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Talawa is the leading Black British theatre company. It is also the oldest such organisation, founded in 1986. Today it is a registered charity and an Arts Council England NPO and it remains committed to creating outstanding work informed by the

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Talawa is the leading Black British theatre company. It is also the oldest such organisation, founded in

1986. Today it is a registered charity and an Arts

Council England NPO and it remains committed to creating outstanding work informed by the wealth and diversity of the Black British experience.

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Producing one national touring production annually - such as King Lear, starring Don Warrington Developing a canon of Black British new writing through commissioning, training and support Supporting the careers of

ver 100 Black theatre

artists and staff annually by offering training, mentoring, and the development of creative ideas Using theatre as a learning and personal development tool in schools, community groups and with

rganisations, such as the

NHS

We enable this by:

All My Sons by Arthur Miller 2015, with Doña Croll and Bethan Mary-James

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The lease on Talawa’s current premises

expires in 2017

We currently have a floor space of 314 sq.

metres (3382 sq. feet)

We are now looking for new premises in

London of at least 325 sq. metres (3500 sq. feet)

An opportunity for a new home

King Lea Lear rehea ehearsals 2016, ( (Lef Left to right ht), P Pep epster er Lu Lunku kuse, e, Deb ebbie e Korley ey, M Micha hael el Bu Buffong and R Raki kie e Ayola

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Our new home needs:

Wo Work sp spaces s

Ability to house 10 Talawa staff,

providing for potential expansion

Ability to provide free working

space to emerging artists and writers

Hot desk facilities
Facilities over one floor
Potential to increase earned

income from external hires Dire recto tor’s Offi Office

Private office with desk and

meeting table, ideally feel connected to the rest of the office Meet Meetin ing R g Room

Meeting room with capacity for 6 –

8 people

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King Lear, 2016 with Don Warrington and Miltos Yerolemou

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Other facilities

ur new home

needs:

Stor

rage
Communal shelving areas
Storage area for archive materials

etc.

Photocopier area & stationery

storage Kitc tchenette tte

With seating area
Reference space

WC WCs

In line with requirements for

numbers using the building

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Talawa Firsts 2016, Participation workshop

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Studio Space

Ability to rehearse Talawa co- productions and use for workshops, master-classes and training events. Available for public presentations of work on a more professional level, including:

Smaller-scale Talawa productions

(e.g. Girls, cast of three);

Talawa Firsts (three weeks of public

performances, staged readings etc.); TYPT (devised piece for 18- 25 year olds, single week of performances). Ability to provide free working space to young artists. Potential to increase earned income from external hires. Welcoming - a space for creative risk taking.

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Norman Beaton as King Lear, 1994

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Seating capacity of 80 Technical grid- to cover stage area Sprung floor Natural light, but capacity for full blackout Acoustic isolation Access for scenery 10x10m rehearsal space size (for dance companies/mid-scale touring) Storage separate from seating/chair storage –to allowing companies to store away set, props etc. enabling capacity to offer separate evening hires

Studio Space – technical specifications

The Love Space Demands by Ntozake Shange, 1992

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Access Important that space can be accessed by all users/hirers without need for Talawa staff to be present and without travelling through main

ffice area.

2 dressing rooms (4-5 people in each), with easy access to

WCs. Could be a single space

with a sliding partition Able to double as workshop and / or meeting space, capable of being used by young artists requiring free working space without disrupting any external studio hires. Used for artists’ meeting, light movement work, auditions, writing reference space. Foyer / r / re recepti tion Potential to accommodate pop-up box

ffice and to serve drinks for

public performances WC WCs For an audience of 80, Yellow Book requirement 2 urinals and 2 WCs (Male), 3 WCs (female) and 1 accessible WC + baby change.

Audience Needs & Other areas

Dressing rooms /workshop spaces

Talawa Firsts 2016

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Contact: Natasha Bucknor, Executive Director natasha@talawa.com 020 7251 6644 (option 1)