ATTIC THEATRE COMPANY (LONDON) LTD.

Name

ATTIC THEATRE COMPANY (LONDON) LTD.

Legal name

Attic Theatre Company

Website

https://attictheatrecompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Amateur Theatre (MPAGABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH), Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

Keywords

• Participatory arts programmes
• Community theatre productions
• New writing commissions
• Arts education workshops
• Social impact arts

Headquarters

HQ city

Mitcham, London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grants and Funding: Primary income source from grants and funding from Arts Council England, London Borough of Merton, various trusts and foundations including KFC Foundation, Jack Petchey Foundation, Wimbledon Foundation, Cockayne, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, Unity Trust, and others.
2. Ticket Sales: Income from theatre productions and live performances through ticket sales.
3. Donations: Accepts donations from individuals, groups and organisations to support the participatory programme and theatre productions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Attic Theatre Company delivers participatory arts programmes and touring theatre productions for the community in Merton, South London. Its core offering spans four programme strands: Many Stages (theatre productions and live performances), Many Moons (workshops for older people), Many Voices (programmes for refugees, asylum seekers and ESOL learners), and Many Minds (workshops for young people facing challenging circumstances). Sub-programmes include Movement Mornings, Going for a Song, Feel Good Fridays, STEPS and Gamers, Flourish!, Leap!, ReCreate & ReWrite, Women's Conversation Club, Employability Skills Workshops and Many Voices Sessions. Theatre productions such as Boyhood, All Roads, Origins, Lie In It and Piece of Work are staged in non-traditional venues like libraries, parks and community centres as well as established theatres.

Product overview

Attic Theatre Company is a charitable arts organisation (Charity No. 1041549) based in Merton, South London, operating a unified participatory arts programme alongside a theatre productions strand. The core offerings span four main programme areas: Many Stages (theatre productions and live performances), Many Moons (arts for older people), Many Voices (arts for refugees and ESOL speakers), and Many Minds (arts for young people facing challenging circumstances). Within these strands, the company delivers specific sub-programmes including Movement Mornings, Going for a Song, Feel Good Fridays, STEPS and Gamers, Flourish!, Leap!, ReCreate & ReWrite, Women's Conversation Club, Employability Skills Workshops, and Many Voices Sessions. The theatre productions include works such as Boyhood, Lie In It, Origins, All Roads, and Piece of Work & Learning to Fly. The company produces new writing and tours to non-traditional spaces including libraries, parks, and community centres, as well as conventional theatres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Many Stages
• Many Moons
• Many Voices
• Many Minds
• Movement Mornings
• Going for a Song
• Feel Good Fridays
• STEPS and Gamers
• Flourish!
• Leap!
• ReCreate & ReWrite
• Women's Conversation Club
• Employability Skills Workshops
• Many Voices Sessions
• Boyhood
• Lie In It
• Origins
• All Roads
• Piece of Work & Learning to Fly

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Merton Memory HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for dementia dance sessions (Feel Good Fridays). Created dance class videos during pandemic.
• St Mark's Academy MitchamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly Many Voices drama workshops for young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-18.
• Sutton and District Training CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for STEPS and Gamers creative sessions with neurodivergent young people.
• North Mitcham Community AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partnership for participatory arts delivery.
• Green Arts CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Leap! school holiday camps providing drama and dance workshops for children aged 8-16.
• Mitcham Town Community TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Leap! school holiday camps and community events.
• CARAS (Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Merton's Learn English Together for Women's Conversation Club supporting female refugees and asylum seekers.
• Clarion HousingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProjects to create social connections between isolated older people. Co-created Chance Encounters Toolkit with residents at Oaks Court.
• Marcus Beale ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for online work development and creative projects during pandemic.
• Merton LibrariescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for productions including Merton Arts Space at Wimbledon Library. Co-commissioner of Origins project.
• Theatre PeckhammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation partner for All Roads production.
• Bernie Grant Arts CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation partner for All Roads production.
• TramshedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for All Roads, co-produced with Tramshed in association with Theatre Peckham and Bernie Grant Arts Centre.
• Arts at the Old Fire Station, OxfordmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for The Last Noël with Chris Bush.
• National Youth TheatremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative Projects Associate arrangement and pathways programme support.
• Wac ArtsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative Projects Associate arrangement supporting delivery of Schools & Communities programme.
• LAMDAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for LAMDA Pathways Programme providing accessible routes for young people from underrepresented groups.

Scale indicators9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Out of Joint: A small UK touring theatre company producing new writing and adaptations that address social and political themes, working with leading writers and actors on a comparable scale to Attic. Closely comparable on touring new-writing model and community engagement priorities.
• 20 Stories High: Theatre company making work with young people aged 14–25 facing challenging circumstances via participatory workshops and touring productions. Highly comparable on Many Minds-style youth programmes and charity funder mix.
• Clean Break: Charity theatre company producing work with and for women affected by the criminal justice system. Comparable on participatory theatre model, vulnerability-focused mission, charity funding base, and small permanent team.
• Synergy Theatre Project: Charity-led theatre company creating work with prisoners, ex-offenders, and young people at risk. Directly comparable participatory theatre model with marginalised populations, grant funding base, and small London focus.
• Tangled Feet: Small-scale touring theatre company combining devised physical performance with participatory community engagement. Comparable small-team structure, grant-funded model, and balance between touring production and participatory programming.
• Graeae Theatre Company: Disabled-led touring theatre company producing accessible new writing. Comparable community-embedded production model, Arts Council funding base, and small-team charity structure focused on underserved audiences.
• Cardboard Citizens: Theatre company making work with people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness, using participatory arts and Forum Theatre. Comparable model of charity-funded, community-embedded theatre production with vulnerable cohorts.
• Pilot Theatre: Touring new writing theatre company frequently working with young audiences and emerging artists. Directly comparable because Attic's Artistic Director Tom Bellerby serves as Chair and both share a York/London touring model and new-writing focus.

Regional players

• Eastern Angles: Touring theatre company producing new work for rural and community venues across East Anglia. Comparable community-touring new-writing model but based outside London and not competing in Merton.

Broad incumbents

• Theatre Royal Stratford East: Large London community-rooted producing theatre with a long-standing commitment to new writing, diversity, and access. Broader scale than Attic but overlapping new-writing development programme and community-engagement ethos.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles9 records

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