Download - Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre’s Creative Learning
Programme for Young People
September 2010 - August 2011

WELCOME!
The following pages summarise the activity
that has taken place between September
2010 and August 2011. It has been an
incredibly busy and exciting year for us –
with lots of activity for both school groups
and for Young Friends.
Almeida Projects provides an active, creative link between our theatre
and its audience, more specifically an audience that may not have
considered that the theatre might be for them. This is not simply to
ensure an audience for the future; it is to establish the right of every
individual to self-expression, to the belief that they possess creative
potential, that theatre is a populist, collaborative art form as available
to them as to everybody else.
Whether any young person working with us goes on to become a
professional writer, actor, director, designer, administrator or technician
is of secondary interest. Our aim is to act as a catalyst to their energies,
to their hunger to participate – celebrating the creativity of young
people in the best way we know how: by offering them our experience,
our expertise and our unique theatre.
Michael Attenborough
Artistic Director, Almeida Theatre
Our work with and for schools was as strong as ever
this year. Particular highlights were Crawling in the
Dark by Natalie Mitchell – a new play commissioned
specifically for young people that saw 954 young
theatregoers coming through the Almeida’s doors,
and being totally enthralled by the action on stage;
and the Becky Shaw Residencies with seven classes
from five schools who came together to share their
work on the Almeida stage in March.
The Young Friend of the Almeida scheme has also
grown in strength and further embedded itself into
the ethos of the organisation. Particular highlights of
this year’s activity were ScriptLAB and the One Act
Play Festival, where eight writers produced eight new
plays that other Young Friends then performed at
the theatre; and the Young Friends Festival, curated
by the YFA Creative Board, which included
workshops and performances for and by Young
Friends.
July 2011 also marked the culmination of the third
year of the Trainee Workshop Leader Programme – it
has really grown in strength and reputation since its
inception in 2008, and we are delighted that we will
be working in partnership with Central School of
Speech and Drama to deliver the scheme in 2011-12.
We wish all of the 10-11 trainees every success in
their future careers and look forward to working with
the 2011-12 cohort.
It really has been a fantastic year, and we are
delighted to have almost achieved our fundraising
target to enable this vital and hugely worthwhile
work to continue through 2011/12.
We would like to thank all partners, funders and staff
who have supported this work over the last year –
and we look forward to working with you again.
Samantha, EJ, Natalie and Charlie
Almeida Projects Team

Creative Learning Facts and Figures 2010 – 2011
Overall, Almeida Projects worked with
• 2,550 individuals
• Providing 10,444 opportunities for these individuals
Subsidised Ticket Scheme
This scheme provided 56 different schools and 1555 students with a unique and wellsupported
theatre-going experience.
Students received a top price ticket to the show, at a hugely discounted rate; participated in an
introductory workshop (timetabled at a convenient time for the school, pre-show); received a host for
the evening; were given free copies of the programme; and were given access to Almeida Projects
Resource Packs with specific information and contextual articles relating to the production to support
further learning in the classroom.
Schools and Colleges
Specifically, Almeida Projects worked with
• 63 schools (8 partner schools; 17 local borough schools and 38 other schools)
• 2038 school students (500 of these on durational residency projects)
• Providing 7199 opportunities for these students
• 216 active Young Friends of the Almeida (although there were 418 registered members)
• Providing 2926 opportunities for these Young Friends
• 98 freelance artists (providing 1427 employment opportunities for these artists)
• 198 opportunities for teachers to engage with the Almeida’s programme of work
‘Thank you for the excellent introductory
workshop... The students absolutely loved it
and it has really whetted their appetite for
tomorrow's performance. You are doing really
excellent work...outside London it can be
difficult to access cultural activities like this.
Teacher, Cedars Upper School, Bedfordshire
Teachers Evenings
198 teachers attended 5 Teachers’ Evenings, providing an opportunity for local performing arts teachers
and representatives from selected arts and community organisations to come together, see the show and
assess its suitability for their students, meet the Projects team, and each other, and find out more about
Almeida Projects activities.
‘I wanted to get in touch to thank you for a brilliant evening... As a new teacher at
The City Academy this was the first such event I have attended and I was astounded
by your hospitality. It was a real privilege to have been invited to watch the show and
fascinating to listen to [director] Travis Preston speaking about his work... I would love
to attend future Teachers’ Evenings and applaud the work that you are doing to open
up the Almeida’s programme to local arts teachers.’
Teacher, The City Academy, Hackney
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11 3

