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- Ruby Woods, Artistic Director

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Animate takes pride in giving everyone a voice where they haven’t always had one.
This image shows 9 performers on stage. They are dressed as different characters from The Wind In The Willows, classic old English outfits. There is a sign being held up that reads Toad Hall

Photo by Tom O'Brien

About Us

The image shows two performers, one dressed as a mouse and another as a lion both looking frightened with their hands to their mouths.

Photo by Tom O'Brien

Animate Community Interest Company (CIC). is a Plymouth-based theatre company focused on making high-quality theatre by putting inclusivity and accessibility at the centre. We create new theatre opportunities to those who may not ordinarily be able to gain access to them. Alongside our professional projects, through workshops and our Evolve programme, we teach a variety of skills to enable those to be more confident as well as develop transferrable qualities. Working with professional artists, directors, writers and volunteers, we have built a thriving community of individuals with the shared goal of making accessibility a creative element so our art can truly be inclusive.

10 Years of Animate with Animate Evolve

About us
Projects

The Wizard of Oz (2024)

This image show a performer with dark hair in a powered wheelchair. She has red shows and a toy dog with her. She is sat on stage.

This year Animate opened the MayFest 2024 at the University of Plymouth with our production of the Wizard of Oz. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. 

Photo by Tom O'Brien

A Doll's Ship (2022)

Animate Theatre's take on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Exploring themes of control, power through the lens of disability and oh did we mention Pirates!

This image shows performers mopping the stage, it is decorated as a pirate ship with a projection of the sea behind them.
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We pride ourselves on the diverse and innovative projects we produce and collaborate on. Take a look at our current and most recent projects.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019)

The most recent production from the Animate Evolve company, produced with the shared goal of proving the abilities of our Evolve company members

This image shows 4 performers doing A Midsummer Night's Dream. They are all starring off into the distance dressed in shirts and braces.

Latest News:

Animate Evolve
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NO SESSION 26th Oct Half term
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