About Blue Apple Theatre
Blue Apple Theatre presents high quality theatre, dance & film by performers with learning disabilities, based in Winchester
Blue Apple Theatre Description
Founded in 2005 and based in Winchester, Blue Apple is an ambitious theatrical company that supports performers with learning disabilities to develop and present high quality productions for the widest possible audience – performing and touring theatre, dance and film within a variety of large and small scale venues around Hampshire and the southern regions.
Blue Apple is committed to the development of integrated and progressive opportunities within the arts for people with learning disabilities to raise the ceiling of expectation and advocate for the development of a more inclusive and equal society. The increase in confidence gained through stage performances has helped Blue Apple members to enhance their social, personal and artistic skills and achieve public recognition for their talents.
Blue Apple aims to influence national agendas around disabilities and inclusion through its performances and films by tackling challenging issues head-on. Living Without Fear addresses difficult issues around hate crime and has been performed in 42 venues to over 4, 000 people including to ministers and MPs in Parliament, resulting in changes to policing practice. The Blue Apple film Freddie’s Story responded to the Mencap report ‘Death By Indifference’ and is being used nationally to train medical staff within the NHS and private health care sector.
The company received considerable attention following a Channel 4 News feature about its performances at Shakespeare Globe in 2016, as well as its Hamlet production being the subject of the award-winning TV documentary Growing Up Down’s.
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Tickets are now ON SALE for our summer production of The Tempest+ at Theatre Royal Winchester on 13/14/15 June.
Told using Blue Apple’s trademark wit and charm, and featuring theatre, dance, puppetry and film, this will be a contemporary version of a timeless classic.
https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ blueapple-the-tem…/
All through March if you live in Winchester and shop at Waitrose in Weeke, you can support Blue Apple by putting your green tokens in the slot - the more votes we get, the larger the share of this month’s Community Matters funding pot we will receive. Tell your friends!
Blue Apple Core and D@win Dance Company are warming up ready for this afternoon’s performance on their collaborative tour
Meet the board and senior managers of Blue Apple! This was a rare moment when everyone was able to get together at the same time, spending the day working on our charity's vision for the next 3 to 5 years. Last year was an exciting period for Blue Apple, with significant growth across all our programme, and the future looks even more exciting!
Our Blue Apple Core dancers are setting off on the road to Oxford today with Dawin Dance Company for the first performance of their Spring Season tour featuring a brand new collaborative dance piece
Make sure you don't miss the Blue Apple Singing group's first gig this Saturday 26th January at the Railway Inn. 7.30pm in The Barn, tickets £5 in advance, £7 on the door. Winchester Youth Counselling Fundraiser https://railwayinn.pub/…/winchester-you th-counselling-fund…/
It’s day 3 so tonight is the final public performance of our new show, 'A Christmas Carol' at Theatre Royal Winchester. Last night was another brilliant triumph for all of our performers, with audience feedback including: "The most inclusive, heart warming, funny and fabulous theatre event we've ever seen." There are still some seats available for tonight so make sure you don't miss seeing the show... https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol
It’s day 2 of our 3 night run at Theatre Royal Winchester after the hugely successful first public performance of our brand new show, 'A Christmas Carol' last night. There are still some seats available for tonight and tomorrow so if you haven't already purchased your tickets please snap them up soon... https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol
The Countdown To Opening Night continues... Our dress rehearsal is TONIGHT, now we are just 1 day away from the first public performance of our brand new show, 'A Christmas Carol'. Here's a sneak peak of our beautiful set as it was being installed at Theatre Royal Winchester. If you haven't purchased your tickets already now would be a very sensible time to do so! https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol
The Countdown To Opening Night continues... Just 2 days to go until the curtain rises for the first performance of our brand new show, 'A Christmas Carol', at Theatre Royal Winchester. This will be the Dickens story you know and love but much more… There will be snow and there will be ghosts, but filtered through Blue Apple’s unique style of uplifting theatre that includes drama, dance, puppetry, film and music, you should expect an old tale with a new twist... Buy your tickets here: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol
The Countdown To Opening Night continues... Just 3 days to go until the curtain rises for the first performance of our brand new show, 'A Christmas Carol', at Theatre Royal Winchester. This will be the Dickens story you know and love but much more… There will be snow and there will be ghosts, but filtered through Blue Apple’s unique style of uplifting theatre that includes drama, dance, puppetry, film and music, you should expect an old tale with a new twist... Buy your tickets here: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol
The Countdown To Opening Night continues... Just 4 days to go until the curtain rises for the first performance of our brand new show, 'A Christmas Carol', at Theatre Royal Winchester.