Spin-off Production
CRAWLING
IN THE DARK
A new play for young people aged 13+
Five performances: Tuesday 5 April - Friday 8 April 2011
by Natalie Mitchell
The Almeida does not currently programme work as part of its main programme with a young audience
in mind. However, the theatre firmly believes in the importance and necessity of creating high quality,
accessible work for a young audience and has developed a formula for doing this - and programming it
at a time that is suitable for school audiences. Crawling in the Dark was written in response to The Knot
of the Heart by David Eldridge, to allow young people to access the play’s issues and themes in an
appropriate and age-relevant context, placing the experience of young people at the heart of the story.
Young people also consulted with the writer on the script and took part in early development workshops.
‘My favourite part of the project was seeing the
energy and talent in the final performance and
seeing it all come together in such a short
space of time.’
Student
Schools and Colleges
Crawling in the Dark was a frank coming-of-age story that featured two siblings at crucial points of
change in their personal and academic life, whose mother was a drug addict. In looking at how young
people can become victims of substance misuse, the play focused on the issues of family, responsibility
and choice.
Tickets for the show were offered to schools for £5 each, or £3 to all local borough schools. Almeida
Projects worked with eight lawyers from Pinsent Masons to produce a comprehensive Resource Pack
which included extensive practical exercises for use in the classroom, as well as detailed context relating
to the law and responsibility around drugs and family.
954 audience members attended; 682 of these were school bookings.
‘...how much the Year 9s enjoyed and
appreciated the performance (so did I!). It
really ‘grabbed’ them and held their attention
and interest throughout – all so believable and
close to home for some.’
Judy Gemmell, Islington Arts & Media School
‘A great session, it’s really
starting to look slick!’
Teacher
‘Amazing. Never before
have I cried for a live
performance. Truly
moving. I would definitely
watch it again. 10/10’
Student, Highbury Grove School
Equilibrium!
City and Islington College
June 2011
Almeida Projects worked with three groups of City and Islington students for eight hours each, to
explore and develop a physical language to explore the concept of balance – specifically the loss of
balance that has been precariously maintained by Agnes, the central female character in A Delicate
Balance – and what it means to them as young people. They presented their final piece on the Almeida
Theatre stage in June.
4 Almeida Projects: Activity Report 09-10 5

Partner School Residencies
‘I learned to speak with
confidence and how to act in
front of a live audience.’
Student
The Master Builder School Residencies
Islington Arts and Media School, Highbury Fields School and St Mary Magdalene
Academy
September to December 2010
Taking the themes of youth and ambition as a starting point - as young people, what do we dream
about and why? And how do we go about achieving our goals? - The Master Builder Residencies
encouraged students to explore their aspirations, as young people, with their whole lives ahead of them,
and devised short performances based on this exploration. At its heart, the residency aimed to engage
students creatively with the concept of ambition, particularly in an X-Factor age, where, arguably, young
people are offered an unrealistic view of the path to success and fame: when you have your heart set on
something, what lengths will you go to make it a reality? Or if it seems unachievable, will you just give
up?
3 Schools
5 classes
98 Year 10 students
12 artists
‘This sort of project is so worthwhile for our students: it gives
them the opportunity to work in a professional manner with
different practitioners and then to perform in an exciting space
to a live audience. I cannot value this too highly in terms of
their development, learning and attainment.’
Teacher
Partner School Residencies
Becky Shaw School Residencies
Highbury Grove School, Highbury Fields School, St Mary Magdalene Academy, Mount
Carmel RC Technology College and Elizabeth Garret Anderson Language College.
January to March 2011
Focusing on the theme of being a victim of crime, specifically on how individuals respond to incidents
and deal with them, participants devised response pieces to the Almeida’s production of Gina
Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw. Participants came for a tour of the theatre, saw an abridged matinee of the
show, and took part in devising workshops in their schools. Each group involved had a specific focus for
their response piece that contributed to a whole day of shared presentations, with other schools, at the
Almeida Theatre in March.
6
5 Schools
7 Classes
121 Year 10 Students
23 Artists
‘This was a fantastic opportunity to understand the demands
on the actor – rehearsal process, technical, focus and class
dynamics. Linking the activities together with a common song
was great idea, well-pitched, and added to the energy of the
piece. Seeing each others’ work was also wonderful and
helped students to gauge their own abilities well.’
Teacher
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11
‘I learned how to produce a
piece of work from scratch…
it was a confidence boost.’
Student

