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THANK YOU Little Angel Theatre is pleased to be supported by a wide range of organisations and individuals.
Public funders
Principal funders: Trusts and Foundations
Significant funders: Trusts and Foundations
1970 Trust 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust Anthony and Rachel Williams Charitable Trust Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust Backstage Trust CEP 3 Programme Chapman Charitable Trust
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Garrick Charitable Trust Golsoncott Foundation Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation John Thaw Foundation The Leche Trust The Mercers’ Company
Molecule Theatre Company Old Possum’s Practical Trust The Radcliffe Trust Royal Victoria Hall Foundation Santander Foundation Theatres Trust
Generous Friends
Anonymous
Alice Brotherhood (in memoriam)
Mary Buckley
Anthony Conway
Micky Johnson
Company of Angels
The Company of Angels are philanthropic friends of Little Angel Theatre who give between £5 and £40 per month. Thank you for your continued support – we couldn’t do the work we do without you! Golden Angels (production syndicate who supported the creation of Me … in 2016)
Andreia Jurquete
Betty Taylor
Clive Owen
Dr Felix von Reiswitz
Jacqui Beecroft
Olivia Bridges
Roger Mears
Sarah-Jane Fenton
Sharon White
Arch Angels
Amaia Barcena Ana Cascon Ann Marshall Catherine Owen David and Eileen Hall Elizabeth Comstock-Smith
Haewon Hwang Jill Nicholls Kit Tarry Michael and Tamsin Imison Marcus and Caroline Jones Sarah B. Fleming
Sarah Lee Selina Macnair Sigrun Danielsson Stef Chocieszynska Peter Allen
Thank you also to our wonderful 30 Family Angel and 71 Little Angel members.
We are also grateful and humbled by those who choose to put Little Angel Theatre in their will.
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS We are proud to work closely with a number of businesses on mutually beneficial sponsorship
arrangements.
If you are interested in partnering with Little Angel Theatre please
contact [email protected].
Major Sponsors
Significant In-Kind Support
Thank you to all the local businesses who support us throughout the year.
After Noah, Aesop, ARIA, Belle Epoque, The Breakfast Club, Brewhouse and Kitchen, Brown Bear
Coffee and Home, Cabana Brasilian Barbecue, Cass Art, Cherry Trees B&Bs, Coffeeworks, Dalziel &
Pow, Dansk, Gill Wing, Hilton Islington, Hummingbird Bakery, Igloo, Kidzania, La Divina, La Farola,
Lost Property of London, Monsoon, Neal’s Yard, Paperchase, Planet Organic, Paul A. Young Fine
Chocolates, Paul’s, Petit Bateau, Pistachio and Pickle, Ray Stitch, Screen on the Green, Thyme and
Lemon, Udderlicious, Waterstones, Wild Swans.
WELCOME
It has been another busy and exciting year for Little Angel Theatre. We have reached more people than ever before – both through the productions in our own venues and through our touring and Education and Community work – and received rave reviews for the quality of the work. We have collaborated with some really exciting companies, from Goblin Theatre to Kneehigh – and we have many new exciting collaborations planned for the year ahead. We also piloted our first ever performance installation at Little Angel Studios, Santa’s Little Workshop, which was a sell-out success. It blended performance and participation, enabling audiences to have a very different Little Angel experience. We will be welcoming Santa back for Christmas 2017, as well as developing two further performance installations next year. We have also hosted more visiting companies than ever before – many performing at Little Angel for the first time, and some in our Studio space, many of whom would never have been able to perform on our mainstage because of the style of the show. I’m so thrilled that we have been able to programme a diverse range of work. I’m equally thrilled about the number of artists – both established and newer to the profession – who we have been able to support through free mentorship, space and networking opportunities. Our Community Engagement programme has become an entrenched part of Little Angel’s core activity. The programme was formally launched in 2016, with the appointment of a dedicated Community Engagement Manager, and has gone from strength to strength, engaging some of the most vulnerable people and ensuring that those that might not easily access theatre are given the opportunity to do so. Indeed, we gave away more Puppets for All Tickets than ever before, further developing our commitment to making the arts accessible to everyone. All in all, it has been a fantastic year for the organisation and I am really looking forward to the year ahead.
