We are very grateful to the following trusts, companies and individuals for their generous support this year. Without them it would have been impossible to offer such a wide range of opportunities to such a wide range of young people and to such a high standard.

Work Experience & Training
Providing Work Experience to all our members, focussing on the following main areas: The Mentor Scheme, The Trainee Tutor Programme, the Marketing and Fund Raising Committees and Technical Theatre training. 

N.Smith Charitable Settlement

Subsidy Fund
To enable members to draw down full subsidies or part bursaries for any aspect of Stage2 eg Fees, exams, tickets, photos, residentials etc. This ensures no-one is excluded from anything due to a financial challenge.

Lord Austin Trust

Four Acre Trust

Romeo And Juliet
To have a larger set, hire costumes, engage professionals ( a composer, fight director and magician), allowing every member to benefit from the additional learning that comes from taking part in a full length Shakespearian production

Director Development Fund - Business Link West Midlands

Arts & Business, re; Jaguar Arts & Business Awards 

Anonymous Donation from an individual 

Mentor Scheme
To fund our peer run scheme (we are still the only Youth Theatre to have achieved Approved Provider Status in safe and effective Mentoring practice from the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation) and all related Mentoring activities within the company.

Four Acre Trust

Apprenticeship Post 
To contribute to the salary of the new post - Arts Manager on the Creative Arts Apprenticeship Scheme

William A.Cadbury

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation 

Gifts in Kind 
for free consultancy advice and support to assist us with our future development. 

Business Link West Midlands 

For winning their Shameless Plug competition we received free print to the worth of £1000

Printing.com