Schools and Colleges
Into the Almeida
Highbury Grove School, St Mary Magdalene Academy, Elizabeth Garret Anderson
Language College and Mount Carmel RC Technology College
September 2010 to July 2011
Into the Almeida was a series of bespoke workshops that introduced both students and teachers to the
key elements of theatre practice, drawing on themes from Almeida Theatre plays. Workshops were
tailored to the needs of the schools and supported curriculum learning. Workshops included:
performing onstage; voice; devising and responding to stimuli; physical theatre and movement in
performance; directing; theatre tours and practitioners.
Schools and Colleges
4 Schools
15 classes
505 year 10 and 11 students
43 artists
‘My favourite part of the process was performing on the
Almeida stage in front of an invited audience. It gave us a
chance to show our talent to our peers.’
Student
The team brought new and dynamic ideas and presented
them in a professional and dramatic manner which added
to the educational take of the school … The vast majority
of students were focussed for the majority of time as well
as being extended and stretched by the team – which is
about as good as it gets in a special school!
Teacher
8
‘I learned to have great confidence and how to project
my voice and now I will enjoy acting in front of other
people and not just my classmates.’
Student
Almeida Projects: Activity Repor 09-10
Building Bridges
The Bridge School
September 2010 to March 2011
Drawing on previous projects with the School, Almeida Projects moved a step further in its work with
young people with disabilities by using the expertise of both organisations to experiment with different
ways of working, and, ultimately, create good practice guidelines for producing theatres to work
successfully with this client group.
1 school
35 year 7 to 12 students
13 artists
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 09-10 9

Young Friends of the Almeida
THE YOUNG FRIENDS FESTIVAL
Curated by Young Friends inspired by the Almeida Festival 2011
July 2011
Building on the success of our annual LAB production for young people, this year's Almeida Festival
included a spin-off Young Friends Festival. Taking inspiration from the Almeida's productions
throughout the year, and working with Festival artists, the Young Friends Creative Board curated,
hosted and performed a variety of events for young audiences.
The Rashomon Effect
Written and performed by Young Friends in collaboration with Greyscale
July 2011
A group of nine writers and nine actors worked together over several weeks with Co-artistic director of
Greyscale, Selma Dimitrijevic, in order to create a multi-voiced story of intrigue and deception. Closely
echoing the creative process followed by Greyscale, each of the young writers provided a voice for one
of the actors, and as a team they created a story for and with their audiences.
Young Friends of the Almeida
173 people saw The Rashomon Effect.
‘It was completely different to
anything I’ve ever done beforein
a good way!’’
Inua Ellams Workshop Participant
Workshops with Inua Ellams, Pin the Tale and Belarus Free Theatre
July 2011
43 young people had the opportunity to work intensively, over a few hours, with artists from the
Festival companies before seeing them perform in their respective shows.
‘I really learnt how hard it was to multi-role
and then create a character starting from
how they walk!’
Pin the Tale Workshop Participant
Almeida Street Party
July 2011
‘The whole group was fascinated at the
style of his writing of which I have
never seen something similar before’
Inua Ellams Workshop Participant
To mark the closing of the Almeida Festival and Young Friend Festival, the Almeida Theatre hosted a
street party on Sunday 31 July, with activities throughout the theatre building, bar and Almeida Street.
Young Friends led backstage tours of the theatre to children under 12, and performed pop-up singing
sessions throughout the afternoon.
10
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11 11

