The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation ANNUAL REVIEW 2012

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Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The Foundation was founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber in 1992 to promote the arts, culture and heritage for the public benefit. Since inception, Andrew has been the principle provider of funding for all its charitable activities.

The Foundation believes that in order to retain vibrancy in the arts, it is imperative for young artists of all backgrounds and abilities to be nurtured and encouraged. The focus during 2012 has been to support projects that provide high quality training, career development, professional guidance, apprenticeship and work placement schemes across a wide range of arts, culture and heritage projects. The projects have demonstrated their ability to make a real difference to improve the quality of life both for individuals and within local communities.

The Trustees have been delighted that the Foundation’s support has in turn encouraged other individuals, organisations and public bodies to support these and similar projects this year and hope that this trend will continue for the future.

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SCHOLARSHIPS The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation funds 10 new Musical Theatre scholarships each year at renowned musical theatre colleges throughout the UK.

The Scholarships are awarded by the colleges as part of the selection process on the combined basis of merit and financial need.

20 Students are currently receiving Foundation Scholarships on the following courses: School of Musical Theatre

ARTS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS, LONDON: : CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA: 3 year BA in Musical Theatre 3 year BA in Theatre Dance 3 year BA (Hons) Acting – Music Theatre Course : 3 year Diploma in MILLENNIUM PERFORMING ARTS: Professional Musical Theatre or 3 year 3 year Diploma in Professional GUILDFORD SCHOOL OF ACTING: BA in Dance & Theatre Performance Musical Theatre 3 year BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre

ITALIA CONTI ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS: PHIL WINSTON’S THEATRE WORKS COLLEGE: MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS: 3 year Diploma in Performing Arts 3 year Performing Arts Course 3 year BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre

LAINE THEATRE ARTS: ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC: THE : 3 year Diploma in Musical Theatre 1 year course in Musical Theatre 6 month Foundation Course in Musical Theatre LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE OF PERFORMING ARTS ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND: (LIPA): 3 year BA in Acting 3 year BA in Musical Theatre The Foundation is advised by David THE LONDON SCHOOL OF MUSICAL THEATRE: ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC Grindrod in the selection of Scholarship 1 year Musical Theatre Course & DRAMA: 1 year MA in Musical Theatre courses and students.

“The scholarship allowed me to focus “The time I’ve spent at Central so far “I feel extremely fortunate to be in such on my training in a way I wouldn’t has been truly life changing for me. a rare and extraordinary position. have dreamed of, without the financial I learn new things every day – things I am having a great time and will worry. It really made a difference to me. that train me in all aspects of musical continue to push myself so that I get the The course gave me opportunities of theatre and give me a fantastic most out of the wonderful opportunity working with brilliant singing teachers advantage in the industry. I cannot I have been given. Thank you for your and coaches who work in the West express my gratitude to The Andrew generous support” End, choreographers from the RSC and Lloyd Webber Foundation enough for fantastic acting teachers” giving me the best possible gift with the HOWARD JENKINS opportunity to study what I love most” Royal Academy of Music, EMILY THOMPSON Musical Theatre Postgraduate Course Oxford School of Drama, CHRISTIAN HOWARD Musical Theatre Foundation Central School of Speech and Drama, Course Scholarship BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre (Year II) CAPITAL PROJECTS

Clockwise from top left: Wilton’s Music Hall, St Mary’s in West Somerton and Tynemouth Station