Samantha Lane, Artistic Director The wonderful Little Angel Theatre has punched above its weight for over 50 years and, put quite simply, is the
heartbeat of UK puppetry. I’ve loved being an audience member over the years and was honoured to have
joined such a fantastic Board as Chair in April to help and support Samantha and her team at such an exciting
time. This Annual Report marks another outstanding year for the organisation; playing to a record 90,000
people; doubling the amount of visiting productions; creating new partnerships across the UK; and delivering a
fivefold return on every philanthropic pound invested. The Little Angel Theatre looks forward to exploring
and developing even more ways to introduce puppetry to audiences both locally and globally
whilst rigorously managing its economic core.
James Bierman, Chair
YEAR AT A GLANCE 2016-17
Audiences 51,756 at LAT 37,883 on tour 89, 639 in total – highest ever attendance
Shows 5 in-house productions, 489 performances 30 visiting productions, 258 performances 4 national and international tours, 413 performances
Visiting Companies 21 visiting companies presenting work in Little Angel Theatre 9 visiting companies presenting work in Little Angel Studios
Creative Learning and Community 4,440 child participants in courses, classes, schools workshops and holiday activities 587 adult participants in evening classes, weekend courses and professional training 3 primary schools with a Puppeteer in Residence. 200 workshops in schools, community centres and other settings 19 community outreach events/projects with a total of 130 regular participants and 2,000 + attendees
Artist Development 3 FIRSTS companies given space, seed investment, and mentoring to launch a new production 4 associate artists 2 bursary artists 8 companies given free research and development space at Little Angel Studios Professional Development workshops and masterclasses in a variety of disciplines, including marionette carving, puppet construction, writing for puppetry, costuming, shadow and light, live animation, long-string marionette performing, object manipulation and various panel discussions
Access Over £10,000 worth of show tickets and workshop places given away for free through our Puppets for All scheme £5 tickets available for most shows; highest ticket price £14
Staff and Employment Employed 16 core members of staff (full and part time) Employed over 68 artists, 27 workshop leaders, 23 technicians, 7 Front of House and Box Office Assistants Engaged 10 interns on education placements and 88 volunteers
SHOWS We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 14 April – 26 June 2016 Based on the book by Michael Rosen Adapted by Peter Glanville & Barb Jungr | Directed by Peter Glanville | Puppet Design by Lyndie Wright | Set Design by Simon Plumridge | Music by Barb Jungr 10 week run | 126 performances | Attendance 11,355 “A must-see family show” The Stage
Emily Rising
10 September – 20 November 2016
Written by Dan Rebellato
Directed by Oliver Hymans | Puppet Design by Alison Alexander | Set
Design by Rachael Champion | Music composed by Patrick Furness | A
Little Angel Theatre & Goblin co-production
10 week run | 106 performances | Attendance 3,930
“Dazzling and Beautiful“ The Guardian
Let’s Fly
16 September – 20 November 2016
Directed by Samantha Lane | Music composed by Will Dollard & Mary
Erskine | A Little Angel Theatre & Goblin co-production
9 week run | 107 performances | Attendance 6,881 “Groundbreaking” The Stage
The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
26 November 2016 – 29 January 2017
Written by Anna Maria Murphy & Mike Shepherd | Directed by Mike
Shepherd | Puppetry directed by Sarah Wright | Designed by Lyndie
Wright | Soundtrack by Ian Ross, Benji Bower & Anoushka Shankar |
Lighting designed by Malcolm Rippeth | Original storyboarding by Joe
Wright | Inspired by the work of Gabriel García Márquez | A Little Angel
Theatre & Kneehigh co-production
9 week run | 68 performances | Attendance 4,885
“A little miracle of a show” The Times
Me
8 December 2016 – 29 January 2017 Based on the book by Emma Dodd | Directed by Samantha Lane| Set
designed and made by Simon Plumridge| Puppets designed and made
by Jimmy Grimes| Music composed by Arran Glass| Lighting design by
David Duffy 7 week run | 82 performances | Attendance 6,225
“Obscenely adorable” Time Out
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SHOWS In 2016/17, LAT continued to present a healthy mix of new work with high quality revivals. The year was book-ended by two of our most loved shows from recent years: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt in Spring, and, for our slightly older family audience, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings at Christmas. But at the heart of this year were three new productions: two original pieces in Emily Rising and Let’s Fly, and one book adaptation of Me…. We have continued to make partnerships with other arts organisations. Emily Rising and Let’s Fly were created as co-productions with Goblin Theatre and A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings with Kneehigh Theatre. We are also developing new projects with Royal & Derngate, Wizard Presents, Orange Tree Theatre, Omnibus Theatre, Polka Theatre and Perth Theatre.