Young Friends of the Almeida
LAB 10-11:
Young Friends of the Almeida
The Young Friend Festival
October 2010 - July 2011
ENCOURAGE
THE
OTHERS
Between October 2010 and April 2011, 14 Young Friends met fortnightly to explore each play in the
Almeida Theatre’s 10-11 Season through practical workshops. These workshops generated ideas and
material for the playwright, John Donnelly, who then wrote a brand new play, Encourage the Others, for
the group.
In May, they moved into bi-weekly rehearsals with director Lu Kemp, who guided the group into
production as part of the Almeida Festival in July 2011.
The company of performers were supported throughout the year by five peer mentors, who had
previously participated in the project. In addition, ten Young Friends worked alongside the Almeida
Theatre’s marketing department to devise a marketing strategy for the production, including filming
and editing their own trailer.
Fourteen other Young Friends undertook facilitation training, before delivering introductory workshops
relating to the play in a number of community settings around Islington as part of the Platform
Festival.
‘It was the best experience
of my life.’
Young Friend
‘Throughout this project we
were told we would be treated
like professionals and I felt
that…I felt absolutely
delighted.’
Young Friend
‘We’ve all bonded so
much…now I have a
LAB family.’
Audience Member
‘A truly ambitious, intelligent, challenging, darkly comic piece that was
beautifully written, superbly directed and expertly performed. I was
stunned by the participant's performances. They handled the complex
material with such incredible confidence, knowing and subtlety.’
Audience Member
‘I am so grateful I have been able to build a
relationship with the theatre that I am sure will
continue for a very long time.’
Young Friend
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11 13

Young Friends of the Almeida
MiniLABs
Term-long projects where Young Friends of the Almeida met weekly to work towards a final
performance.
YFA ScriptLAB and the One-Act Play Festival
Over nine weeks, thirteen Young Friends worked alongside a writer and dramaturg to develop first drafts of
one act plays. Eight of these plays were then cast and rehearsed with other Young Friends, working
alongside two professional directors. These were performed at the Almeida Theatre to an audience of over
100 friends and family.
13 writers / 15 performers / 1 stage manager / watched by over 100 audience members
‘I learnt the technical parts to scriptwriting and
really got to work closely with professionals.’
Young Friend
‘We got to enjoy the full
performance process
from the roots’
Young Friend
‘I hoped it would be fun and
worthwhile which is what it really was.’
Young Friend
MiniLAB: The Hotel
September to November 2010
The Autumn MiniLAB introduced participants to a new way of creating theatre, by placing equal importance
on the stories you tell physically, without words. Working with a movement specialist, participants explored
different ways of telling a narrative using their bodies, developing a physical language to tell a story through
a combination of improvisation, movement and physical theatre exercises.
‘I really gained a lot from the feedback and feel like I
had a lot of support.’ Young Friend
‘I learned how in physical theatre both dialogue and your body
can tell a story either at the same time or separately. It helped
me become confident and aware of what my body can do.’
Young Friend
14 Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11 15

Young Friends of the Almeida
‘Loved it so much, it was so
cool. I learnt more about
Shakespeare than I ever
learnt at school or college.’
Young Friend
Young Friends of the Almeida
‘I think it’s the most interesting workshop I’ve
ever done. I felt that practitioners were
teaching us essential skills and responding
important questions as honestly as they could.’
Young Friend: Auditions Masterclass participant
Half Term Masterclasses
Our Half Term Masterclasses give a bite-sized insight into a wide range of theatre practices,
led by working industry professionals.
June Half Term
One Play-in-a-Day activity delivered as part of St Mary’s Church Soul in the City Event, performed as part of
the Islington’s Got Talent show.
15 Young Friends participated in the activities of the day.
February Half Term
Four day-long Masterclasses covering Acting Comedy, Auditions, Directing and a Play in a Day.
69 Young Friends participated over the week.
October Half Term
Four day-long Masterclasses covering Prop Making, Auditions, Improvisation and Stage Combat.
45 Young Friends participated over the week.
‘I was made to feel very welcome on my first YFA workshop, and
was surprised to work with such an inspirational individual’
Young Friend: Directing Masterclass participant
Happy Mondays
Over the course of the year, a total of 207 Young Friends came to see Almeida Theatre productions for
just £3, as well as participate in an introductory workshop with other Young Friends.
Theatre Trips
During the 10-11 Season, Almeida Projects organised theatre trips for Young Friends to visit a number
of local venues, broadening their experience of theatregoing and fostering their knowledge of what’s
availabile in their local community. Supported by Almeida Projects, Young Friends attended
productions at Sadler’s Wells, the Arcola Theatre, the Pleasance Theatre and Soho Theatre.
‘The show was AMAZING! Thank you so much...I thought it
was really well written and I got a lot of ideas about script
writing from it. ...I had a great night and the workshop was
really cool too!
Young Friend
16
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11 17

