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FUSION THEATRE

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £54.4K

  • Spending

    £46.1K

  • Charity no. 101808
  • Date registered. 24/09/2015

Public benefits

Purpose 1 - to advance education The benefits are improved educational outcomes in the Lagan Valley area. This will be demonstrated through feedback from participants and regular independent evaluation of amatuer drama productions . The charity's beneficiaries will be those young people who take part in the amateur drama project, their familiies

, and those members of the general public in the Lagan Valley area , who attend the performances, regardless of of religion, nationality, ehtnic identity, or disabiity . The only private benefit is to those professional members of the production team, and band who receive payment for their services. However this is incidental because their services and professional expertise is essential to the successful delivery of theproject to the beneficiaries. Purpose 2 - Promotion f the arts The benefit is increased involvement and experience of the arts . Tjis will be demonstrated by feedback from audience members, and regular independent evaluation by a variety of arts organisations. The beneficiaries will be the participants in the project,and their families as well as the members of the general public in the Lagan Valley area who attend the performances, regardless of religion, nationality, ethnic identity or disability . The only private benefit is to the professional members of the production team and band who are all paid for their services. It is incidental , since without their expertise and involvement, the project would not be possible , and the benefiticries would not recieve any benefit .

What your organisation does

Led by a professional, or semi professional productions team we mount musical theatre productions in the Lisburn area. This requires weeks of rehearsing during which the members, drawn from across the Lisburn area, and representing a range of social and other backgrounds , aged between 8 and 24 years receive training in drama, singing, and dance.

in an ethos of inclusion and respect. Grant aid enables us to keep our membership fees and ticket prices as low as possible, so that this training, and the performances are accessible to all regardless of socio-economic status. We aim to produce high quality artistic standards which are accessible to all .

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • Human rights/equality
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The Group is established to advance education and to promote the arts for the benefit of all of the people of primarily the Lagan Valley area (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) regardless of religion, nationality, ethnic identity or disability by means of a. Planning, creating, and designing a cross community amateur drama project culminating in a performance for the general public in the area of the benefit.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 10 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 23 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Samantha Reilly
  • Annmarie Watson
  • Mrs Angela Manson
  • Mrs Annieca Haddock
  • Mrs Carolee Mclaughlin
  • Mrs Clare Adair
  • Ms Donna Crawford
  • Lisa Moran
  • Patricia Glover
  • Colleen Bell

Public Address

Fusion Theatre, Fusion Theatre, Lisburn Enterprise Centre, Enterprise Crescent, Lisburn, BT28 2BP

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Belfast City Council
  • Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council

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