Visiting Shows Since April 2016, we have more than doubled the number of visiting productions from the previous year with a total of 30 companies coming through our doors. In Little Angel Studios a new lighting rig was installed in Studio 1 alongside a curtain track and retractable dance floor, which means that the space has become more suitable for visiting productions. The visiting productions from national and international companies have brought a great variety of puppetry to our audiences at Little Angel Theatre and has helped to support these artists find a platform in London. Companies performing at Little Angel Theatre: Light Theatre, Tucked In, Ronnie Le Drew, DNA, Puppet Revolution, Lyngo Theatre, Puppetcraft, Lori Hopkins, Storybox, Whalley Range Allstars, Stuff and Nonsense, Topsy Turvey, Norwich Puppet Theatre, Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre, Indigo Moon, Half Moon Theatre, Shake Shake Theatre, Garlic Theatre, Hijinx and Polka Theatre. Companies performing at Little Angel Studios: Tessa Bide, House of Stray Cats, ToF Theatre, Traum Theatre, Monstro Theatre, Tortoise in a Nutshell, One Moment in Time, Baby Panda and Indefinite Articles.
Future Ambitions Little Angel Theatre will continue to produce world-class puppetry for family audiences. We want to reach out to new audiences by creating innovative, accessible and welcoming new work. We aim to raise the profile of the art form generally through collaboration with a greater diversity of writers, performers, designers, directors and venues. We will continue to tour work, and will be exploring new ways of presenting puppetry to our audiences, including a new digital strand, currently in development. “The show was a delight. I used to come to the theatre as a little girl (I'm in my fifties now) and it brought back strong childhood memories. The ending made me feel quite emotional. I brought a friend and her daughter today and both loved the experience. So glad the theatre lives on.” Audience member on The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Dec 2016
TOURING Handa’s Hen
UK tour (11th January – 17th April 2016) 14 week tour | 183 performances | Attendance: 11,428 We revived this classic production, touring theatres, libraries and schools, bringing the work to children and giving some of them their first ever theatrical experience. “Another fantastic example of the Little Angel Theatre’s superb ability to engage little audiences.” Curious Mum
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
UK tour (19 September – 24 December) 14 week tour | 107 performances | Attendance: 20,336 Fast becoming one of our most celebrated productions, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt completed its fourth successive UK wide tour. “A magical theatre visit, more than worthy of your little angels.”
Londonist
Handa’s Surprise
UK tour and transfer to Beijing (17 – 30 October)
2 week tour | 25 performances | Attendance: 1,630
Handa’s Surprise completed its fourth international transfer. The tour began with London schools, before transferring to Beijing, where we performed at Theatre M and schools around the city. “This is a peach of a show that ends apple-y ever after” Flossie Waite
Wow! Said the Owl UK tour (14 December – 23 April) 19 week tour | 98 performances | Attendance: 11,316 Opened with a Christmas run at HOME in Manchester, before touring theatres, schools and libraries around the UK. Achieving an average 89% capacity and bringing this much-loved production to a whole new audience. “This show floods the stage with colour and a thousand magical flourishes” The Guardian Towns & Cities visited this year: Barking Barnard Castle Bath Beijing Birmingham Brentford Brighton Burnley Cambridge Canterbury Coventry Craven Arms Crawley
Didcot Folkestone Harrogate Hatfield Haverhill Hemel Hempstead Ipswich Leigh Lichfield London Luton Maidenhead Maidstone
Manchester Mold Nelson Mews Newcastle Nottingham Oldham Oxford Peterborough Pewsey Radlett Rayleigh Rochford Rossendale
Salisbury Southport Suffolk Swansea Taunton Tisbury Waltham Cross Watford Wiltshire Wokingham Wolverhampton
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COMMUNITY
2016 – 2017 saw the first year of our Community Engagement Programme, delivered by a funded Community
Engagement Manager. Projects to date have included:
The Crib – Teenage Mum’s Group This group meet weekly for craft activities and talks. It is an opportunity to make friends, socialise, create art and provides a safe space for their children to play. More recently we have welcomed mothers from Islington’s temporary accommodation for families. Specialists come in regularly to talk about issues particularly concerning these young women, such as oral health, domestic violence, mindfulness and speech therapy.