£1M AWARDED OVER 5 YEARS TO £125,000 AWARDED OVER 5 YEARS TO THE £100,000 AWARDED OVER 5 YEARS TO ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND’S THEATRES TRUST TO SET UP A THEATRES CO FUND THE ANNUAL ENGLISH HERITAGE ‘CHALLENGE FUND’ PROTECTION FUND SMALL GRANTS SCHEME ANGEL AWARDS CELEBRATING THE Announced in 2011, the Challenge Fund The Scheme makes a number of grants EFFORTS OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN SAVING supports the restoration of important to improve conditions, maintenance and THEIR HERITAGE Grade 1 or 2* listed buildings where quality of theatre buildings, especially Awards are made for the best rescues the restoration will involve a viable and theatres “at risk”, for the benefit of or repairs of historic buildings or sites sustainable end use for the building. audiences, user groups and performers. on the English Heritage Heritage at Grants awarded this year include The Royal Court in Liverpool, Sleaford Risk Register. In 2012, the second year £200,000 to The Literary & Scientific Playhouse, Oldham Coliseum, Wilton’s of the Awards, the winners included Institute, Bridport, Dorset, towards its Music Hall, the Half Moon Young those who had worked so hard to restoration as museum and study centre, People’s Theatre and the Soho Theatre achieve the restorations of the Droitwich and £125,000 to The Riding House, in London are the first theatres to benefit Canal, Tynemouth Station, St Mary’s Wolfeton Manor, Charminster, Dorset to from the Fund in 2012. in West Somerton and the splendid complete a restoration project started in Cockermouth High Street so devastated 1997, which will make this seventeenth Rob Dickins CBE, Chairman of The by flooding in 2009. century building accessible for visitors Theatres Trust said, “We are delighted and finally remove it from the Heritage to be able to provide valuable help ‘The fact that the ALW at Risk Register (image below). at a crucial time with these projects and further recipient theatres will be Foundation was supporting announced in the near future. high profile awards for This would not have been possible heritage at risk rescues and without the wonderful generosity of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and also supporting the new AHF top producer, Judy Craymer. I hope that Challenge Fund, will make more theatre professionals will follow it easier in future to attract their lead as I really want to be able to widen the level of financial support The other philanthropic donations Theatres Trust gives to theatres in need.” for heritage’ - English Heritage

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in top class productions, giving everyone £10,000 TO WEST LONDON SCHOOL OF the chance to experience theatre. DANCE towards the renovation and Touring the UK since 1974, Paines Plough refurbishment of a community hall is the UK’s leading producer of new plays in Shepherds Bush into a performance and in 2012 took 11 new productions to and dance studio used by the school over 44 towns and cities. and accessible to the wider community. The West London School of Dance £10,000 TO SIR JOHN SOAMES MUSEUM are a professional school who offer London towards the restoration of full and part time tuition for 800 a 1829 Memorial Shakespeare Gallery, children aged 2 ½ to 16. The studio £150,000 TO PAINES PLOUGH FOR reinstating original architectural will be used for the School as well as THE ROUNDABOUT AUDITORIUM features in a project applying a high by other local community charitable The Foundation’s donation to Paines level of historical detail and expertise organisations during the school Plough to create and build The in this unique Museum. holidays and outside school hours. Roundabout Auditorium will enable the theatre company to offer audiences £35,000 TO SPECIAL KIDS INC a special £20,000 TO THE FRIENDS OF BURGH everywhere a positive and unique needs school that places special emphasis SCHOOLROOM in Suffolk towards the theatrical experience. From Scarborough on developing children’s artistic abilities redevelopment and conservation of an to Southampton, Bristol to Belfast, through music, drama, dance, arts and 19th Century Church Schoolroom into Falkirk to Folkestone, Paines Plough’s crafts. The grant from the Foundation a viable function room and meeting purpose-built theatre will pop-up on will assist to provide a music room, place to benefit the local community. people’s doorsteps presenting new plays dance studio and musical instruments.

OTHER PROJECT GRANTS

£180,000 TO BE PAID OVER 3 YEARS TO £75,000 TO CREATIVE & CULTURAL SKILLS participants and a significant emphasis is SCHOOL to fund its to fund master classes at a new purpose dedicated to minority communities. Dance Partnership and Access built Backstage Centre at Purfleet, Programmes to identify, inspire and for the training of technical theatre £55,320 OVER 3 YEARS TO SQUARE nurture talented young people from staff. The Centre is a state of the art CHAPEL’S WRITE TO RECORD project in disadvantaged backgrounds. technical facility housed alongside Halifax supporting young people The Primary Steps programme provides the ’s production to gain skills in musicianship, song- workshops and weekly tuition for 7 to workshop. Participants will include writing, recording and performing over 8 year olds at 32 schools in Blackpool, technical theatre students, who will the next three years. Participants aged Dagenham, Swindon, Bury St Edmunds have the chance to experience real- 11-18 from diverse backgrounds across and Mansfield; the aDvANCE Programme time training with some of the world’s the borough of Calderdale, will be focuses on teenagers in state secondary best bands and theatre companies in taught and supported by professional schools and specialist dance centres, a large-scale industry-standard venue, musicians. The grant includes over who participate in workshops and strengthening their practical skills. £10,000 towards the purchase of performances with recording equipment and musical students over a 12 week period. £150,000 TO BE PAID OVER 2 YEARS TO THE instruments to be available for others ROYAL COURT THEATRE London to fund to use at the Arts Centre. £48,000 TO BE PAID OVER 3 YEARS TO the Studio, the Royal Court’s creative SADLER’S WELLS to support Wild Card, hub, where new and young writers are a workshop project to support and nurtured to produce ground breaking develop young, active and dynamic theatre. The key projects are the Young emerging choreographers and producers Writers workshop programme for ages by offering resources, mentoring from 18-25, Unheard Voices, an outreach Sadler’s Wells professionals, access to programme to encourage writing in professional networks and ultimately disadvantaged and minority communities, providing an important platform to and Play Development Readings where showcase their work. The Foundation’s resources and expertise are shared with grant will support two participants on established artists. The programmes the programme each year. include a diverse cultural mix of

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£15,000 TO THE BASEMENT STUDIO £14,941 TO HALF MOON YOUNG PEOPLE’S Bristol providing free open-access THEATRE towards their “Careers in music and performance skills sessions Theatre” programme which gives hands for disadvantaged and vulnerable on experience in the business, technical young people in Bristol. The Trustees and artistic aspects of theatre via course were particularly impressed by the workshops for young people aged 14-17. quality of the music provision offered and the encouragement young people £30,000 MATCH FUNDING OVER 3 YEARS TO are given to gain accreditation for PERFORMANCES GENERATION their achievements. LADYWOOD PROJECT Run by Birmingham £45,000 OVER 3 YEARS TO THE WALES Music Service and Birmingham Jazz, MILLENNIUM CENTRE’S CREATIVE £20,000 OVER 2 YEARS TO LIVE MUSIC the project uses professional musicians APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME which invests NOW a project founded by Yehudi to engage with over 1000 children aged in, encourages and develops future Menuhin, to fund a 2 year programme 7-11 in schools across deprived areas generations of stage technicians, to recruit, train and support 36 of the of Birmingham. This project will offer electricians and other behind the scenes best emerging musicians to deliver a range of musical activities and music roles through hands-on experience in workshops to children with special including jazz, singing, playing an house and on tour over the period of educational needs and older people instrument, performing and attending a year. The Foundation’s grant will fund with dementia in 18 special schools at least two concerts per year. one full time apprentice, including tools and centres. and external training costs, each year for three years. £50,000 OVER 5 YEARS TO QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST £10,855 OVER 3 YEARS TO THE EGG AT (QEST) to support one exceptional THEATRE ROYAL BATH to fund intensive scholar per year training with master week long Junior Apprentices crafts people to learn important programmes to provide carefully heritage skills such as stonemasonry, structured work experience for up conservation in fine and decorative to 20 GCSE students per year. arts and silver-smithing. QEST is a The students will get a high quality charitable arm of the Royal Warrant £2,500 TO SUNDERLAND HERITAGE insight into how events are produced, Holders Association, which exists to QUARTER COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY with the courses covering producing, advance the careers and education a regeneration project in the East of directing, technical, lighting, wardrobe, of craftsmen and women of all ages. Sunderland providing music workshops box office, marketing, development and training for young people from and administration. £16,000 TO CHICKENSHED THEATRE’S socially disadvantaged backgrounds INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMME with professional musicians at The Sage £15,000 TO YOUNG MUSICIANS providing theatrical and educational Theatre, Gateshead. The grant will help SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Britain’s leading opportunities for up to 76 young launch the project and fund musical orchestra for young musicians on the people in North London, enabling sessions, venue hire and publicity. threshold of their professional careers, them to study towards BTEC and providing invaluable performance Foundation Degrees in Performance £10,000 TO SOUTH WEST MUSIC SCHOOL, experience, professional coaching and Inclusive Theatre. EXETER to continue to deliver their and opportunities to work with programme of mentoring and high eminent conductors and soloists. quality music tuition including master classes, workshops and residential £5,000 OVER 2 YEARS TO WEST courses, to children aged 10-18. DUNBARTONSHIRE COMMUNITY MUSIC The project was praised for its provision PROJECT Glasgow who provide music of professional guidance to children groups and performance opportunities in an area where specialist music for adults with little or no formal education is limited and the well music training. The grant will increase organised programme of tuition the sustainability and community value leaning towards progression in the of the project over the next two years. music industry.

