Originally formed as Tyne Valley Youth Theatre in 2012, Mortal Fools is a multi-award-winning theatre, drama and creative learning company based in Prudhoe, Northumberland.
We started out as a small youth theatre group, running one-off week-long projects from a village hall. Today, we work with 100s of young people every year, tour our work nationally, and deliver bespoke training courses with individuals and organisations across the country. In 2018, we were named 'Small Charity of Year' at the North-East Charity Awards.
As a small charity, we receive no guaranteed income; we rely entirely on support from our partners, applications to a lot of brilliant trusts and foundations, and donations. Please consider helping us to do our work by becoming a regular donor.
We started out as a small youth theatre group, running one-off week-long projects from a village hall. Today, we work with 100s of young people every year, tour our work nationally, and deliver bespoke training courses with individuals and organisations across the country. In 2018, we were named 'Small Charity of Year' at the North-East Charity Awards.
As a small charity, we receive no guaranteed income; we rely entirely on support from our partners, applications to a lot of brilliant trusts and foundations, and donations. Please consider helping us to do our work by becoming a regular donor.
"It is rare to find an organisation with this quality, community focus, and ambition"
-ROB HUGGINS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Liberdade Community Development Trust
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HOW we do what we do...
We use high-quality drama and the process of making and performing theatre as our tools for change, supporting the next generation by focusing on activities with children and young people.
We’re passionate about the arts and know that they have the potential to change and enrich lives, to share and show our potential as human beings and to transform society. Our theatre productions explore contemporary concerns and the realities of the world we’re living in right now – inviting positive change. We believe there is huge value in shared, enjoyable, and entertaining experiences and of group achievement – especially through challenges. The way we work supports achieving excellence in both the process of making theatre and in the end products. Our work with adults and businesses is founded on the same principles and values we apply when making theatre; creating an environment that is genuinely supportive and accessible, where everyone feels valued as an individual, and is enabled to contribute. WHAT we do...
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Contributing Growing With others As ourselves Core Staff:
Kiz Crosbie Artistic Director / CEO Helen Ferguson Creative Producer Zoe Anderson Programme Coordinator Craig Spence Production Manager Our Trustees: Richard Wise (Chair) Nikki Bell Michelle Russell Dr Marie Wilson Rachel Kyle-Barclay Rachel Pattison Amelia Dixon (Youth Board development) OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS:
We could not do our work without the ongoing support of our funders and partners. We unreservedly offer our thanks to: Arts Council England Bait – Creative People and Places Barbara Priestman Academy, Sunderland Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust CNL Young People’s Fund Collingwood School and Media Arts College Councillor Anne Dale Culture Bridge North East D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Essity Garfield Weston Foundation Gateshead Council GEM Gosforth Civic Theatre & Liberdade Community Development Trust J H Burn Charity Trust Joicey Trust Key Fund Federation High Sheriff of Northumberland North East Enterprise Agency Ltd North East Fund for the Arts Northern Powergrid Fund Northern Stage Northumberland Arts Development Northumberland Children's Trust Northumberland Church of England Academy Northumberland County Council Northumberland Group Fund Northumberland High Sheriff Northumbria University Ovingham Middle School Queens Hall Arts Riding Mill Drama Club Riding Mill Parish Halls Trust RW Mann Trust Prudhoe Community High School Prudhoe Community Partnership Prudhoe Town Council SCA Hygiene Ltd Sir James Knott Trust St. Joseph’s RC Middle School The Community Foundation of Tyne & Wear and Northumberland The Fuse Media Centre The Key UK The Rothley Trust Trinity College London Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums Ubiquitous Arts Wellesley Community First Fund 1989 Willan Charitable Trust Wunderbar |