Islington Centre for Migrants and Refugees A new partnership has been established with the Art and Writing group from our local refugee centre who saw a performance of The Magic Lamp and then participated in a shadow puppet workshop. Funded by the Camden Trust, this experience was a huge success with 28 members and staff sharing lots of laughter and creativity. We are hoping to move forward with this partnership and are currently developing a writing and performance project for the Autumn. “Watching the children I felt the sadness and lack in our members’ lives… the family members left behind or lost. Then, when it started - a play about the universal need for light and hope… I watched people’s faces engaged in play, imagination and joy …. people no longer sat in the shadow lands of loss but were enraptured by the magic of the essential community experience that is theatre.” Sita Brahmachari: Writer in Residence
North London Cares We ran a 10-week muppet making course with elderly people and young volunteers, and we are continuing to work in collaboration with the group by running regular puppet making activities at local social clubs as well as hosting group visits to see performances at the theatre. Most recently we ran a spider puppet making workshop in Kings Cross and had a group of 40 neighbours in to see Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.
“One of our older neighbours Annabella was shy when she attended her first workshop. But once she was matched up with her younger neighbour Maisie, and started making ‘Fred’ her Muppet, she became much more confident.” Emily Clarke, North London Cares “Every day I wake up wondering if this will be my best day of my life – well today really has been!” Elsa, 86.
Solace Women’s Aid In May we began a partnership with Solace Women’s Aid, a charity working with women and children who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Each woman designed and made their own puppet, and we created a short film of their puppets in action. The participants have really benefited and enjoyed engaging with this creative project and escaping from the realities of life for a few hours each week. We hope that this will be the first of many future collaborations with this charity.
Community Suitcase Project This is a small scale performance project that will tour to those who are isolated or confined and unable to access the theatre. This short, one person show, will tour into care homes, hospitals and visit those that are housebound. Rehearsals begin in July and the show will be ready to tour from October onwards. We are grateful to those that have funded this project: The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The McGrath Charitable Trust, Harold Hyam Wingate and Islington Council.
Additional groups we are supporting As part of our commitment to keep Little Angel Studios accessible to local people, we offer free space to local people and organisations. Currently we support: an Autism Support Group, set up by two local families for children with Autism diagnoses; Packington Children’s Centre who run a variety of regular groups and classes for parents & children and London Village Network, an organisation who offer mentoring, training and employability support to NEET under 25 year olds. We have also held a number of events for local residents, organised with local residents, with the aim of learning about what they would like from us. All of our community work is offered free and is therefore made possible by the generous funding from trusts and
foundations and donations from some very wonderful individuals.
COMMUNITY
Puppets For All
Puppets for All is our flagship free ticket scheme which includes subsidised tickets and free workshop places for local disadvantaged children. Together, these two elements help to increase local engagement with the theatre and provide educational activities for families that could not otherwise afford to pay for them. In 2016-2017, we worked with 16 community organisations and 6 schools in Islington to distribute over £10,000 worth of
free tickets to 1,413 people.
Summer Party
Every summer we throw open our doors and put on a free Summer Party for the local community. The theatre and the grounds of St Mary’s Church are awash with families enjoying face-painting, puppet making, live performances, cake sales, storytelling, backstage tours, and much more. Entry to the event and the activities are free, though people are welcome to make donations if they are able, which further supports our community work. Summer Party 2017 – Sunday September 10th
Community Organisations that we have worked in partnership with in 2016/2017 include:
Arcola Theatre Finsbury Park Homeless Families Project Hackney Carnival Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants Islington Museum London Village Network Manor Gardens North London Cares
Packington Children’s Centre Shade Abdul Architecture Soul in the City St Mary’s School Waterstones Whitecross Street Party Whittington Park William Tyndale School
CREATIVE LEARNING - SCHOOLS
We believe passionately in the value of participatory arts, and run extensive opportunities for all ages to learn puppetry skills and develop their creativity. Our education department is in its seventeenth year and goes from strength to strength engaging schools in imaginative education and participatory activities which improve confidence, team working skills and tolerance, and raise aspirations. In 2016-17 we ran over 200 workshops in schools across London which explored a variety of puppetry styles. School Visits Schools have visited the theatre and studios for a wide range of shows and workshops. This year we have run various inset and CPD sessions for teachers and educators, exploring the themes of the performances and ways of using puppetry in the classroom. Puppeteer in Residence During this year we have had three puppeteers in residence based at Winton & Brookfield Primary Schools, including an eighth consecutive year at Thornhill Primary School. Aims of this programme include: to use the learning questions to stimulate ideas for a puppetry project and inspire puppetry design; to provide pupils with the opportunity to design, make and manipulate puppets; to link with other areas of the curriculum if appropriate; to allow the pupils the opportunity to feed into the plans and outcomes of the project; to support pupils in developing their work; to build the confidence of staff using puppetry through joint planning, modelling and team learning. Each school has its own exclusive relationship with Little Angel Theatre.
