ANNUAL R EVIEW 2017 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION Front cover: Chineke! Orchestra - Photo: Southampton Music Hub Inside Front Cover: Northampton Theatres Trust (Royal & Derngate) – Photo: Graeme Braidwood INTRODUCTION

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER introduction I AM A PASSIONATE BELIEVER IN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS IN SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY MUSIC, WHICH TRANSCENDS ALL LANGUAGES, SHADES OF POLITICS, RACE AND CREEDS. IN OUR INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AND FRACTURED WORLD, THE ARTS HAVE NEVER BEEN AS VITAL AS THEY ARE TODAY AND THEY SHOULD BE FREE. I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION DEVELOP, REMOVE BARRIERS AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION BOTH IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY.

This has been a significant year for the Alongside these major initiatives, the Foundation, with an energised focus Foundation has continued to support on engaging BAME and underserved young musicians with the Music in communities following on from the Secondary Schools Trust, as well as Centre Stage report in 2016. Recognising those taking the first steps of their career the shortage of diverse talent across through the Andrew Lloyd Webber the sector, many of this year’s grant Scholarship programme. recipients are offering specifically targeted opportunities and training. We have also witnessed an exciting year in the celebration of our heritage. As well The Royal Shakespeare Company’s as welcoming the Heritage Angel Awards Next Generation talent development in Northern Ireland for the very first time, programme will offer acting and we also celebrated the announcement backstage training for young people from of the first ever Heritage Angel Overall BAME and low-income backgrounds in Winner. Awarded to the Piece Hall, whose the UK and our continued support of the Georgian architecture was restored by a American Theatre Wing will enhance the zealous and dedicated team in Halifax, —"I am a passionate believer in the importance of the provision of arts education for students the awards once again shone the light on and teachers in the US. the unsung heroes of heritage who work arts in schools, particularly music, which transcends all tirelessly to bring irreplaceable historic languages, shades of politics, race and creeds" places back to life. THE TOTAL NUMBER 2017 IN NUMBERS OF GRANTS AWARDED INCLUDED: 75 NEW GRANTS AMOUNTING TO £2,480,802 31 MULTI-YEAR GRANT

2017 in numbers 2017 INSTALMENTS AMOUNTING TO £1,281,954 30 MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTING £4m AMOUNTING TO INDIVIDUALS AND £329,266 GROUPS OF ALL AGES THIS YEAR’S SUPPORT WILL BENEFIT:

11,583 PRIMARY 10 SCHOOL CHILDREN In 2017, the Andrew Lloyd 45,677 PEOPLE AGED 11-18 Webber Foundation supported 3 10,776 PEOPLE AGED 19-25 136 projects totalling 7,022 PEOPLE AGED 2 16 £4,092,022. UK-WIDE OVER 25 PROJECTS AND 5 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 5 INCLUDING: 11 Benefitting a total of 47,915 people supported by Youth Theatre and Theatre 75,058 people in the Training projects UK and beyond, the 4 17,506 people supported by geographical reach 4 Music Education projects of the Foundation's 5 12 3,773 people supported by support is Heritage projects illustrated on 45 2,836 people supported the map. by Emerging Artists 10 and Professional Development projects 13

(NB please note some projects span more than one geographical area)

4 CENTRE STAGE

In 2016, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation published Centre Stage, a report examining issues surrounding the pipeline of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) trained talent into musical theatre. Centre Stage Centre

Danuta Kean, one of the Centre Stage editors, said Calling on arts sector communities, as well as commissioning • Commissioning the editors of Centre —"As well as adding to a broad range of diversity bodies, drama schools, further research to shape and inform its Stage, Danuta Kean and Mel Larson, initiatives by actors union Equity, The Stage and production companies future charitable activities. Actions included: to carry out further qualitative research and philanthropic on socio-economic barriers to arts even the Labour Party, the report rode a crest of a organisations to take • A pledge of £175,000 to The Stage engagement, including in-depth interviews wave of anger, interest and frustration among Black urgent action, the to support the creation of a free online data with selected Andrew Lloyd Webber and Asian theatre professionals that led some to report concluded that resource detailing the full range of training scholarship recipients, and produce a set of take things into their own hands." CENTRE STAGE if the theatre does not opportunities and careers in theatre, recommendations that aim to ensure BAME THE PIPELINE OF BAME TALENT become more diverse, as well as funding and support that is talent is no longer marginalised and the

