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A national new writing theatre company making bold, relevant work with and for young people. Touring to schools & venues. Upcoming tour: My Brother's a Genius by Debris Stevenson https://www.theatre-centre.co.uk
More views from our Future Makers spaces! We've been rounding out the year with a bunch of Future Makers sessions on everything from creative careers to devising to sessions with our Resident Writers to explorations of neurodivergence and the development of My Brother's a Genius!
A Theatre Centre, Sheffield Theatres and National Youth Theatre co-production.
Combining grime, poetry and movement, My Brother's a Genius is an explosive new play about learning to fall, fail and find our own ways to fly.
CAST
Jess Senanayake | Daisy
Tyrese Walters | Luke
CREATIVE TEAM
Creator & Writer | Debris Stevenson
Director | Eleanor Manners
Designer | Erin C Guan
Sound Designer & Composer | Jammz
Lighting Designer | Jess Brigham
Movement Associate | Emily Corless
Production Manager | Herbe Walmsley
In a pink hue, two young people smile on swings. One screams with joy as they swing upside down and the other watches, smiling. Text reads: MY BROTHER'S A GENIUS By Debris Stevenson
Text image with pink and black font reads: MY BROTHER'S A GENIUS CAST Jess Senanayake | Daisy Tyrese Walters | Luke CREATIVE TEAM Creator & Writer | Debris Stevenson Director | Eleanor Manners Designer | Erin C Guan Lighting Designer | Jess Brigham Sound Designer & Composer | Jammz Movement Associate | Emily Corless Production Manager | Herbe Walmsley
My Brother's A Genius - Cast, Creative And Tour Announcement!
We are thrilled to announce our fantastic cast, creative team and venues for #MyBrothersaGenius by Debris Stevenson.
More info & tickets: www.theatre-centre.co.uk/shows/my-bro...
WE ARE HIRING! We are recruiting for a freelance Company Stage Manager to work on our co-production of My Brother’s a Genius by Debris Stevenson.
Fee: £681 per week + all travel & meal allowances
Dates: 5th Jan - 29 March 2026
Deadline: Mon 24 Nov 2025
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/work-with-us...
A photo of the rehearsal room at Lewisham Youth Theatre. Six young Future Makers are stood in a circle, their backs to us, beneath a mixture of pink, green and orange lights.
A photo of the rehearsal room at Lewisham Youth Theatre. Silhouettes of seven young Future Makers are visible in the darkened room. They are in the middle of a drama-based exercise to explore the show My Brother's a Genius.
Some Genius Future Makers at Lewisham Youth Theatre last week!
Alongside writer Debris Stevenson and director Eleanor Manners we explored everything from flying to multi-roling as part of the development of My Brother's a Genius. More news about the show very, very soon...
Our Future Makers autumn season is well underway!
Last week we collaborated with The Hawth Youth Theatre Group, marketing the start of work with our next Resident Writers... to find out who the Resident Writers are, watch this space!
Check out this brilliant opportunity from our friends @20storieshigh.bsky.social, a fantastic company making vital work with and for young people (just like we do!).
A black and white photograph of a pair of swings on a wooden structure. In the foreground there is a camera along with camera and lighting equipment. In the background there is a tree and a climbing wall.
A black and white photograph of a pair of swings on a wooden structure. In the foreground there is a camera on a tripod. In the background there are trees, rocks and a park.
Some behind-the-scenes pics from the new image photoshoot for My Brother's a Genius by Debris Stevenson!
We can't tell you who the cast are just yet... but rest assured we are very excited!
Only 1 day left do donate to our #SevenDecadesMoneyMatch campaign, celebrating our 72nd birthday! All donations until 11:59pm 30th September will be generously match-funded by a supporter of our work. Thank you so much!
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us
Interested in what it's like to work with Theatre Centre as an actor? Here Milo McCarthy talks about their experience on the tour of Birds and Bees by Charlie Josephine back in 2023, what it was like as one of their first jobs out of drama school, and what that has meant to them since.
