Big Telly Theatre CompanyID: 1036

Big Telly's mission is to invest in the development of professional theatre, theatre skills and creative expression through theatrical experiences that surprise, stimulate and entertain.

Big Telly aims to innovate, involve, inspire, excite and ignite the imagination through the company's design, delivery, production, touring and training activities.

Primary objectives:

• To concentrate on the visual potential of theatre through fusion with other art forms such as dance, music, circus, magic and film to create a unique sense of spectacle
• To develop skills for practitioners and the dissemination of professional theatre skills to a wider community

Values and Approach

• Educational and outreach programmes, open rehearsals and community creativity projects, workshops, talks and summer schools
• Placing the audience firmly at the centre of work through open and inclusive processes
• The production and touring of new work, and production and touring of classic texts and published work which are presented in an innovative manner (existing work is given a contemporary angle and relevance is stressed)
• Acting an agency role to support skill development of teachers, actors, community groups and staff