'multi-sensory Macbeth', aiming to tour it to care homes.

We are committed to the development of community and accessible theatre, and as such we offer our space in kind to projects such as these. We call this Downtime, and we can offer this thanks to the generous support of Arts Council England