FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES AND THEIR OUTCOMES

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019 Stratford East 

This Christmas, Theatre Royal Stratford East took part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, the UK’s biggest match funding campaign. For seven days over Giving Week, the Big Give offers supporters the opportunity to double donations to their chosen charities through match funding.

They wanted to raise £10,000 to help children and young people in Newham to experience theatre through their project Set the Stage for Their Future. Our Newham home has the second lowest arts engagement in London and 37% of people live in poverty. Many children living in our community will have never seen a play before, let alone considered a career in theatre and we want to change this.

Through their online campaign, they raised a total of £10,620 from 119 donations.

With this support, they will be able to:

• Offer more discounted tickets to local children and schools in Newham
• Inspire young people through workshops and work experience placements
• Give aspiring young theatre-makers professional training in technical and backstage roles where recruitment is often difficult

Stratford East thanks everyone for supporting the campaign, helping them to spread the word, share the campaign on social media, donating and helping to set the stage for a young person’s future.