Urgent Appeal: Save Shipley's Santa Show!

For the last six years, Q20 Theatre has been proud to bring a spectacular Santa and Sleigh show to the streets of Shipley, the home of Q20 Theatre and also many of its employees and performers.

Sadly, due to council budget cuts this year's show is in jeopardy - funds have fallen short by around £5000 of the total costs.

Q20 has put together an appeal in the hope that local private businesses will sponsor the event - an appeal which was also published today in local newspaper the Bradford Telegraph and Argus.

You can read the full article here, and we're very grateful to anyone who is able to share and promote our appeal to save the Shipley Santa show!

Get Involved!

Our office doggies want YOU

Would you like to be involved in the Shipley Street Arts Festival?

We're currently looking for First Aid-trained stewards to work at the festival, overseeing the safety of our visiting audiences.

The dates of the festival are Friday 26th June, Saturday 27th June and Sunday 28th June, with hours of 10am - 5pm. Ideally we are looking for two stewards per day - whether you'd be available for one day or all three, we'd love to hear from you! This is a paid role.

If you'd like to apply, please send a relevant CV and cover letter to our office email address: info@q20theatre.co.uk

Shipley Street Arts Festival 2015

You may remember that in June this year, we held the first ever Shipley Street Arts Festival.

It turned out to be an amazing, exciting event, bringing the world of street entertainment to the local residents of Shipley, as a free event which involved the talents of local school children and a variety of artists from up and down the country.

Well, the good news is: we're hoping to bring it back this year!

We're currently in the middle of putting together ideas and proposals for another fabulous festival - and we want to hear from you!

Are you a street artist who might be interested in performing? Have you any ideas for the next Shipley Street Arts Festival? We'd like to hear from you!

Get in touch with us (using the contact form on the left hand side of the blog page) or you can contact us through Facebook, Twitter, or go to our website and find the contact details for the Q20 office.

We look forward to speaking with you!

Dockfield Road - the home of Q20 - is having an open day!

If you're creatively minded and in the Shipley (and surrounding) area, why not come down on Saturday 13th September, and see what Dockfield Road has to offer?

You can also see our website for more information.

Did you attend Shipley Street Arts Festival?

 We're asking for your thoughts!

In order to keep bringing events like this one back to Shipley, we've been asked by the Arts Council England to collect a little bit of information about how the festival went.

If you have the time to answer a few questions, we'd really appreciate your support and ideas!

Please find our survey here.

Your contribution could be key in bringing the festival back to Shipley for years to come!

Monsieur de Tour and Bobby thank you for your support!

Would you be interested in volunteering for Shipley Street Arts Festival?

We're looking for a number of volunteer stewards to work at Shipley Street Arts Festival, taking place from Thursday, 26th - Saturday, 28th June.

The full details are listed on the Arts Council job website - so please do have a look and let us know if you'd like to be involved!