Frances Watt | Ava Hunt Theatre

Real For Me

Free KS4 teaching resource to be launched on RSE Day 24 June 2021 to support new RSE Curriculum.

Amnesty International Festival of Social Justice

Saturday 29th May 2021 at 7.00pm – Wirksworth and District Amnesty International presents: Amnesty International groups from across Central England have curated a whole selection of events, talks, poetry readings, comedy, drama, town centre trails and more. Many of these are online and can be enjoyed by anyone. Ava Hunt Theatre is contributing to the festival with a […]

Learning through drama – social distance without emotional distance

Ava Hunt and Roger Wooster explore whether applied theatre has a future in a post-Covid world. This article is published in Arts Professional and listed in full below: If you are working in the performing arts sector you will be well aware of the threats (‘challenges’ is not a strong enough word) to your livelihood, your career and […]

Arts Council Funding secured for 2021 projects

Ava Hunt Theatre has been successful in securing Arts Council England funding to support our creative programme in 2021. This funding allows us to continue our Destinies project with a wide range of partners including Derbyshire Virtual School, Sinfonia Viva, Orchestras Live. University of Derby and Derby Theatre. Together we will be working with young […]

Winners of the Children & Young People Arts and Culture Award 2020

We are honoured to have won the Children & Young People Arts and Culture Award 2020 for the Journeys of Destinies and Destinies projects. Journeys of Destiny told the true story of Saad Al-Kassab, a young Syrian refugee. The production toured schools and venues in the East Midlands to Year 6 pupils telling Saad’s story […]

Shortlisted for 2020 Arts and Culture Children & Young People Now Award

GOOD News!! Journeys of Destiny and its companion piece Destinies have been shortlisted for 2020 Arts & Culture: Children & Young People Now Awards. The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families. In a year of turmoil and unprecedented challenges, the Awards recognise innovation and impact […]