This will be the Dickens story you know and love but much more… There will be snow and there will be ghosts, but filtered through Blue Apple’s unique style of uplifting theatre that includes drama, dance, puppetry, film and music, you should expect an old tale with a new twist...
Buy your tickets here: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol/
The Countdown To Opening Night begins... Just 1 week to go until the curtain rises for the first performance of our brand new show, 'A Christmas Carol'. The show runs from Friday 11 January to Sunday 13 January at Theatre Royal Winchester - 7:30pm.
This will be the Dickens story you know and love but much more… There will be snow and there will be ghosts, but filtered through Blue Apple’s unique style of uplifting theatre that includes drama, dance, puppetry, film and music, ...you should expect an old tale with a new twist.
Make sure you snap up the remaining tickets today! https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol/
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A few sneak previews of our January show at Theatre Royal Winchester in this blog by Elaine Chapman. Don't forget tickets are on sale now - the perfect last minute Christmas present to help extend your festivities into the new year... https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ a-christmas-carol/
Tonight Blue Apple’s Special Assignments Company’s seasonal gift is the presentation of a work-in-progress sharing of the new show they are devising. Come and watch it for free at the Studio 2 theatre in the Paul Chamberlain Building at the University of Winchester - 7pm
It was the last day of work on creating our collaborative dance piece with the D@win undergraduate dance company today. It’s been a fantastic experience. Our tour together will begin in the new year!
Blue Apple’s inspirational Special Assignments Company have been creating a new short show specially for the Winter season, ‘The Story of Phil and the Small Matter of Fulfilment’. Come along to see it as a work-in-progress for free at the Studio 2 theatre in the Paul Chamberlain Building at the University of Winchester
Blue Apple’s wonderful Winchester Singing Group will be sharing the songs they’ve been learning and writing today in a free event at the Friends Meeting House on Colebrook Street. Come along to be inspired at 2pm
The surprising star of our innovative adaptation of A Christmas Carol has given an interview about the show together with our artistic director
We loved the latest show, Around the world in 80 days. Thank you
Thank you all it is well amazing hearing from you all thank you so much
Love it from Torsie
It's a good charity and service! And lovely staff :) :D
I was lucky enough to watch e performance of Living Without Fear at some safeguarding training I attended. It was brilliant, very moving and thought provoking! Can't wait to see you again soon :)
I really enjoyed tonight's performance of Arabian Nights. Well done to everyone involved, both on and off the stage.
I believe Blue Apple can go to even higher heights. And to have new members to join we need more ladies with learning disablities to join to keep it equal with us men. The current group is good but can only get better with new members. Every year we put on a new show, make it great fun for everyone. And inspire them to join their own local theatre group if they like what they have seen. I hope the day will come when children from various schools can come and join blue apple smoothly. Blue Apple is a team builder. It builds both you as a person and as a character as well also.
An amazing group of happy talented people. Happy 10th anniversary and thank you for visiting Jersey
We loved the latest show, Around the world in 80 days. Thank you
Thank you all it is well amazing hearing from you all thank you so much
Love it from Torsie
It's a good charity and service! And lovely staff :) :D
I was lucky enough to watch e performance of Living Without Fear at some safeguarding training I attended. It was brilliant, very moving and thought provoking! Can't wait to see you again soon :)
I really enjoyed tonight's performance of Arabian Nights. Well done to everyone involved, both on and off the stage.
I believe Blue Apple can go to even higher heights. And to have new members to join we need more ladies with learning disablities to join to keep it equal with us men. The current group is good but can only get better with new members. Every year we put on a new show, make it great fun for everyone. And inspire them to join their own local theatre group if they like what they have seen. I hope the day will come when children from various schools can come and join blue apple smoothly. Blue Apple is a team builder. It builds both you as a person and as a character as well also.
An amazing group of happy talented people. Happy 10th anniversary and thank you for visiting Jersey