£136,000 to create the production & tour it. Income from venues + schools averages at £23,000, & we're receiving £53,500 in support from co-productions & partners.
That still leaves £59,500 that we need to raise each year. Could you help?
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us#S...
We rarely talk about money when it comes to making theatre. As a rule, all our performances in schools are heavily subsidised, and all the work with young people to develop our shows is offered to those young people for free.
To make this happen, it costs a fair amount!
If you’re interested in helping Theatre Centre to continue bringing powerful, meaningful shows into schools, donate to #SevenDecadesMoneyMatch to help us celebrate our 72nd birthday! All donations until the end of September will be doubled. Thank you! 🙏
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us
Sera Mustafa toured with last year's show Dizzy by Mohamed-Zain Dada, starting in Sheffield Theatres & visiting venues & schools all around the country.
Here she tells us about her experience as an actor touring with the show, & the impact it had on the young people watching the show.
"A great group of people who are making theatre relevant to young people and are not frightened to deal with challenging issues... Long may you live, long may be cool!" - Benjamin Zephaniah, Writer of Listen to Your Parents (2002)
"A joyous rehearsal room and combined dramaturgical rigour with ambitious vision." - Mohamed-Zain Dada, Writer of Dizzy (2024)
We'd be so grateful if you could donate now to #SevenDecadesMoneyMatch and help us continue to create brilliant original theatre for young people: www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us
"One of the most creatively fulfilling experiences I’ve ever had." - Katie Redford, Writer of Wish You Weren’t Here (2024)
"Writing a play for young people is as important to me as any other play I would write, if not more so." - Roy Williams, Writer of Soul (2001)
Our shows for young people don't only have a huge impact on the audiences, but on the artists who create them. Take it from the writers themselves!
If you're interested in helping us continue to create bold, powerful work for young people you can donate to our #SevenDecadesMoneyMatch here:
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us
Over our 72 years, our work hasn't been led by 1 particular artist but by the young people & the landscape of theatre in schools. All that said, our Artistic Directors have been key to keeping our mission on track.
Read more about our 7 ADs on our website: www.theatre-centre.co.uk/about-us/art...
If you’re interested in helping Theatre Centre to continue bringing powerful, meaningful shows into schools, donate to #SevenDecadesMoneyMatch now!
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us
You can read the full history snapshot here: www.theatre-centre.co.uk/about-us/fes...
We toured a trilogy of plays by David Holman into schools, focusing on topics including nuclear disarmament, the impact of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and prejudice between communities.
For our first History Snapshot we are looking at one of the most controversial and political moments from our history: The Festival of Peace in the early 1980s!
Until the end of September we’ll be sharing different snapshots from our history, past and present. To start, you can read a little about our history here: www.theatre-centre.co.uk/about-us/our...
For every £1 you donate between 12 – 30 September, £2 will go towards our next Theatre Centre production, more if you are able to Gift Aid. This will help us continue to take powerful, contemporary new writing directly into secondary schools and theatres.
We're delighted to launch our Seven Decades Money Match campaign, which is now open for donations!💥
To celebrate our 72nd Birthday, a generous supporter has committed to match-funding all donations until the end of September
Visit: www.theatre-centre.co.uk/support-us
2) We'll be launching our Seven Decades Money Match campaign. All donations made during September will be match-funded and go towards our productions of powerful, contemporary new writing directly into secondary schools and theatres.
Did you know this Friday is our 72nd Birthday? (we've never felt younger, we promise!) To celebrate, we’ll be:
1) Sharing snapshots from our history, insights from recent shows & a look behind the curtain at what it takes to create a Theatre Centre show (not that our productions have curtains...).
Looking to mix up your reading for the new (school) year? We've just received a new box of playtexts for Human Nurture by the brilliant Ryan Calais Cameron!
Check out our shop to order your copy of this explosive tale of race, allyship, privilege and vulnerability.
www.theatre-centre.co.uk/shop
Eleanor with a prototype sculpture created by our trustee and West Green Resident Artist Karl Singporewala.
And last but not least, some friendly chickens from our retreat.🐓
