BBC Young People's Musical Theatre
Overview
The scheme is open to any non-profit theatre group who have a youth section or are made up of members under the age of 25. In the case of a mixed age group, the group should demonstrate that the principle beneficiaries of the project are under 25 years of age. The group should regularly put on musical theatre productions or wish to try out a musical for the first time.
Groups can apply for grants for training and development and in particular for projects that encourage new members and/or new audiences. They may wish to try more ambitious repertoire, work with other local groups or schools or put on workshops with professionals. Some groups may wish to put on a musical for the first time and could apply for funding to help them hire a live band, a director or a choreographer.
Musical Theatre is deemed to be :
"A performance that tells its story through music, songs, dialogue and dance."
Assesment criteria will be based on :
- Development of the group, either in standard or scale
- Achievability of the project
- Ambition of the group
You should be able to show that your youth group has been in existence since 1st April 2008 and that the bank account and constitution in the groups name became been operational on or before 1st April 2008
Successful projects can begin from 1 February 2011 and recipients will have one year to spend their grants, so the deadline for grants to be spent will be 31st January 2012.
The maximum grant given to any grant winner will be £5,000 (“Maximum Grant”) and the minimum grant given to any grant winner will be £500 (“Minimum Grant”).
How to apply
For more details please visit the website.