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
“It’s making my heart go crazy, I just want to dance!”
— 6 year old audience member, Carousel
“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
“If you have the opportunity to work with this company DO IT!”
— Participant, RUSH and WORDPLAY
“I’d just like as many people as possible to experience the euphoria and enrichment that comes with being involved with Southpaw”
— Participant, ICARUS
“When I grow up I want to be someone like that”
— Audience Member, SPEAKEASY
“Atmospheric, vigorous, and breath-taking.”
— Sarah Crompton, The Daily Telegraph
“Southpaw’s open-air work combines the combative prowess of its performers with punchily rhythmic dynamics”
— Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian