200 free theatre tickets for Exeter students

As a result of a new partnership between The Bike Shed Theatre and Hawksmoor Investment Management, two hundred young people from Exeter’s secondary schools and colleges will be given the opportunity to go to the theatre.

Complimentary tickets will be given to students who might not ordinarily be able to attend. Visiting in small groups up to five, they will also have the chance to meet the cast and the creative team to find out more about the production and how new shows are created.

Students from West Exe school, Isca College, St James and St Peters along with Exeter College and Exmouth Community College will receive free tickets for any show until next September.

Dee Rowett, Head of the Faculty of English Languages at Exeter College said: ‘Many of our learners have rarely attended the theatre so this is a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with The Bike Shed and Hawksmoor Investment Management to widen participation through the arts. The repertoire The Bike Shed offers also stimulates wider discussion and debate which broadens our learners’ academic studies and will therefore enhance our students’ personal development alongside their college studies.’

Jill Gill of Hawksmoor Investment Management, said: 
‘A project such as this will enable students to have the opportunity of experiencing theatre in a way that they would never have done before, if at all. We very much look forward to supporting this exciting initiative within the local community.’

The project is part of The Bike Shed Theatre’s wider aim to connect local businesses with culture and offer opportunities to people in the local community.

To find out more, email kelly@bikeshedtheatre.org.uk.