AndrewAndrew Lloyd Lloyd Webber Webber FoundationFoundation it risks becoming available for aspiring theatre workers. It will legacy of the report is sustainable. irrelevant to the majority of the British have a particular focus on opportunities James Dacre, population who now live in a multicultural for those from disadvantaged and BAME One year on, progress has been made and Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate Theatre, said society. backgrounds. encouraging signs have been witnessed across the sector with an invigorated —"The Centre Stage report has encouraged During 2017, the Foundation has acted • A Grant of £27,500 awarded to commitment being made to increasing us to reflect on what we are doing at Royal & upon the key recommendations set out Leicester Curve’s New Theatre Talent diversity. Derngate to support talented young people from in Centre Stage, awarding over 50% of programme providing a year long, all backgrounds at the very beginning of their its grants to projects that encourage part-time on-stage and musical theatre This year saw the launch of organisations journey towards a career in theatre. Many of those participation and provide opportunities training programme, targeting talented including the Diversity School Initiative, who interviewed for the research spoke about the for those from BAME and underprivileged young people aged 18 – 25 from BAME work to broaden the diversity of new and importance of access to high quality local youth backgrounds who face financial, social and existing drama schools and students, and theatre provision, particularly where activity is led confidence restraints to participation. the ongoing support of drama schools. by Black or Asian artists. Coupled with our direct Andrew Lloyd Webber, This included RADA, who offered an experience of such initiatives, this inspired us to said • A Grant of £15,000 awarded to unlimited number of audition-fee waivers Chineke! Orchestra, comprising BAME for poorer students, increased the number develop a new project to broaden the makeup of —"I passionately believe that the professional musicians, to inspire primary of regional auditions, focused efforts to our own youth theatre and to engage more BAME stage needs to reflect the diversity school children to engage and take up recruit more diverse staff and addressed practitioners to lead educational activity as part of the UK population or it risks music by performing ensemble work and the low level of BAME representation of a wider programme of activity to address the becoming side-lined.” workshops in schools, targeting areas with among technical staff this year. Creative Case for Diversity.” a high BAME population.

Northampton Theatres Trust (Royal & Derngate) – Photo: Graeme Braidwood 5 Chris Hocking, Principal & Director of SCHOLARSHIPS the Schools of Acting & Musical Theatre at Arts Ed, said The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation supports 30 students every year on —"As you know, we performing arts courses and congratulates 14 scholars who graduated in 2017. believe that young

Scholarships people with talent and commitment have the IZUKA HOYLE, GRACIE JOHNSON, right to attain excellence 3 year BA (Hons) Musical Theatre, Arts Ed 3 year BA (Hons) Acting, Liverpool in the performing arts, Institute of Performing Arts - LIPA irrespective of their JOSHUA JOSEPH GANNON, 3 year Musical Theatre Course, Guildford MARIA COLLETTE BUKLEY, financial background and School of Acting 2 year Stage Management Course, we pride ourselves on how LAMDA effectively we nurture TOBIAS FITZPATRICK-NASH, students from a wide Years 9 to 11 Scholarship, Sylvia Young ALEXANDRA LOWE, variety of backgrounds. Theatre School 2 year Masters of Music Course for Soprano, Royal Northern College of The immensely DEVON NATHANIEL REID, Music 3 year vocational course in Performing generous support of the Arts, Phil Winston’s TheatreWorks ALEXANDER GRAINGER, Foundation ensures that 2 year Masters of Music Course for Tenor, economic disadvantage ADRIANA PERUCCA, Royal Northern College of Music is not the overwhelming 3 year course in Actor Musicianship, Rose barrier that it can be." Bruford College KATE MCKEOWN, 1 year MA in Musical Theatre, Royal CONSUELLA ROLLE, Welsh College of Music & Drama 3 year BA (Hons) Performance, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts LUKIN SIMMONDS, 1 year course in Musical Theatre, London DAISY ADDISON, School of Musical Theatre - LSMT 3 year BA in Musical Theatre, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland CHRIS DUFFY, 1 year Associate Musical Director Fellowship, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Kate McKeown, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama graduate, said —"Being on this scholarship at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has given me such incredible training and I now feel prepared for the next chapter. This year has been life changing for me and I could not be more grateful to the Foundation for awarding me the scholarship. Once Sweeney Todd is finished I will be moving straight to London to start auditioning."

