Royal Shakespeare Company plans to close the gap between disadvantaged students and the stage

Royal Shakespeare Company plans to close the gap between disadvantaged students and the stage

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced new programmes to tackle the widening barrier between young people and the stage. Its New Generation project aims to invite children from disadvantaged backgrounds across the country to take part in all elements of theatre, from directing to being in the spotlight themselves.

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In what ways do your local communities try to reach out to young/disadvantaged people in order to get them more involved in the theatre? Or perhaps they don't, but you can think of a couple of ideas that you think they should try? Is your area struggling from a lack of arts funding from the government? I'm guessing the answer to that last one is probably yes...