Where will Fate lead us?Will society be kind?Can we hope for redemption?We know to answer this we must: FACE THE FACTS…Outside Edge's intermediate acting group, Edge Two, will join other recovery arts organisations from across the country to perform Face the Facts for University of West London/London College of Music's upcoming 'Recovery
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August Newsletter
August Newsletter Free Theatre Trips & Drop-in Groups GALORE!The sun is shining and the weather isn’t the only thing that’s cheering us up this month! This month’s newsletter is full of exciting updates, masterclasses and upcoming events that are bound to brighten your day!Monthly Schedule of ActivitiesAugust 2022If you are new
Outside Edge mourns the passing of Sonya Hale
Outside Edge Theatre Company is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sonya Hale after a long battle with cancer. Sonya was our much-loved Associate Theatre Facilitator and Write Now facilitator. Sonya first participated with Outside Edge ten years ago when we toured a production to a drug and alcohol
September Newsletter
September Newsletter Last month at Outside Edge was packed full of excitement: we partnered with LAMDA to create radio plays with our writers in recovery, we created a performance in collaboration with artistic recovery communities from Bristol to Brighton for Overdose Awareness Day and our readers were busy assessing scripts about
Creativity and Wellbeing Week & Mental Health Awareness Week
This year Creativity and Wellbeing Week and Mental Health Awareness Week occurred simultaneously May 18-22. Everything we do at Outside Edge celebrates the shared goals of these two campaigns, so we thought it might be good to capture how we used creativity to improve people's wellbeing and mental health over the
May Newsletter
May Newsletter We haven't let Covid-19 slow us down! Throughout April we adapted and relaunched all of our groups to give our participants the most exciting programme of creative activities possible. Our Edge Two performers have been using this time to focus their skills with an Acting for Screen/Radio module. Our newly created Theatre
New Participants Welcome to Join OETC’s Online Creative Activities
At OETC we truly believe in the old saying, the MORE the MERRIER! We have been working hard to find a way to accept new participants to our free introductory drop-in groups and are pleased to announce that we are now accepting new participants into Write Now and Drop-in Drama. And for the first time, you don’t have to be in London (or even
Phil Fox Award Prize and Eligibility Criteria Announced
Outside Edge Theatre Company announces prize and eligibility criteria for the 2020 Phil Fox Award for Playwriting. KEY POINTS The winning script will receive a £6,000 commission and mentorship by Enda Walsh. Original scripts about issues related to addiction will be accepted from March 16th to June 16th. Playwrights with all
SEE ME NOW Production Photos
Check out these incredible production photos from The Company's recent performance of SEE ME NOW, a play about (in)visibility and the art of seeing. Directed by Stewart Melton. For more information on the production, see http://edgetc.org/see-me-now/. Photo credit: Ali Wright.
Outside Edge Wins a 2020 Hearts for the Arts Award for Best Arts Project (Arts, Health and Wellbeing)!
THE ART OF SHOWING HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM AND WESTMINSTER AND KENSINGTON & CHELSEA SOME LOCAL LOVE ON VALENTINES DAY Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea’s Outside Edge Theatre Company wins ‘Best Arts Project – Arts, Health and Wellbeing’ in the Hearts for the Arts Awards 2020 Judged