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We Need You: Why Support
Oval House?

Times are very hard for most people at the moment. Why support Ovalhouse?

·     Ovalhouse artists get people talking about the things that really matter. The things that, left unsaid, can leave a society to stagnate, or communities to explode.

·     Ovalhouse is the future of the arts “During the day I worked. I was a waiter. I cleaned houses. I worked in a bottling factory, just to supplement my income. When I found acting , or when acting found me, it was a liberation. It was a stepping stone into another life, away from a life that I had, and acting was something I was good at, something which was appreciated. That was a great satisfaction in my life.” PIERCE BROSNAN on his beginning at Ovalhouse

·     Ovalhouse changes lives: "Without the the support I have had, I wouldn't be where I am.  Maybe I would be homeless or by now I would have been sent back to Iraq, or maybe I would be working in a car wash and maybe I would have mental health problems because there would be too much pressure.  Being creative gives you better mental health and a better view for the future and more confidence.  When someone sees you are creative, they want to help you, so it brings more support “ A participant in our We Are London project for young refugees

·     Because we have so much more to do: developing our 33% London Festival which creates training opportunities for local young people with talent, extending our pioneering Back on Track work with young people ‘at risk’, creating a national network of venues for our artists and making each production go further.

·     Because we use our resources well, and continue to find ways to make each penny go even further. We are delighted to have been included in the new Arts Council portfolio, recognised as a sector leader for supporting the best of new talent.

·     This is a very hard year for Ovalhouse – we have lost some funding due to various cuts, but we are committed to keeping our activities running. Even in the hardest of year’s we have not let our commitment wane, and due to the ongoing support from donors and Lambeth we have managed to make significant improvements to our accessibility this year by making the dressing room accessible for disabled artists and youth performers alike; we still need to raise funds for our increasingly popular interpreted performances.

If you would like to support Ovalhouse, or find our more about how you can, please email me.

Thank you.
Deborah Bestwick.

Director, Ovalhouse