Schoolchildren in Sheffield are to be given free theatre tickets in a bid to encourage them to attend productions or become performers themselves.
Sheffield Theatres, which runs the city’s Crucible, Lyceum and Crucible Studio venues, has teamed up with shopping complex Meadowhall to provide free tickets to kids who have rarely or never been to the theatre.
Under the partnership’s first initiative, Meadowhall will fund 100 free theatre tickets to children at schools in east Sheffield – where arts engagement in the city is lowest.
Sheffield Theatres chief executive Dan Bates said: “Meadowhall’s support will help enable us to share the joy of live theatre with children who may not ordinarily get the chance.”
Meadowhall centre director Darren Pearce said: “We’re very proud to be linking up with our city’s well established and award-winning theatres. Our aim is to engage a more diverse audience and, who knows, perhaps inspire some performers of the future.”
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