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£5,000 TO THE JMK TRUST to fund involving 50 participants, the TS workshops for young and aspiring Eliot US/UK Exchange and the OVNV theatre directors at regional venues Edinburgh Season. including Bristol Old Vic, Salisbury Playhouse, Traverse Theatre and £25,000 TO THE WATERS EDGE ARTS Contact Theatre Manchester. Each CENTRE, CHORLTON, MANCHESTER to part venue will be awarded a bursary to fund the salary of a full time Artistic employ one young theatre director Director in order to strengthen stability to assist on a production. for the theatre by developing writing, directing, programming and overall £15,000 TO TARBERT MUSIC CENTRE ARGYLL £5,500 TO COMPANY TSU ON TEESIDE running of this community theatre. to enable the continued provision of low towards the development of a theatre cost expert musical education in this skills workshop programmed for young £500 TO THE2DAVIDS TRUST a small remote area of Scotland for any school people who will have the opportunity inclusive theatre school for children and child aged 7 to 18, encouraging children to learn skills in research, documentation teenagers with both physical and mental from all backgrounds to participate and and presenting and be able to study for disabilities, collaborating with local providing instruments on loan to those a Bronze Arts award. colleges to open up career prospects. in need. Grant awarded towards their 2012 £5,000 TOWARDS BIRMINGHAM REP’S running costs. £11,361 TO THE IRENE TAYLOR TRUST ‘FOUNDRY’ PROGRAMME nurturing MUSIC IN PRISONS – SOUNDING OUT 6 directors, 6 playwrights and 6 theatre £4,000 TO ST MAGNUS INTERNATIONAL programme which delivers music makers on a 12 month programme FESTIVAL, ORKNEY towards their intensive projects and enhances rehabilitation of workshops, master classes and training courses in conducting, of ex-offenders who have successfully mentoring forums. composing, writing and singing for completed intensive music projects in young talented people. The project was prison. “Sounding Out” will provide £10,000 TO OLD VIC NEW VOICES (OVNV) able to demonstrate strong professional professional music tuition within PROGRAMME at which support to new and emerging artists. the context of creating performances funds a huge variety of projects in a band, and arrange paid work and workshops per year to support £2,500 TO APOLLO MUSIC PROJECTS performances and placements within and develop careers of emerging a charity bringing professional live a community programme of events. actors, directors, producers and writers classical music to children in Tower aged 18 to 25 who are committed to Hamlets and Hackney through orchestra £10,000 TO SHAPESHIFTER PRODUCTIONS a career in theatre. Programme is workshops and performances. to continue to deliver participatory open to all from diverse backgrounds The grant will mean the project can be professional music sessions to the and includes the OVNV 24 Hour Plays, completed in the current year. elderly in sheltered housing schemes in Waltham Forest, East London, many of whom have dementia and a range of ill health impairments.

£15,000 TO MANCHESTER CAMERATA towards their creative training programme for young people in collaboration with professional musicians and artists in the Orchestra. The yearlong programme will involve 15-19 year olds from Salford, Oldham, Moss Side and Trafford who have an interest in music and leadership, and will train in arts management, peer mentoring, leadership and production towards an Arts Council Arts Award. The Royal Ballet School

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The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation owns two pre-eminent works of art which were on exhibition to the public during 2012. Canaletto’s Old Horse Guards from St James’s Park (above) featured in Tate Britain’s Migrations exhibition from January to August 2012 and is now on permanent display in Gallery 16 of Tate Britain where you can see it throughout 2013. Since April 2012, Stanley Spencer’s The Garage has been included in Manchester Art Gallery’s exhibition Everything’s Inevitable curated by contemporary sculptor Des Hughes. From April 2013, The Garage will be on exhibition at The Stanley Spencer Museum, in Cookham, Berkshire.

“The Foundation’s endorsement and support for our work over 3 years will have a major impact on our ability to develop the skills of young people, and leverage support from individuals and other charitable trusts to sustain this work for the future” Sally Martin, Director, Square Chapel Write to Record Project

“Having your funding commitment to the Studio in place gives us the ability to forward plan and ensure we reach and nurture as many writers as possible, to the best of our ability, thank you so much” Lucy Buxton, Development Manager, Royal Court

“Thank you so much for you support - your grant opens up opportunities for a lot of children who otherwise wouldn’t be able to learn an instrument” Paula Mclean, Tarbert Music Centre

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FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR A GRANT, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.ANDREWLLOYDWEBBERFOUNDATION.COM

Trustees: The Lady Lloyd Webber L E Fennell P W Freedman C Maton M G Wordsworth

Charity Executive: Sarah Miller

Registered Office: Sydmonton House, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9NJ Registered Charity Number 1015648.

The Trustees would like to thank Theo Fennell and all at The Original Design Partnership for the design of the Foundation’s logo.