'They've become my family': how amateur theatre connects communities by Clare Horton

A unique National Theatre project has given 200 amateur actors, dancers and musicians of all ages new confidence Until the start of last year, 13-year-old Blessing had never been to a theatre and her only experience of performing was as a narrator in a school assembly. That all changed when the Londoner joined the National Theatre's Public Acts initiative, which creates participatory theatre with local communities. B…

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