“Working with artists in residence has done a great deal to raise pupils’ achievement in the arts.” Brookfield School Schools Partnership Programme In January, our first School Partnership launched with William Tyndale School. In this exciting new partnership programme pupils have had access to shows, workshops and behind the scenes opportunities. Teachers have had access to training and support in bringing their curriculum to life via puppetry. It is an opportunity for local schools to engage with us on a much deeper level over a prolonged period of time. With William Tyndale School we have been working particularly with Year 5, who designed and crafted puppets based on figures that lived in Islington 100 years ago to celebrate their School’s centenary. Currently in rehearsal phase, these puppets will be brought to life in a performing day at the Little Angel Studios where pupils will also learn about the staff roles and duties involved in putting on a production. The whole school have been on backstage tours of the theatre and so far over 300 children have attended performances. “Working with professionals in the theatre industry is invaluable for all our children. The quality of the shows and work that Little Angel delivers is excellent, providing a rich learning experience. The children are not only developing their imagination through their visual experiences, they are also learning about how a theatre is run from the box office to the design and making of the puppets. This partnership offers excellent value for money. We look forward to making this an ongoing partnership”. Sophie Gavalda – Assistant Head Teacher, William Tyndale School We have also run a bespoke project at St Mary’s C of E Primary School, via Islington Council Arts Office and Creative Schools. The aim of the project was to support speaking, listening and writing across all key stages focusing on the new curriculum; to develop middle leaders and subject leaders across the school and to develop a cross curricular project that embeds the arts and has a whole school impact. We look forward to launching a formal partnership with St. Mary’s School in September. Future Ambitions We intend to run the School Partnerships Programme over 3 years till July 2020. At least 50% of the pupils in our
surrounding primary schools have never visited Little Angel Theatre before, and would not normally be able to access our
creative activities due to financial and social barriers. We aim to break down these barriers by enabling pupils to access
shows, workshops and behind the scenes opportunities. Many educational establishments recognise the value of puppetry
as a tool to enhance literacy levels, self-expression, communication, and team work skills, as well acting as a key cross-
curriculum teaching tool. Through the Schools Partnership Programme, teachers will have access to training and support in
bringing their curriculum to life via puppetry. A Puppetry Traineeship Programme will be piloted this September. This twelve month programme offers a unique opportunity for local Islington NEET young people aged between 18 and 24 to learn skills and gain confidence and experience with a series of master classes from experts on making and working with puppets as well as the skills and techniques necessary for leading successful workshops in a range of educational settings.
