AHT have been working with Derbyshire CC’s Education Improvement services on their: Building Effective Relationships Together Award. Working with Alfreton Park Special school’s KS4 pupils we used drama to explore sexual health issues around communication, confidence, consent and keeping ourselves safe. Young people, and staff participated in the workshops delivered across three weeks using: games, […]
We’re very proud to have won the Mainframe 2022 ‘Creativity for Good’ award on Wed 6 April 2022 at the annual celebration, held at Quad, Derby. The award celebrates how our Destinies project contributed to the betterment of lives through creative means. It is a huge honour. The award belongs to the full team who […]
The full length edited film was screened at Derby Theatre on Monday 15 November 2021 and can be seen here.
We’re very proud that Destinies has been shortlisted for CREATIVITY FOR GOOD Mainframe Award 2022. This category demonstrates how a product, project or organisation has contributed to the betterment of lives through creative means. Thank you to all the young people involved, Derbyshire Virtual School, Sinfonia Viva, Orchestra Live, funded by Arts Council England.
Ava has recently had an article published in the Journal of Applied Arts & Health (Volume 12, No 3) which focussed on Art-Based Research in Health and Well-Being During the Pandemic. The article was written by Ava Hunt and Roger Wooster and explores the complexities of what applied theatre/drama offer the young to think critically […]
Free KS4 teaching resource to be launched on RSE Day 24 June 2021 to support new RSE Curriculum.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SEN Drama Workshops Exploring Sexual Health
Winners of the Mainframe 2022 ‘Creativity for Good’ award! 
Destinies full video now available 
Shortlisted for ‘Creativity for Good’ Award 
Social distancing without emotional distancing? 
Real For Me 
Amnesty International Festival of Social Justice 
Learning through drama – social distance without emotional distance 
Winners of the Children & Young People Arts and Culture Award 2020 