Top right: Arts Educational Schools, London – Photo: Bob Workman 6 Bottom right: LAMDA – Photo: John Haynes Case Studies

TOM VINCENT, IZUKA HOYLE, ALEXANDRA LOWE Leading casting director 1 year MA in Musical Theatre 3 year BA (Hons) Musical Theatre 2 year MA in Music David Grindrod,

Graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music Graduated from Arts Educational Schools, Graduated from Royal Northern College of who auditions students on Scholarships & Drama in 2016 London in 2017 Music in 2017 behalf of the Foundation, said

"I loved my time at "I cannot decide Professor Lynne —"I am Royal Welsh College. whether I learnt Dawson, Head of the always I was given the best more about my craft School of Vocal Studies and impressed intense training or myself during my Opera at the Royal Northern by the College of Music, said on offer. It was a three years. The level standard fantastic platform of talent, discipline of students for me to challenge and determination —“Alex Lowe’s at all the myself and develop you are surrounded postgraduate study colleges I visit on behalf my skill set as an by is all the has been super; of the Andrew Lloyd actor. motivation you need. she has been Webber Foundation. The You are pushed to involved in and had As a child, and even to this day, I always had the limits, both physically and mentally - but considerable success in all of the College Foundation is committed to a burning desire and passion to be successful it isn’t until you reflect afterwards that you productions. She has attracted offers for supporting young people at when it comes to performing. Coming from realise how vital that was. Opera Courses from the three Conservatoires the beginning of their careers a working class background; going to drama to which she applied. This is a significant and these scholarships go a school, for me, was just something I used to The scholarship made the ultimate difference testament to her talent and hard work – the long way to providing the dream about. If it wasn’t for the scholarship in that it enabled me to attend Arts Ed. Unlike competition for these places is exceptionally financial peace-of-mind that I would never have been able to afford the the DADA or government funding it is the only high, especially for sopranos. She is already enables them to concentrate tuition fees. scholarship that also entitles you to a student being offered professional work and is being on their studies and be the loan. This way I was able to fund my fees, advised on this by a major international agent. best performers they can be." Whilst in college I was very fortunate to but also all my living costs for London, both We wish her enormous success in the future.” audition and be granted the role of Jean of which my parents and I could never have Prouvaire in the Ensemble of Les Misérables dreamed of covering. In terms of its effect on on its 2016 International Tour. me - it was an incentive to work twice as hard.

After finishing the tour, I auditioned for the My first professional role was in Working UK tour of Sunset Boulevard for which I am which played at the Southwark Playhouse. currently understudying the roles of Manfred The second was the Focus Feature and & Cecil B Demille." Working Title feature film - Mary Queen of Scots. This was my first on screen experience and I learned the most about my craft during filming. Shortly after that I made my West End debut in new musical Six which played at the Arts Theatre. A musical in concert form surrounding the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, I portrayed the role of surging wife Catherine Parr."

Izuka won the 2017 Stephen Sondheim Society Performer of the Year Award.

Bottom right: Arts Educational Schools, London – Photo: Robin Savage Bottom left: Former Andrew Lloyd Webber scholar Will Richardson performing as Rum Tum Tugger in the Korean tour of Cats 7 2017 was another busy year for the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme, which MUSIC IN offers unrivalled music opportunities to London school pupils. Throughout 2017, the programme continued to develop and enhance young people’s musical experience with over 3,700 students receiving free classical music tuition and instruments SECONDARY in 11 schools. Including the alumni, this takes the reach of the SCHOOLS programme to over 5,000 students across London to date. Schools who participated in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. the MiSST programme in 2017 Showcasing a high standard of were Highbury Grove School playing the concert demonstrates TRUST in Islington, Lister Community the commitment of students, School in Newham, Frederick particularly those who attend the Bremer School in Waltham Forest, MiSST’s Saturday Music School. Arts and Media School in Islington, Mount Carmel Catholic School for Girls in Islington, Holloway School Music residency in Islington, St Mary Magdalene at Radley College Academy in Islington and Sedgehill School in Lewisham. Whitefield MiSST ran a third Music Residential Music In Secondary Schools Trust Schools Music In Secondary School Barnet and Samual Rhodes at Radley College boarding school Special School in Islington joined in Oxfordshire in July 2017. Taking the programme in September place over 4 days, the programme 2017. MiSST also continues to involves intensive music practice support developmental work in and tuition, and culminates with a New North Academy Islington. formal concert for parents. This year the group consisted of The programme, which received 114 teenagers, including 26 £1 million from the Foundation Saturday School students, of which in 2013, was pledged a further over 50% were entitled to free £1.4 million over 4 years in school meals. 2016 and received their first installment of £350,000 this year. Workshops In September 2017 Nicola Annual concert Benedetti and members of The annual MiSST Concert in the English Schools Orchestra June 2017 was hosted at LSO visited Highbury Grove School in St Luke’s. Performances by Islington to run string workshops students from MiSST schools for more advanced musicians included a challenging repertoire over 3 days. It was a huge of Palladio by Karl Jenkins, success with 46 MiSST students Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas and 9 English School Orchestra Tallis by Vaughan Williams and musicians taking part.