CREATIVE LEARNING – COURSES & CLASSES Little Angel Studios continues to be the home for our termly classes in making and performing puppetry. The Creative Learning department has run an increased number of activities over the year, including termly adult classes in making and performing puppetry, specialist masterclasses for honing skills, the youth theatre who performed their annual showcase at the theatre in March, Spectrum Youth Theatre catering for those with high functioning autism, and regular weekend and holiday clubs for children aged 2 and up. Saturday Puppet Club and After School Puppet Club – ages 5-11 These popular courses work with over 150 children a year - 70% of those are returners whilst 20% are part of our Puppets for All scheme. Each term the groups are inspired by a visit to the theatre and then devise their own production making puppets themed around what they have experienced. Each term culminates in a performance for friends and family at the theatre. “My son gains confidence from the workshops. It helps him learn how to get on with other kids and work as a team. It makes him happy.” Parent Youth Theatre – ages 11-18 Our youth company work with professional puppetry directors and makers to create their own unique performances which are presented on the Little Angel Theatre stage. There are between 16-20 participants, many of them are loyal to the group as this is the only youth theatre in the country dedicated to puppet making and performing. “Training and learning at Little Angel gives more opportunities to develop puppetry skills (in a working theatre) than in a college environment. It gives young people like myself another way into a professional career” Phoebe, aged 15
Spectrum Youth Theatre – ages 11-16 Working with professional puppetry directors and makers this youth theatre is for young people with high functioning autism. In March our Spectrum Youth Theatre, supported by Smoking Apples Theatre, performed their production ‘Beyond the Flash’ at Canterbury’s Autism Arts Festival. This provided an exciting opportunity to share their hard work and gain greater performance experience. “I enjoyed the experience because it gave us an opportunity to share our show skills and talents with a wider audience, alongside raising positive awareness about autism.” Josiah, aged 14 Holiday Activities and Fun Days Little Angel Theatre runs regular one-off activities which include themed fun days usually related to shows on at the
theatre, an Easter Holiday ‘Puppet Passport’ week of workshops, and drop-in craft sessions. We also run a dedicated
puppet making workshop on the morning of our annual Summer Party, giving children the opportunity to feature their
puppet in the afternoon parade. We work with approximately 400 children in this way, of which 25% are from our
Puppets for All scheme. These sessions are fun and inclusive, offering participants the opportunity to collaborate with
like-minded children that they wouldn’t normally engage with during school life.
Adult Foundation Course This is a course for absolute beginners designed by puppet master, Oliver Smart, exploring a variety of different puppet forms and learning the basics of puppet manipulation and making. This is our most popular course and offers a great springboard into puppetry for novices, as well as professionals. Adult Makers and Performers Courses
These more advanced courses are for those interested in developing puppetry making and performance skills. Over the
year we have several master puppeteers and makers leading a diverse range of classes; large scale puppets, moving mouth
puppets, marionette making, storytelling with puppets, make your own suitcase show.
Adult Performers Each term focusses on different puppetry performance skills, including Shadow puppets, Table Top puppets, Bunraku, object manipulation and short-string marionettes. Adult Puppetry Company A non-professional group of like-minded people who are passionate about puppetry meet weekly to develop ideas for a show, which is presented at Little Angel Theatre. In 2016 the group worked with Oliver Hymans to devise, design and make the puppets for a production of the ghostly short story “A Man of the People” by Edgar Allan Poe. The production used life size puppets and live video projection.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT We offer a range of professional training throughout the year for puppeteers, performers and puppet makers, as well as opportunities for artists and companies to create work and develop their practice. We have also developed a new Professional Development programme which involves supporting artists over a year to develop ideas and gain industry insight. We have taken on 2 bursary artists/companies thus far: Edie Edmundson and Smoking Apples. Both Edie and Smoking Apples have been given R&D time, attended a networking event, a producing seminar and a one-week facilitation course; and have met twice with their mentors, Steve Tiplady and Sarah Wright (Little Angel Associate Artists). They will attend further sessions on financial planning and management, co-producing, marketing, touring and setting up as a charity. Emerging Artists In addition to the above, we have provided free space for 8 emerging and established artists/companies to develop new puppetry work. In 2016-17 we’ve been able to offer an even more expansive programme of professional training and adult courses
supported by the Leche Trust, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Radcliffe Trust. This year we have run professional
development classes in the following:
Marionette Carving course with John Roberts Marionette Puppet Surgery with John Roberts Puppet Construction course with Peter O’Rourke Behind Closed Doors with Samantha Lane Listening to the Material: Devising with Objects with Rene Baker Shadow and Light with Steve Tiplady Behind Closed Doors with Mike Shepherd Workshop Facilitation Course with Samantha Lane Research & Development with Objects and Puppets with Oli Smart Writing for Puppetry with Rachel Warr Puppet Space – a networking & skill sharing event
“I just wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you to you and the whole team at LAT. I discovered Little Angel last year whilst looking for puppet making courses in London, little did I know of the huge positive impact that this little theatre would have on me!.....I didn't realise how much the actual 'process' of building both the physical puppet and its character would affect me –“ Participant
FINANCES Little Angel Theatre follows a robust business and financial plan. This year we saw for a ninth consecutive year a growth in projected turnover. We always work to diversify our income streams and hold a healthy level of reserves to make us more sustainable and allow us to take more artistic risks. Our projected income for the period ending 31st March 2017 is £1,144,186 and we expect the period to show a surplus. Where did our income come from?
