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Foyle Foundation fund the work of Acting on Impulse
We are very grateful to the Foyle Foundation who are funding our work for the coming year. It is wonderful that they see the value of our transforming projects working with people whose life circumstances have made things very difficult.We are really looking forward...
Season 13 is about to start!
It's all about the number 13. Our 13th season starts on Sunday 13th October at Trinity Sports Centre, 4-6pm. Refreshments (all important) are at 3:45. This is the first of a series of 13 acting workshops, directed by actor/director/teacher Daniel Bradford. The theme...
Acting on Impulse Privacy Notice 2019 Edition
STATEMENT Acting on Impulse is committed to respecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data entrusted to us is collected and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that came into force in May 2018. These regulations are...
A Farce About a Musical Courtcase
Opening the door to a new season always comes with a mixture of excitement and nerves. The nerves are about whether we can keep developing fresh ideas – especially after 12 years!
Welcome to Hotel Utopia, fundraiser with a difference
Our recent film ‘Penalty’ is making its way round film festivals, and doing rather well, if you’ve read the previous blog. So until the film fest season is over, we can’t put it on our YouTube channel for all to enjoy. The good news is.....if you come to our biennial...
‘PENALTY’ and the film festival journey
…we now have 7 laurel wreaths to add to the film poster!
We have a new home!
Hope Studios in Manchester is closing, so we needed to find a new home by the end of January 2019. It's been quite a search, but we're absolutely thrilled with our new venue. From Sunday 20th January we'll be holding our workshops in the Dance Studio at Trinity Sports...
PENALTY – the premiere
Intrusive thoughts can be a nightmare but imagine if the thoughts weren’t your own…When Danny and Jada arrive at a hotel, it soon becomes clear that they are surrounded by people who want something from them. With dated décor and staff performing bizarre routines,...
On location
Our highest number of locations per film is 12What you don’t see when you watch a film is the amazing army of industry professionals who create the magic for you, both during and post production. Many of them have worked with us before and feel like part of the Acting...
Whatever will we come up with next?
Every year our Artistic Director Lauren manages to come up with ideas for a completely different kind of project. This is put to the actors at our late summer BBQ and award ceremony. ‘How about a horror film?’ she asked innocently. The gang seemed quite keen. Season...
