The first TIE theatre company was in 1965 ‘Belgrade theatre’

It pioneered the theatre in education movement in 1960s and the theatre continues to work with disadvantaged young people and uses drama and acting as a tool to develop personal and social skills.

One of their most successful programs is called ‘Acting Out’

Acting out is a ground breaking program that comes from the Belgrade theatre!

It takes young people who are struggling in the mainstream education system and gives them a chance to perform in dancing singing and acting in the theatre.

The program allows people to work for a Btec Level 2 extended Diploma in Performing arts, which is equivalent to 4 GCSEs

Although it started in Coventry the program has been successfully rolled out in Birmingham and Cardiff, and it has twice been help up as a model for best practice in the government white paper for 14-19 education

Outreach Drama Is drama that is accessible to members of the community.

It can come in many different forms, most notably workshops, or things such as summer schools for young people.

It is often aimed at people that have problems in some way, such as poverty, mental illness, behavioural problems.

Outreach Drama will also focus on bringing communities together

Outreach Drama is also used by religions to spread their message

This theatre company is an example of both outreach and TIE.

Leading it …. Our way! – This is an example of a outreach and education initiative and it is for people aged 11-25 with learning difficulties. After completing this intiaitve young people will:Gain an Arts Award Develop leadership skills and decision-makingIncrease their confidence, sense of achievement and ambitionEvidence their achievements in the form of portfolios, which will support some to access further training or volunteering opportunities.

This was a join initiative by RADA and the Princes trust.

The goal was to help 16 young people build their confidence, learn drama skills and deliver a fantastic Olympic-themed performance

16 young people aged 16-25 were chosen to do this, and it also worked on stage craft, acting technique, voice work and movement

It was run in a professional way to give the young people the feel of a professional theatre

It also helped these young people and their community who saw the piece to feel part of the Olympics, and get them excited and inspired for them

When getting in touch with any company, be if you trying to contact a Tie or outreach company, or you contacting an organization on behalf of a acting company, the first thing you need to do is find out WHO you need to contact.

When you have found out who to contact now you need to know how to contact them. It is best, unless you know otherwise, to make the initial contact formal.

Once you have begun corresponding you need to walk the fine line of staying in touch and being friendly, while also not bombarding them with emails, phone calls etc.

Making and maintaining good connections via liaison officers if vital for outreach and Tie theatre companies, as a bad name leads to less people wanting to work with you.

An example of an outreach/TIE activity