This year we saw a large increase in income from Trusts and Foundations and Donations and Memberships who support our charitable aims and development of new work. As in previous years the majority of our income is made up from our core activity: ticket sales for in-house shows, fees paid to us by venues for our touring productions, and tickets and fees received for delivery of our education and community work. As always, we are grateful to a large number of individuals who have given donations or become members, including the Golden Angels, a new syndicate who support the creation of a new show each year. A comprehensive breakdown of our income and expenditure will be available in the audited accounts published following our AGM in October.
Shows and Creative Learning(£704,704)
Trusts and Foundations (£141896)
Investment income (£63,281)
Arts Council England (£51,326)
Donations and Memberships(£118,883)
Corporate sponsors (£3000)
Merchandise and royalties(£44776)
Other (£16320)
FINANCES
What did we spend it on?
80% of our expenditure was ploughed straight into our primary activity: producing shows, touring work and running an expansive education and participation programme (including our artist development and community programmes). Included in this is income sacrificed in order to offer free tickets and workshop places to disadvantaged people through Puppets for All. As a result of Little Angel Theatre’s activity, we:
employed 16 core members of staff (full and part time) employed over 68 artists, 27 workshop leaders, 23 technicians, 7 Front of House and Box Office Assistants entertained 51,756 people in-house, reached 37,883 people on tour and engaged over 4,000 children and young
people in our Creative Learning activities
Value for money We generated £5.50 for every £1 raised from grants, sponsorship and donations. Future Ambitions Under the leadership of new Artistic Director Samantha Lane and with the full support of the Trustees, Little Angel Theatre will build on its solid financial base to provide the best resources possible for making world class puppet theatre and delivering high impact participation and community activities. This means continuing to attract a wide range of philanthropic giving, developing new enterprise models to increase earned income and ensuring we maximise the potential of our corporate relationships. If you are interested in supporting Little Angel Theatre in any way, please contact [email protected].
Shows and Creative Learning(£868,591)
Administration, Utilities andFinance costs (£221,608)
Unrecoverable VAT (£31,683)
PEOPLE Honorary Patron
Gregory Doran
Patrons
Dame Judi Dench DBE
Clive Owen & Sarah-Jane Fenton
Michael Pennington
Baroness Pitkeathley OBE
Sir Simon Rattle CBE
Michael Rosen
Trustees
James Bierman (incoming Chair)
Melinda Burton
Sophie Clissold-Lesser (outgoing
Chair)
Meena Gill
Rhian Harris
Bailey Lock
Chris Lowry
Emily O’Byrne
Katie Owen
Fiona Phillips
Honorary Associate
Ronnie Le Drew
Lyndie Wright MBE
Associate Artists
Rachael Canning
Matthew Robins
Steve Tiplady
Sarah Wright
Core Staff
Aminat Balogun*
Polly Beestone
Alex Carter
David Duffy
Wood Godwin
Laura Halliwell
Terri Harris
Laura Harwood
Judth Hope
Slavka Jovanović
Samantha Lane
Chris Marsh Hilfiger
Miranda Pitcher
Sarah Schofield
Martin Walsh
Beth Warnock
Chris Wootton
*paid internship part-funded by
the Creative Employment
Programme and Islington Council
Front of House and Box Office
William Aubrey-Jones