Young Friend of the Almeida
Young Friends Touring Company
Choices and Falling
September to December 2010
January to April 2011
The Young Friend Touring Company: a company of dedicated young performers who devise
performances for other young people, inspired by the Almeida’s programme of work.
In the Autumn term, the company created a piece entitled Choices which was inspired by themes
including ambition and opportunity from the Almeida’s production of The Master Builder.
The Spring term took it’s inspiration from David Eldridge’s The Knot of the Heart, and the subsequent
performance, Falling, fused physical theatre and verbatim to explore the reflections of nine individuals
during a shared moment in time.
Over the two terms, the company toured their performance and workshop to over 20 different Year 7
and 8 classes across Islington, as well as performing their work as a curtain raiser for the Almeida
Projects spin-off production, Crawling in the Dark. Their work was seen by over 900 students.
The Young Friend Creative Board
The Young Friend Creative Board is a youth advisory board made up of 10 members whose roles
loosely mirror the staffing structure of the Almeida Theatre. The Board meet fortnightly to develop a
strategy for the Young Friend scheme, and programme and promote Young Friend activity. Each board
member is mentored and supported by their equivalent staff member from within the organisation.
Young Friend of the Almeida Creative Board
Key Achievements of the YFA Creative Board this year include:
• Securing £16,000 funding for our annual LAB project from Islington Council’s funderstorm
• Securing a silver level award from the Jack Petchey Foundation
• Designing and creating a new promotional flyer for the Young Friends scheme
• Planning and filming a short film about the Young Friends scheme
• Curating the Young Friend’s Festival, which ran alongside the Almeida Festival
• Projects Officers Hauk Pattison and Louie Keen have both participated in our trainee
workshop leader programme, and gone on to gain paid work at the Almeida and for other
companies
• Artistic Director Desara Bosnja won a Young Achiever’s Award for her work for the board
• Peer Mentor Shanice Stennett won an award for being apprentice of the year
‘This was a fantastic performance by talented
young actors. It was very valuable for our students
to see for a number of reasons...it’s inspiring for
them to see young performers taking their craft so
seriously and performing to such a high level.’
Teacher
‘The Almeida gives me the hope that one day I will not only
be working at the top of my game but also pioneering new
ways to see, experience and create theatre…In short I
wouldn't be who I am today if the Almeida and the Young
Friends scheme did not exist.’
Hauk Pattison, YFA Creative Board
18 Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11 19

