Mind The Gap is an opportunity for older people to meet and explore the creative arts in the safe surroundings of Salisbury Playhouse. The group meets fortnightly for coffee, conversation and creativity!

Friday 10 January

Spoken Word Workshop with Isaiah Dreads

Isaiah Dreads is a South West rap artist who worked with Wiltshire Creative on The Tempest. In this workshop he will introduce you to writing and performing poetry.

Friday 24 January

Sgraffito Art with Sue Martin

Visual artist Sue will help you explore using natural objects to create etching style drawings in this fun session. You don’t need to be an artist, just come along and have fun in this relaxed session.

Friday 7 February

Physical Approaches to Acting with Laura Jasper

Laura will be leading a workshop in physical and non-verbal approaches to acting. You will look at eye contact, gesture, and and explore how actors tell stories using the body as a tool. Laura is a theatre director and practitioner and Wiltshire Creative’s Education Officer.

Friday 28 February

Libby Todd: The 39 Steps Design Talk

The designer of our forthcoming production of The 39 Steps will give a talk uncovering the process of designing the set and costume for this exciting main house production. This is a unique opportunity to hear from the professional team behind our shows.

Friday 14 March

Liz Garland: From Page to Stage 1

Liz returns to Mind The Gap to help you bring more scripts to life. Over 2 sessions she will help you work towards staging some excerpts of script in the Salberg Theatre – looking at all aspects of performance.

Friday 28 March

Liz Garland: From Page to Stage 2

This session is a chance to perfect your scenes and share them with the rest of the group in our studio theatre.

Friday 11 April

MTG Extra with Stage 65

Work with our Stage 65 Youth Theatre as they prepare for their 60th anniversary production at Salisbury Playhouse in July 2025. Together you will explore what they have been creating in sessions and collaborate on ideas for them to bring back to their rehearsals.

£5 per session. Please book in advance.

For more information, please contact Gjenya Cambray, Community Relationships Officer, via gjenya.cambray@wiltshirecreative.co.uk.