Holiday activities for children, young people and families has been added to the summer programme at Whitehaven’s Rosehill Theatre.
Events include two new outdoor shows and eight days of free summer school activities, alongside the Moresby theatre’s regular Mini Messel’s Makers workshops and family-friendly cinema programme.
During the last two weeks of the school holidays, free artistic activities will be provided at Rosehill for young people aged 11 to 16 who are in receipt of free school meals, courtesy of the Cumbria Holiday Activity Programme, which is funded by the Department for Education’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2021.
Daniel Whitehouse, creative and community development producer at Rosehill, said: “Offering such a great summer school initiative has been possible through the support of Cumbria county council’s holiday activity programme.
“This programme will not only provide free healthy lunches for young people over the summer months but also two weeks of engaging and exciting creative workshops from artists across the region.”
Anyone interested who does not currently receive free school meals is invited to contact Rosehill, as places may be available for people facing challenging circumstances. Help with transport may also be possible.
The theatre will also present two family-friendly outdoor shows on a Pay What You Decide basis – customers book free tickets in advance and then pay what they wish after the performance.
The first event, Bicycle Boy, on the afternoon of Friday 20 August, is a bicycle-powered eco-musical for children aged five to 11 and their families. The second show, Grow, with two performances on Sunday 29 August, is a playful, touching celebration of the power of nature to rejuvenate, take over spaces and grow through the cracks.
For more information on any of the events, call the box office on 01946 692422.
