# PLAYBACK THEATRE SOUTH WEST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161665
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 14, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161665


## Contact

- **Address:** 23, Denys Road, Totnes
- **Postcode:** TQ9 5TJ
- **Phone:** 07875097209
- **Email:** admin@playbacktheatre-sw.co.uk
- **Website:** www.playbacktheatre-sw.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY SUPPORTING THOSE WHO ARE, OR AT RISK OF BECOMING, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM IN INTEGRATING INTO SOCIETY, TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES;2.TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS TO ENGAGE WITH ISSUES OF GENDER DIFFERENCE AND INEQUALITY.IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR ENLIGHTENING STORIES, IDEAS, EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PLAYBACK THEATRE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN DEVON AND BEYOND. PLAYBACK THEATRE IS A PARTICIPATORY IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE FORM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, BUILD RESILIENCE AND ENABLE POSITIVE CHANGE.

**Activities:** Playback Theatre South West creates opportunities for communities of people to engage with issues that affect their lives in workshops and performances. Creative theatre activities support refugees; young carers; people with learning difficulties or mental health issues; women who have experienced domestic abuse; and women's organisations in the South West of England.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Plymouth City
- Somerset
- Torbay



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £132661 | £74442 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £43538 | £83168 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £91648 | £82910 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £59546 | £41829 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £2500 | £23122 | — | — |



## Trustees

- FRANCIS JOHN PORTER BA HONS — appointed April 29, 2015
- JET GRETA KAMPHUIS — appointed April 29, 2015
- JILL LEWIS — appointed April 29, 2015
- KATIE ELIZABETH CHAPLIN — appointed April 29, 2015