Jum Faruq
Amy Kemp
Ashleigh Loeb
Charlotte Mafham
Zoe Mills
Hannah Sless
Interns (placements as part of
their FE or HE qualification)
Allie Boothe
Jessica Brewer
Max Fairman
Clara Greenhalgh
Louise Harter
Emily Hayward
Sasha McLaren Webster
Irene Nickerson
Varshini Piche-Muthu
Kayleigh Willets
Shows – creatives and
performers
Shakera Ahad
Luis Alvarez
Lasharne Anderson
Louisa Ashton
George Bellemy
Benji Bower
Jenny Carr
Rachael Champion
Hyunjung Choi
Verity Clayton
Sally Connie Todd
Sharon Davey
Mumba Dodwell
Will Dollard
David Emmings
Mary Erskine
Bryn Fitch
Michael Fowkes
Keith Frederick
Molly Freeman
Kelly Frost
Patrick Furness
Peter Glanville
Arran Glass
Ben Glasstone
Jimmy Grimes
Joy Haynes
Lori Hopkins
Fiammetta Horvat
Luka Jovanovic
Barb Jungr
Keith Jury
Michal Kameyo
Roger Lade
Ronnie Le Drew
Rachel Leonard
Matt Lloyd
Sophia Lovell Smith
Anna Maria Murphy
Kit Massey
Peter O’Rourke
Yana Penrose
Amelia Pimlott
Simon Plumridge
Chloe Purcell
Dan Rebellato
Malcolm Rippeth
Ashley Rose
Tom Rosenfeld
Ian Ross
Peyvand Sadeghian
Andrea Sadler
Dominic Sales
Alex Scott
Mike Shepherd
Jo Silverston
Kaz Simmons
Marcia Stephenson
Samantha Sutherland
Tim Sykes
Gilbert Taylor
Steve Tiplady
Marleen Vermeulen
Nix Wood
Lizzie Wort
Ed Wren
Lyndie Wright
Sarah Wright
Authors and Illustrators
Eileen Browne
Emma Dodd
Julia Donaldson
Tim Hopgood
Michael Rosen
Sean Taylor
FIRSTS companies 2016-2017
Lori Hopkins
House of Stray Cats
Raven Kaliana
Workshop Leaders and Assistants
Rene Baker
Polly Beestone
Connie Black
Luke Breen
Hyunjung Choi
Bronia Evers
Molly Freeman
Kelly Frost
Laura Halliwell
Judith Hope
Oliver Hymans
Carol Justin
Samantha Lane
Matt Lloyd
Sarah Morgan
Kinga Nadolna
Priya O’Brien
Peter O’Rourke
Kate Powell
Chloe Purcell
Peyvand Sadeghian
Alice Searle
Mike Shepherd
Tinka Slavicek
Oliver Smart
Catherine Thomas
Hattie Thomas
Mandy Travis
Rachel Warr
Technicians & Stage Managers
Alison Alexander
Luis Alvarez
Emilie Cheshire
Verity Clayton
Sherry Coenen
Helen Comerford
Jacob Corn
Nele de Craeker
Amber Donovan
Bryn Fitch
Beth Hoare Barnes
Simon Lade
Ian Lowe
Ruth Luckins
Nicola Maddox
Chand Martinez
Ines Minkiewicz
Vanessa Owusu
Rebecca Sawyer
Marcia Stephenson
Josephine Tremelling
Jason Vakharia
Kayoko Yamazoe
Volunteers
Caroline Ada
Christina Addae
Tamara Al-bassam
Pippa Aspin
Paola Augusta Capuano
Shelley Ayliffe
Atilio Baez
Frances Barry
Polly Beck
Wendy Betsworth
Alesha Bhakoo
Connie Black
Nuria Blanes Moreno
Sasha Bond
Allie Boothe
Corinna Bordoli
Alicia Britt
Scott Cater
Jimin Cha
Hyunung Choi
Luisa Cotardo
Ann Cross
Wanda D'Onofrio
Sheryl Devries
Berit Eik
Lauren Elcock
Samantha Griggs
Irina Grinkova
Hakan Hafizoglu
Rosemary Hanson
Annie Hasler
Gabriela Hujova
Phoebe Hyder
Bethan Illman
Kate James-Moore
Vera Janke
Grace Khoo
Sukyung Kim
Mary Klaber
Puisan Law
Kezia Louch
Lottie Manz Smith.
Cath March
Lydia Markham
Grace Maxted
Thomas Mayer
Naina Mehendale
Ainoa Mela
Jane Melrose
Alex Melville
Elizabeth Moffatt
Gareth Mohen
Laura Moran-Morris
Fahad Mostafa
Rosy Mulryan
Kara-May Murray-Wallace
Elizabeth Noble
Liz Noble
Jane O'Donoghue
Jay Palmer
Tonya Pellecchia
Harriet Piper
Marina Pyurbeeva
Rachel Rank
Grace Redpath
Fiona Revell
Sophie Rimington
Hannah Rose
Peyvand Sadeghian
Marie Sennyey
Alena Skalova
Emi Slater
Adam Stanley
Angus Stanley
Becky Strange
Sophie Thompson
Elena Uderzo
Giulia Var
Madt Vermillio
Flossie Waite
Katharina Waldner
Mikyla Warr
Victoria Wells
Kate Wicks
Polly Wicks
Ben Winter
Millie Wise