COMMUNITY PANTO PROJECT

For 2023/24’s Community Pantomime Project, the Grand Theatre has once again collaborated with Heath House Studios. We decided to base this year’s project on the theme of ‘mirrors, castles, apples and woodland creatures’, as they feature heavily in the Grand Theatre’s 23/24 pantomime, ‘Snow White’.

The project began back in September, when Pauline from Heath House Studios visited 30 local community groups to deliver a free two hour textile workshop. During these workshops participants designed, stitched and crafted a variety of fantastic creations that you can see in the gallery below.

The exhibit, ’Reflections’, features around 500 pieces of work, each one created by the participants involved. The display Features the wonderful woodland landscape from Snow White as well as the Wicked Stepmother in her Dungeon surrounded by mirrors.

This project has been fully funded by Wolverhampton Grand Theatre as part of their charitable aims.

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For more information on this project or to enquire about how your group can become involved in future projects, please contact our Outreach Manager for Creative Learning, James Collins – jamesc@grandtheatre.co.uk

A huge thank you to the following Community Groups involved:

Aaina Hub, African Caribbean Community Initiative, Black Country Mental Health, Brushstrokes Sandwell, Compton Care, Confederation of Bangladeshi Organisations, Gatis Youth Club, Jubilee Park Centre, Place of Warmth, Murray Hall Community Trust, Refugee & Migrant Centre Walsall, Refugee & Migrant Centre Wolverhampton, St Andrews CE Primary, The Way Youth Zone, Wednesbury Girl Guides Rainbow, Brownies, Guides & Rangers Groups, Wolverhampton Breast Care Action Group, Wolverhampton Creative Embroiderers, X2Y, Yemeni Community Association, Sandwell YCA Women’s Wellbeing Network, YMCA, Wren’s Nest Navigators.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and Heath House Studios would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped and supported this amazing project.