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MORTAL FOOLS
  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Impact
  • OUR WORK
    • YOUTH THEATRE >
      • MFYT Weekly Groups
      • Stage One Youth Theatre
      • Ensemble Young Company
    • WITH SCHOOLS
    • CONNECT TRAINING
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      • Free employability resources
      • Connect: Future Ready
      • Young Connect
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    • SECTOR LEADERSHIP >
      • Youth Theatre Practitioner ​Support & Resources
      • Artist Development
      • Activism and Inclusion
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  • SUPPORT US
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    • Current Projects >
      • Watch This Space
      • HAF 2025
      • Mortal Fools X Newcastle Carers
      • Mortal Fools X Youth Music
      • NCEA Connect: Future Ready
      • Brainstorm 2025
      • Hirst Together Works
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WELCOME TO
​MORTAL FOOLS


A multi-award winning theatre, drama, and creative learning charity.
Based in Northumberland, we are specialists in co-creation with young people. We produce compelling, socially-relevant, and high-quality theatre, film, and creative projects – led by children, young people, artists, producers, and communities. Our inclusive practice ensures that we actively collaborate with young people who are under-represented in the arts and traditionally face barriers.

Our purpose is to support people to have better quality interpersonal relationships with one another, and to use theatre and drama-based activities as a methodology to achieve this; helping people connect, have fun, learn, and grow together.

We work with thousands of children and young people every year, mostly in the North East of England; including approximately 100 young members in weekly, youth-led, deep-level engagements.
 
We are passionate advocates for theatre and film created for and by young people - and believe it should be recognised and supported as the important art form that it is. Our work explores the realities of the world we are living in now, from the perspective of young people - instigating positive change for young people, our communities, and society.

WHAT'S NEW?

We're hiring a Projects Producer!

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We are delighted to recruit a new Projects Producer to our vibrant team at Mortal Fools. 

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a producer to work on our innovative and diverse portfolio of activity in the North East, encompassing digital and live programmes with different stakeholders, communities, and beneficiaries.
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This role is at the heart of Mortal Fools - working closely with everyone across the organisation including leadership, artists, producers, production manager, administrative staff and freelancers to maintain excellence in the management and delivery of our programmes.  

Application Deadline: Thursday 7th August 2025, 9am ​​
CLICK HERE TO VISIT PROJECTS PRODUCER RECRUITMENT PAGE

HAF 2025

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Working in partnership with Full Circle Food Project and Ashington Family Hub, Mortal Fools are delivering creative sessions for young people aged 7-12 as part of Northumberland Summer Holiday Provision. 
Click here to find out more about HAF 2025

New Stage One Youth Theatre group - coming this Autumn

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We are launching a brand-new Youth Theatre group for children aged 5-7years in Ashington this Autumn. This new group will be weekly, during term time, free to join and will take place at Ashington Family Hub. ​
Click here to find out more about our Stage One group

Mortal Fools X Newcastle Carers

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Mortal Fools and Newcastle Carers are joining forces to empower young adult carers to engage with the arts and creativity.

Mortal Fools will be working with Newcastle Carers Young Adult Carers (YAC) group, to co-design a creative intervention that is responsive to their ideas and needs, whilst supporting the group’s wellbeing, skills development and creative health.
Click here for more information on the Mortal Fools X Newcastle Carers project

Hirst Together Works

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This Ashington focused community engagement project is all about bringing the folks across the Hirst together, to explore community and creativity, whilst feeding into the next chapter of Ashington regeneration in small but mighty ways!  ​​
Click here to find out more about hirst together works

Sounding Board Digital is out now!

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We passed the mic to our youth theatre members to show what really matters to them, as they use music to express their true selves and share what makes them feel happy and heard.  Check out the full collection of short films and music videos, filled with bold, thought-provoking lyrics, catchy tunes and creative soundscapes!
Click here to access the Sounding Board Digital Films and Resources!

FURTHER INFORMATION

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Our projects

Visit our project page to find out more about our current and past projects and access our on demand digital content. 
Click here to visit the Past Project page
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Get involved

Visit our get involved page to find out about our joining our Youth Theatre, job and volunteer vacancies and opportunities to experience our work.
Click here to visit our Get Involved page

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  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Impact
  • OUR WORK
    • YOUTH THEATRE >
      • MFYT Weekly Groups
      • Stage One Youth Theatre
      • Ensemble Young Company
    • WITH SCHOOLS
    • CONNECT TRAINING
    • EMPLOYABILITY >
      • Free employability resources
      • Connect: Future Ready
      • Young Connect
      • Connect: Creative Futures
    • SECTOR LEADERSHIP >
      • Youth Theatre Practitioner ​Support & Resources
      • Artist Development
      • Activism and Inclusion
      • Climate Action
  • SUPPORT US
  • PROJECTS
    • Current Projects >
      • Watch This Space
      • HAF 2025
      • Mortal Fools X Newcastle Carers
      • Mortal Fools X Youth Music
      • NCEA Connect: Future Ready
      • Brainstorm 2025
      • Hirst Together Works
    • PAST PROJECTS >
      • Light Up
      • Sounding Board
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Join Mortal Fools Youth Theatre
    • Ensemble Young Company Taster Sessions
    • BOOK CONNECT TRAINING
    • EXPERIENCE OUR WORK
    • Work With Us >
      • Mortal Fools - The Employer
      • Recruiting - Trustees
      • Recruiting - Projects Producer
    • CONTACT US >
      • Mailing List
  • MEDIA
    • News
    • Blog