The Radcliffe Trust awarded The Shakespeare Globe Trust a grant to support developing skills in stage craft directing. The photograph above is from the production of Three Sisters by Anton Chekov The grant was spent on funding an early career Assistant Director for a production of Chekov’s “Three Sisters”. Shakespeare’s Globe was delighted to be […]
The Radcliffe Trust supported the Aurora Orchestra with the production costs for two performances of Martin Suckling’s The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse at Kings Place in November 2024 – one for families, and one for local Camden primary schools. This production was aimed at 4-8 year-olds. They are very grateful for the grant […]
The Radcliffe Trust awarded Oxford Lieder a grant to support their an annual 12-month, world-class professional development programme for up to 8 early-career pianist/singer duos, combining professional mentoring with performance, curatorial and pedagogic opportunities that showcases and nurtures the UK’s finest young and emerging artists. The Young Artists are all now benefiting from a suite […]
Exeter Cathedral was founded in 1050, and is a magnificent building, steeped in history. The present cathedral was built between 1114 and 1258 and is one of the best and most complete surviving examples of the English Decorative style of architecture left. A place of spirituality, learning and outreach, it is seen as an essential […]
Orchard Barn is a volunteer-run centre for environmental education in rural mid Suffolk providing practical training in traditional timber framing and construction techniques. Students are taken into the woods to learn to source / hand convert trees into timber and dig clay. Over 5,000 trainees/volunteers have benefitted over the years with hands-on learning on practical […]
Rowan Humberstone is an arts centre and forest school for adults with learning disabilities based in Cambridgeshire. Since their inception in 1984 Rowan Humberstone has provided a safe, creative, and enriching environment where the arts are used as a tool to bring people together and tackle social exclusion. The Radcliffe Trust has provided a number […]
Veterans’ Growth is a charity based on five acres of peaceful farmland in East Sussex. It supports veterans struggling with mental health challenges. Their programme combines rehabilitation with skill-building activities such as horticulture and woodworking. One of their most successful initiatives is the “Small Acorns” woodworking project, partly funded by The Radcliffe Trust. Veterans’ Growth’s […]
Mull Music Makers offers young people on the island of Mull the opportunity to learn the violin and develop general musicianship. Mull Music Makers creates musical opportunities for youngsters living in a severely under-serviced and remote island community. They have an innovative, blended model of delivery focusing […]
The Radcliffe Trust’s most recent grant was used to provide bursaries to three students on the two-year MPhil Textile Conservation programme at the Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research. One student graduated this year and successfully secured employment at The People’s History Museum, and the other two students are progressing to the second […]
Carousel is an award winning organisation that nurtures the talents of adults, young people and children with learning disabilities, through a range of projects in music, radio, performance, tv, film and digital art. Projects include workshops to explore the arts right through to high profile events that showcase people’s artwork in professional settings. Carousel seeks […]
