News

Pan is always busy developing projects and getting involved in events and research.  Here are some of the latest news items to keep you up to date:

July 2010

Act 2: The Power of Theatre Post Conflict – 15 July 2010

As well as the performances by Shakthi,  Pan will lead a week of workshops and skills sharing in Geneva with the Sri Lankan group and 12 other participants from war-torn zones around the world, before a day-long conference at the International Red Cross Centre, and performances on World Peace Day.

At the end of June 2010 Pan's Artistic Director,  John Martin, and General Manager, Ellie Stout, spent  a week in Sri Lanka where they caught up with the Shakthi group and worked with them on the performance which  they will present at the conference in Switzerland.  To hear about the experience first hand from Pan's General Manager please read the ...More Information

Weapon of Choice phase 2 - Grant award – 15 July 2010

 Weapon of Choice Phase 2 will see the project develop arts based workshops around the scenes and issues raised by 'Panopticism', the gun and knife crime performance which toured schools, theatres and community centres in 2009.  The young Project Directors are also eager to build on the success of the project and develop other performances which look at the issues raised by young audience members in post performance debates. ...More Information

Summer Garden Party – 15 July 2010

 We would like to thank all those that attended the party and contributed to the continuation of our valuable work.  In particular we would like to thank our Chair, Susanna Rook, and her family who kindly hosted the party in their beautiful garden, as well as our volunteers, Hannah and Mel who expertly organised the event.  It was also delightful to see our Patron, Reeta Chakrabarti. ...More Information