8 Above: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s visit to CoLA Highbury Grove – Photo: Ben Ealovega increased theirconfidence. programme hassignificantly their involvement intheMiSST do GCSEmusic.Originally shy, setting, they have both opted to accomplishment inagroup tuition Grade 4standard, anincredible Playing andperforming at a in musicover thelast3 years. identical twinswhohave thrived Emmanuella andGabriellaare Carmel School Nshirahene, aged14from Mount Emmanuella andGabriella Studies Case achievement was felt by all involved from Holloway." byall felt was achievement greatand a sense were of alike inspiring and students forstaff outcomestears to shedonthecoach back Themusical school! with time, fantastic hard extremely and had a worked all They —"16 Year intensive inthe four-day course. participated 7students who begantheprogramme inSeptember 2016, said Staff at Holloway School concerts andevents.concerts a week andperforminginseveral attending ensemblerehearsals twice of theSedgehillMusicDepartment been anincredibly committed member Throughout year 8and9, Isaachas residential during year 7and year 8. andRadleyBarbican concert College 2014. Hehastaken inthe part started at SedgehillinSeptember has beenplaying the viola sincehe Isaac isapupilpremium student who from SedgehillSchool Isaac Davidson, Year 9aged14 Left: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s visit to CoLAHighbury Grove –Photo: BenEalovega, Top Centre: MiSST student from StMary MagdeleneAcademy, Top Right: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s visit to CoLAHighbury Grove –Photo: BenEalovega Bottom Centre: Music inSecondary Schools Trust –Photo: Adam Dickens, Bottom Right: MiSST students from New Academy North

9 9 Music In Secondary Schools Trust 10 Heritage Angel Awards in Halifax whichreopened inAugust 2017. the Georgian architecture of the PieceHall Slattery, itcelebrated herwork to restore from allthree regions. Granted to Claire Lloyd Webber andanAngelAward judge The Overall Winner was chosenby Andrew Halifax Hall, Piece The Winner 2017 Overall the AngelAwards over thenext 3 years. The Foundation hascommitted fundsof £475,000 to support establish theHeritageAngelsasatruly UKwideinstitution. and England.In2018,thesewillbejoinedby Wales to range of achievements were Ireland, heldinNorthern Scotland and nationally. Award ceremonies celebrating anenormous heritage, andencourage others to get involved both locally individuals andcommunitiesto rescue andrestore thenation’s Angel Awards recognise theamazingefforts madeby Heritage (now Historic England)in2011,theAnnualHeritage Angel Awards. 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11 Heritage Angel Awards HERITAGE Heritage

Theatres Trust’s UK Small Grants Scheme

Theatres Trust will use their grant of £90,000 over 3 years to continue the preservation and improvement of the UK’s theatre buildings. The UK Small Grants Scheme awards grants of up to £5,000 to theatres across the UK with charitable status to address urgent building repairs and help theatres in need and at risk.

Theatres that received grants in 2017 include Citizen’s Theatre, Glasgow, Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol, Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath and The The Foundation is delighted to continue supporting the conservation, preservation and Place Theatre, Bedford. appreciation of heritage and fine arts across the country throughout 2017.

New grants awarded to heritage projects in 2017 include:

£95,547 over 3 years to the Historic England £23,100 to the Churches Conservation Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings Heritage Project to Trust to fund a 12 month paid heritage skills support the development of heritage construction apprenticeship. skills through a Heritage Skills Programme. £16,600 to Lincoln Cathedral over 2 years £49,954 to Gainsborough House over 2 years towards training for a young heritage skilled worker towards the provision of a Building Management who will work on the cathedral and undertake Apprenticeship scheme when their HLF funded qualifications in conservation. restoration begins in 2019. £7,210 to Museum of London Archaeology £43,699 to The Society of Architectural (MOLA) towards their Built Heritage Youth Historians of Great Britain over 3 years to fund an Engagement Programme in Haringey, Islington and Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation PHD Scholarship Tower Hamlets for 30 young people aged 16-25 not in British Architectural History. in education, employment, or training.

Top left: Shrewsbury Flaxmill construction works – Photo: Historic England, James Davies, Top right: Lincoln Cathedral 12 Bottom right: Citizen’s Theatre Glasgow, Theatres Trust Small Grant recipient – Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Awarded £15,100, Chineke! Orchestra, tuition, mentoring and pastoral support Europe’s first professional majority Black and for 150 children in Brighton, Manchester, Minority Ethnic orchestra, used their grant to Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and support their Learning Participation Project Staffordshire from families who cannot in Gloucester, Bristol and Southampton. afford to continue with music lessons Targeting the most deprived areas, and after key stage 2. Hackney New Primary those with a high BAME population, Chineke! School was awarded £14,486 to provide musicians worked with teachers to run instruments for their pupils to have daily workshops for 500 primary and secondary music lessons. The school has employed a school children. full-time music teacher to run the programme and the funding will pay for 26 Violins, 8 Violas, 4 Double Basses and 12 Cellos.

The orchestra provided 8 full days of creative Awarded Grants workshops and ensemble playing in each school, culminating in a concert in each Awarded over 3 years, the Foundation location. Ensuring no costs to the schools, the awarded £211,723 to The BRIT School project aimed to inspire young students in their in 2017 to support their Bridge Theatre formative years with the hope of increasing the Company, a free year-long part-time course numbers of black and minority ethnic students for post sixth form BRIT School students. studying music in higher education. Providing an opportunity to create a theatre company and produce a show under Awards for Young Musicians was awarded the guidance of industry specialists, the £20,100 towards their Furthering training culminates in a 3 week run of the Talent Programme, delivering instrument performance at the Oval Theatre.

Stuart Worden, Principal at the Brit School, said —“It’s a very hard time for education and the arts. Andrew talks about this all the time GRANTS AWARDED and his support is so helpful during these difficult times. We continue to lose financial support for music lessons and the arts and having friends like the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation genuinely gives us some light.”

2017 marks the seventh year of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation’s active grant-giving programme. 136 grants were awarded to innovative arts, culture, education and heritage projects. This included grants to 75 new projects, 31 projects in their second and third years of funding and 30 musical theatre scholarships.

The Foundation’s active grant giving Many of the projects supported this year programme has now awarded over work with local theatres, communities and £18 million since 2010 to support the music education hubs to remove barriers to enhancement of arts education, participation arts participation and ensure young people and increasing diversity across the sector. have access to vibrant arts education and training opportunities, regardless of their This year successful new grant recipients background. Providing inspiring role models received a total of £2,480,802 and and professionally led training are key included Punchdrunk, Chineke! Orchestra, hallmarks of successful projects. Arts Insight, Creative Access and Jessye Norman School of the Arts in Augusta US.

Top left: Frantic Assembly – Photo: Helen Maybanks, Bottom left: Wac Arts, Bottom right: Chetham’s School of Music – Photo: Sara Porter 13 £15,100 was awarded to Wales Millennium Centre towards the Shared Apprenticeship Mathew Milsom, Matt Armstrong, Scheme, encouraging and developing future Managing Director of Wales Millennium Centre, said Senior Grants Manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company, said generations of stage technicians, electricians and —"We are thrilled to see our Technical Theatre Apprenticeship —"We are delighted to have been awarded a grant from the other behind the scenes roles. The most recent Scheme recognised by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation towards RSC Next cohort of 5 apprentices enrolled in training in January 2018 and began work towards their EDI The Centre shares the Foundation’s aims of breaking down Generation. We think it is an important programme that will Level 3 in Technical Theatre and the Association barriers in the arts to ensure such careers are available to young make real differences to the lives of the young people taking of British Theatre Technicians Bronze certificate. people from all backgrounds. Through the scheme we are part. It will help us to redouble our commitment to diversity discovering and developing the ‘behind the scenes’ theatre talent on and off our stages and we hope that, in time, it will help to The 10 month scheme is designed to create new Grants Awarded Grants of the future, looking at new pathways into the industry. The grant make a tangible difference to the wider theatre sector." routes into backstage careers through work- based placements in theatres across Wales and will help us ensure we can provide the very best opportunities to training in essential industry skills and knowledge. our current and future apprentices."

