OUR IMPACT

33 productions seen by 350,000 audience members

20 of our productions were co-created via 1,200 community consultations, with c.4,000 community cast participants

Hundreds of freelance creatives employed; 35 in the last year alone.

We measure participant satisfaction rate via feelings of increased confidence, belonging, and wellbeing; in 2025, we were rated 98% by participants in RIDE and STEAM

A couple dancing on a stage outdoors during sunset, with a purple and pink sky and trees in the background.

“It’s making my heart go crazy, I just want to dance!”

— 6 year old audience member, Carousel

A large group of diverse people on stage at a theater, raising glasses in celebration, with musicians and singers on a balcony above.

“I feel I speak for many in that the biggest change was not any in the show, it was the change to our hearts, the change to our souls, and the change to our lives.”

— Participant, RUSH Hull

“I’d like as many people as possible to experience the euphoria and enrichment that comes with being involved with Southpaw”

— Participant, ICARUS

"Still can't believe how much Erimus has inspired me. I am now waiting on my college interview and have booked my first driving lesson. Mid-life crisis or the start of a new adventure? What dreams may come”

— Participant, Erimus

A group of people in dark clothing performing a dance or pose on stage, with some raising fists or arms, illuminated by bright backlighting, creating silhouettes.

“If you have the opportunity to work with this company DO IT!”

— Participant, RUSH and WORDPLAY

Man dressed in white with painted white face and black eyes stands with large metallic wings. Surrounded by 4 dancers dressed in black.

“I’d just like as many people as possible to experience the euphoria and enrichment that comes with being involved with Southpaw”

— Participant, ICARUS

2 brown dancers dressed in 1950's clothes on stage kicking their legs

“When I grow up I want to be someone like that”

— Audience Member, SPEAKEASY

Performers dressed as mime artists in theatrical costumes on stage, with dramatic lighting, a painted map on the floor, and a backdrop resembling a room with windows and artwork.

“Atmospheric, vigorous, and breath-taking.”

— Sarah Crompton, The Daily Telegraph

A performer with dreadlocks and a patterned coat, on stage with illuminated square frames and projection screens showing abstract images and a dancer in the background.

“Southpaw’s open-air work combines the combative prowess of its performers with punchily rhythmic dynamics”

— Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian