History
Inclusive Performing Arts Workshops for Disadvantaged children and young people
In 1988, Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc opened its first 3-disciplined stage school, where students learn to act, sing and dance. The school proved so successful that 10 years later there were 300 Stagecoach schools in the UK, and more in the USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Malta.
Around the time of the Millennium with Stagecoach flying, we became challenged by the thought that Stagecoach is effectively ‘exclusive’. Stagecoach had always had an ethos that accepted children with learning difficulties into Stagecoach up to a point. Stagecoach Charitable Trust was created to advance the benefit of acting, singing and dancing for all.
Often children and parents can be dissuaded from joining a 'mainstream' group because they cannot afford the fees, because the group doesn't cater for 'special needs' or because they fear being different from the majority of people within the group. The most significant difference in our InterAct programme from the point of view of the students is its total ‘inclusivity’. Not only do the students work together, in one area, for the whole time, so too all teachers and helpers, including the nurse, are encouraged to join in. So the company of actors consists of teachers, helpers, mainstream students and students with a variety of special educational, social and economic needs. At InterAct, young people are offered the chance to experience the three disciplines not only from a technique point of view, but from the socialising point of view as well. One of the most crucial aspects of InterAct is the aim to bring together groups of people from all backgrounds, to have fun.
A POTTED HISTORY
August 2008
Summer workshop in Walton on Thames
September 2000
First InterAct school launched in Walton on Thames
September 2002
Second InterAct school launched in Hampton
April 2003
Third InterAct school launched in Isleworth
July 2005
First Tri School Show
November 2005
Parents Do Stagecoach launched
April 2006
Holiday Workshops launched nationwide
June 2008
InterAct perform in the West End at Her Majesty’s Theatre, for the first time
July 2009
20 holiday workshops launched throughout the UK
July 2010
40 holiday workshops launched throughout the UK
Sept 2010
InterAct Colchester opened
Sept 2011
InterAct Eastleigh opened
May 2012
InterAct Oxford opened
In 1988, Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc opened its first 3-disciplined stage school, where students learn to act, sing and dance. The school proved so successful that 10 years later there were 300 Stagecoach schools in the UK, and more in the USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Malta.
Around the time of the Millennium with Stagecoach flying, we became challenged by the thought that Stagecoach is effectively ‘exclusive’. Stagecoach had always had an ethos that accepted children with learning difficulties into Stagecoach up to a point. Stagecoach Charitable Trust was created to advance the benefit of acting, singing and dancing for all.
Often children and parents can be dissuaded from joining a 'mainstream' group because they cannot afford the fees, because the group doesn't cater for 'special needs' or because they fear being different from the majority of people within the group. The most significant difference in our InterAct programme from the point of view of the students is its total ‘inclusivity’. Not only do the students work together, in one area, for the whole time, so too all teachers and helpers, including the nurse, are encouraged to join in. So the company of actors consists of teachers, helpers, mainstream students and students with a variety of special educational, social and economic needs. At InterAct, young people are offered the chance to experience the three disciplines not only from a technique point of view, but from the socialising point of view as well. One of the most crucial aspects of InterAct is the aim to bring together groups of people from all backgrounds, to have fun.
A POTTED HISTORY
August 2008
Summer workshop in Walton on Thames
September 2000
First InterAct school launched in Walton on Thames
September 2002
Second InterAct school launched in Hampton
April 2003
Third InterAct school launched in Isleworth
July 2005
First Tri School Show
November 2005
Parents Do Stagecoach launched
April 2006
Holiday Workshops launched nationwide
June 2008
InterAct perform in the West End at Her Majesty’s Theatre, for the first time
July 2009
20 holiday workshops launched throughout the UK
July 2010
40 holiday workshops launched throughout the UK
Sept 2010
InterAct Colchester opened
Sept 2011
InterAct Eastleigh opened
May 2012
InterAct Oxford opened
About Us
In 1988, Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc opened its first 3-disciplined stage school, where students learn to act, sing and dance.
Stagecoach Charitable Trust is dedicated to developing the potential of children in an environment of safety and security.