Supporting the provision of backstage training, Hoxton Hall Trust received £18,100 to fund 3 trainee positions in Technical Theatre, Directing and Marketing & Development for 18-25 year olds from BAME backgrounds, and Greyscale ART Theatre Company received £1,600 towards an apprenticeship for a young disabled director. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation purchased Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto’s The Old Horse Guards from St James’s Park in 1992 and since then the painting has been on loan to exhibitions at museums across the UK. This exceptional work of art is currently on exhibition in the public galleries of Tate Britain.

The funding will support the Acting and Backstage pathways of the training, supporting 24 and 40 young people respectively. Funding the project for 3 years, the number of young people supported by the grant will come to a total of 192.

The Royal Shakespeare Company was awarded Rated within the 21st most deprived Local £121,980 over 3 years towards their Next Authority areas in England, Leicester Theatre Generation programme, a talent development Trust (Curve Theatre) will use their £27,600 programme for young people aged 13 to 18. grant to recruit talented young adults from BAME Specifically targeting young people from backgrounds to engage in their New Theatre low-income backgrounds, the programme Talent programme. A year-long, part-time theatre combats the underrepresentation of this training programme for 25 young people aged group working in the industry and provides 18-25, the scheme will focus on providing free the opportunity for gifted individuals to gain training for stage and musical performance skills experience and explore the prospect of a career which will culminate in a final musical showcase in theatre. at Curve Theatre.

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15 Grants Awarded 16 Multi-Year Grants totalling Throughout 2017, Left: Oldham Coliseum, Right: Old Vic TheatreOld Trust, BushTheatre Ballet andNorthern . and danceincludedgrants to National Theatre NT, Connections MULTI-YEAR GRANTS project is immeasurable and will be something that will stay with them forlife." stay with something be that will will and project isimmeasurable Tameside theparticipating that theexperience which from this gain —"I believe will schools of theOldham Coliseum Theatre’s Education Partnership Scheme,said Tracy Webster, £1,281,954 The Old Vic 12–Photo: Ben Carpenter. 31 projects received projects instalments of theirmulti-year grants . intheatre,This fundingsupported projects music a provide Creators Programme, usedtheirgrant to instalment of BalletNorthern received theirthird Course. theirintensivesupport residential Summer receive saw This year secondary schools. theatre performances in intercultural relations through inter-school instalment, over 3 years to promote positive Manchester received Royal Exchange Young Company traditional routes into acareer intheatre. have hadlessopportunity orfollowed non- and choreographers, who itengagesartists writers, producers, designers, composers awarded The National Orchestra for All(NOFA) was Coliseum received those withlimited andOldham opportunities START bringingdanceto Schoolsproject for support The Old Vic 12.Amentoring project of a Chickenshed, now intheirthird andfinal year main houseproductions. mentoring to andopportunities auditionfor including specialistmasterclasses, one-to-one 130 young peopleintheir2016-17 cohort, 5,000 to opportunities the participation the 2018StageAwards andprovides over company celebrated Schoolof the Year in career inthetheatre industry. skills andwork experience in2017 to pursue a £105,000 chosen career path, Idon’t theYoung knowwhere Iwould without be Creators course." with memy tonsand helped professional contacts work-experience, ofconfidence,paid me giving byteaching skills, my meinvaluable shape life helped —"Chickenshed has 12 £45,000 young aspiringtheatre directors, £35,000 165 who iscurrently employed by Chickenshed to operate said soundandprojections, Carina Moscattini, £45,000 young peoplewiththecreative £5,000 The Old Vic TheatreOld TrustThe grant awarded over 3 years, to grant towards their Young , thesecondinstalment of £5,708 over 3 years in2015 to £15,100 fundingtowards their 12 Tameside , theirsecond . The young young . The " challenged. creatively —"I don’t thinkI’ve so felt ever a memberof theOld Vic 12,said Playwright Rebecca Crookshank, in 2017. enrolled who Cruz Dela Danilo and Francis-Dehqani, year, nowinhisfinal Gabriel including at thecollege Further continue theirstudies scholars " thrives. and encouraged enjoy. isnurtured, they skill Every experiences inwhatever special Scholarship student at Eton, said Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Donal McCann, interesting, had has far have met so I Everyone to thetable. bring you can whatever extra of Eton is value the real —"I believe opportunities." artistic ofthebest deprived generally area inan forpeople golddust like young people. It opportunity isan projectperfect isthe forour —"This showed meIcould anything." be inmyself,believe respect myself and mademefirstly around mewhich here being but with Ihadthepeople therewhich would have been noreturn, from apathway goingdown Iwas life. inturnsaved my and mychanged life —" Working theYoung with Company Plymouth, NT said participants, Connections Acorn YoungPeople’s Theatre Josh Hawson, Drama School,said now moving onto a3 year course at East15 Exchange Young Company Performer andis his second year asaManchester Royal whohascompleted Writers andAssociate Artists Emerging programme Artists for Emerging theatre-making young peoplewithexperience of professional anannualprogrammeConnections, providing £11,000 £15,000 £15,000 £15,000 £15,000 £20,000 £50,000 local schoolsin Wapping and Tower Hamlets LearningArts andParticipation programme for Production andStageManagement 3 support years of year-long traineeships in their Young ComposerAcademy the New Journeys withShakespeare project to to to to to to to Tangled to Feet Theatre Company Wilton’s MusicHalltowards their The Watermill The Theatre StGeorge’s Bristol towards Shakespeare’s Globetowards The Bush Theatre towards The the National Theatre to NT support Top left:National Orchestra For All–Photo: BillKnight, Top centre: Ballet Northern –Photo: BrianSlater, to to