Trainee Workshop Leaders
Trainee Workshop Leader Scheme
Between September 2010 and July 2011, Almeida Projects worked with ten trainees, for the third year
of the programme, to help them gain experience of the skills and tools necessary for working with
young people.
Trainees attended a three-day training course at the beginning of the year, led by Almeida Projects; took
part in monthly peer-led seminars; and had the opportunity to gain paid experience working as an
assistant workshop leader on one or more of our projects.
All trainees felt that their experience and skills as workshop leaders had grown and that they were
more confident and equipped for leading a session; and they all felt that they learnt by working with
other practitioners.
‘It was a fantastic scheme, which feels like it’s
gone really quickly – but when I look back I realise
that I have learnt and grown loads. At the start
of this I was still working in a pub, and now I’m
(just about) earning a wage as a freelance
workshop leader!’
In the past year we have worked with the following organisations, schools and freelance artists:
PARTNER SCHOOLS
The Bridge School
City and Islington College
Elizabeth Garret Anderson Language College
Highbury Fields School
KEY BOROUGH SCHOOLS
Acland Burghley School
Camden School for Girls
Cardinal Pole RC School
Central Foundation Boys' School
Central Foundation Girls’ School
Fortismere School
OTHER SCHOOLS
Ashbourne College
Beaconsfield High School
Bromley High School
Cedars Upper School
Central School of Speech & Drama
Chace Community School
Charterhouse School
Chingford Foundation School
Cranleigh School
Dulwich College
Ely College
Ewell Castle School
Friern Barnet School
ORGANISATIONS
George Green's School
Hackney Community College
Haverstock School
Hoxton Street Casting
La Sainte Union School
Parliament Hill School
Godolphin and Latymer School
Greenwich Young Apprentices
Haberdashers Askes School
Highgate School
Highstead Grammar School
John Roan School
King's School Canterbury
Latymer Upper School
Lincoln Christs Hospital School
Merchant Taylor School
North London Collegiate School
Northwest Kent College
Notting Hill & Ealing High School
Highbury Grove School
Islington Arts and Media School
Mount Carmel RC Technology College
St Mary Magdalene Academy
The Petchey Academy
Samuel Rhodes School
St Thomas More School
Stoke Newington School
William Ellis School
Woodside High School
Plumstead Manor School
Princess Helena College
Ravenscroft School
Regent's College
Rochester Grammar School
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Salesian College
Salesian College, Farnborough
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
St Martin's Senior School
St Paul’s Girls School
Stratford School
Trinity School, Croydon
Artists and Associates
All Change Arts
Belarus Free Theatre
Copenhagen Youth Centre
Creative Islington
Greyscale
Hanley Crouch Youth Club
Hoxton Street Casting
Islington Boat Club
Islington Council
Pin the Tale
Pinsent Masons LLP
Platform Festival
Shaftsbury Leaving Care Unit
Toffee Park Youth Centre
Underground Youth Club
FREELANCE ARTISTS & WORKSHOP LEADERS
‘The value of the scheme for me is that it bridged
the gap from uni into the ‘real world’ – you are
working professionally but still with support and
someone on the end of the phone.’
Jasmin Anderson-Gooding
Tom Attenborough
Tobi Bakare
Dan Baker
Danielle Baker
Signe Beckmann
Neil Bettles
Desara Bosnja
Kellie Bright
Anouke Brook
Kate Budgen
Michael Buffong
Nina Chograshi
Emma Cleasby
Naomi Cortes
Ben Craib
Andrew Dawson
Alison de Burgh
Eilidh Debonnaire
Martyn Dempsey
Selma Dimitijevic
John Donnelly
Peter DuBois
Tom Edden
Anthony Ekundayo-Lennon
David Eldridge
Inua Ellams
Tas Emiabata
Camilla Evans
Jane Fallowfield
Laura Farnworth
Polly Findlay
Tom Gibbons
Rickie Gilgunn
Rachel Gilmore
Rose Hall-Smith
Gbemisola Ikumelo
Lootie Johansen Bibby
Lorraine Kearin
Louie Keen
Lu Kemp
Nikolai Khalezin
Nick Khan
Imogen Knight
Natalia Koliada
Anne Langford
Nadia Latif
Jason Lawson
Michael Lewis
Andrew Lincoln
Freddie Machin
James Macdonald
Joanna Mackie
Tia Marie Martin
Marie Maton
Clare McKenna
Raquel Meseguer
Beckie Mills
Natalie Mitchell
Susan Momoko Hingley
Erin Murphy
Luke Norris
Dan Pearce
Matthew Pierce
Simon Pollard
Travis Preston
Steven Rathman
Annique Reynolds
Catrina Richardson
Emma Rosoman
Mila Sanders
Rhiannon Sawyer
Tahirah Sharif
Abdul Shayek
Maria Thomas
Alex Thorpe
Dervla Toal
Anna Tolputt
Kristi Warwick
Jason Wescombe
Simon Wilkinson
Howard Wood
Jenny Worton
TRAINEE WORKSHOP LEADERS
20
Almeida Projects: Activity Report 10-11
Rosa Connor
Tim Cowbury
Lucy Doherty
Lorna French
Sumera Galaria
Keridwen Jenkins
Clare Mason
Christopher O'Donnell
Hauk Pattison
Rebecca Twydell
21

Supporters
SUSTAIN (Arts Council England)
The Noël Coward Foundation
Ormonde & Duveen Trust
Funderstorm, Islington Council
The Peter Harrison Foundation
Market Securities
Pinsent Masons
Great Almeida Supper Party
Virgin London Marathon 2011 Runners:
Jamie Arkell
Andrew Goldstone
Andrea Sullivan
Photography Credits
Ludovic des Cognets
‘I have grown so much in the last 3 years...and I believe it’s all thanks to the
Almeida and the Young Friends Scheme. The skills I have gained have
helped me not only at the theatre but in my personal life and my working
life. I am able to manage and keep on top of things only because of the
work ethic I have gained from the Almeida and learning from the staff and
creative team at the Almeida.’
Desara Bosnja, YFA Creative Board
Almeida Projects 2010-11
Director of Projects Samantha Lane
Director of Projects (maternity
cover) EJ Trivett
Projects Co-ordinator Natalie Mitchell
Projects Adminstrator Charlie Payne
Admin Assistant Anaelisa Jaramillo
Residency Co-ordinator / Admin
Assistant Joanna Mackie
For more information about our work, please visit
almeida.co.uk/education

Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London N1 1TA
Registered charlity no 282167
Box Office 020 7359 4404 almeida.co.uk