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17 Multi-Year Grants ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER INITIATIVE

school students to attend summer study and after school training programs and University 21

American Theatre Wing American Theatre Scholarships for students to pursue theatre CLASSROOM studies at university level. RESOURCE GRANTS, 43 TRAINING This year the Classroom Resources Grant SCHOLARSHIPS AND supported 7 primary, middle, and secondary 5 UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS schools across 8 states. Enabling drama AWARDED. teachers to provide quality drama education, the funding will support the provision of 22,500+ STUDENTS instruments, dance floors, lighting grids and REACHED IN other necessary materials to help create new 21 DIFFERENT STATES and enhance existing theatre programs in ACROSS THE UNITED In 2017, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation under-resourced schools across America. STATES. continued its support of The American Theatre Wing, awarding $417,500 in their second Following the announcement of this grant, the year of funding towards the Andrew Lloyd Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust have generously Webber Initiative. This is the second instalment donated $500,000 towards the American of a $1.3million grant awarded over 3 years Theatre Wing’s Andrew Lloyd Webber in June 2016. The grant will support talented Initiative and have also pledged to match students to overcome economic barriers to a other donations for investment in the future of theatre career and support enterprising state the initiative up to a further $500,000 for the school drama teachers. next two years. Funds raised by this matching challenge will be used to establish a new The three components of the initiative are program reserve fund for the future stability the annual Classroom Resource Grants, and enhancement of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Training Scholarships for middle and high Initiative.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, said —"The American Theatre Wing has done a spectacular job in finding truly extraordinary students of theatre to support with these scholarships. Each person on this list is a shining example of why this kind of investment is so vital to the continuation of the art form."

18 Left & Right: American Theatre Wing Above: Square Chapel Arts Centre – Photo: Ant Robling 19 The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation is in place to champion public access, participation and education in the arts, culture and heritage.

For information on how to apply for a grant, please visit www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com Registered Charity Number 1015648 Trustees: The Lady Lloyd Webber, L E Fennell, P W Freedman Dr S Thurley CBE, M G Wordsworth Scholarship Consultant: David Grindrod Associates • Charity Executive: Sarah Miller

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Registered Office: Sydmonton House, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9NJ FOUNDATION @ALWFoundation AndrewLloydWebberFoundation AndrewLLoydWebberFoundation

Above: Frantic Assembly – Photo: Helen Maybanks