About Us
We Are Bounce Theatre
At Bounce, we make work from original ideas, in imaginative spaces, and tell brave stories that reflect the people and places we care about. We are a Community Interest Company creating theatre that is ambitious, inclusive, and rooted in real lives. Whether in schools, cafés, hospices, youth centres, or neighbourhoods, our work happens wherever a story can begin.
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Our practice is grounded in equity, collaboration, and creativity. We recognise every participant as a creative in their own right, and we make space for people to explore, express, and shape stories that matter to them.
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We’re proud to have staged productions at the Shooting Star Hospice, Paul Robeson Theatre, Kingston Academy, Hampton Hill Playhouse, Arthur Cotterell Theatre, Soho Theatre, Rose Theatre, Kingston Hospital, and The National Archives - proof that powerful, meaningful work can start in a community and speak on a national stage.
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Our projects have been commissioned and funded by a wide range of partners, including local London authorities, Children's Services, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England, The National Archives, and mental health charities. These partnerships reflect that quality, trust, and social impact is embedded in everything we do.
We believe imagination is a powerful tool for change. From a child dreaming up their first play to a neighbourhood reimagining its shared future, we nurture bold ideas and champion the voices at their heart.
Our work is always shaped by the people who take part. If you’d like to be part of it - we’d love to hear from you.
The Bounce Team
Bounce projects are collaborative, shaped by our core team’s diverse artistic backgrounds
Our Collaborators
We partner with brilliant people who share our values to create our work.
The Home Café
The Home Café is a vibrant not for profit café and community space in the heart of Earlsfield. The not for profit café supports a range of community projects - including our creative health, youth theatre, and holiday projects.
Anstee Bridge
Bounce has partnered in many projects with Anstee Bridge, part of Achieving for Children. Since 2008, Anstee Bridge have supported vulnerable young people (11-16yrs) struggling with their social, emotional, and mental health. They support their students through creative workshops to build confidence and resilience in a nurturing, therapeutic, safe, and fun environment.
Speech Bubbles
Bounce is a proud partner in the national charity Speech Bubbles. Speech Bubbles is for children aged 5-7 who find it difficult to develop the speech, language and communication skills they need for life: for socialising, for learning, for wellbeing, and for good mental health.
The Daesy Dialogue
Author, storyteller and speaker Clare Luther collaborates with Bounce on family learning workshops. Using her talking toolkit The Daesy Dialogue, parents are equipped with tools to nurture their children’s emotional growth and then apply those skills by joining us in authentic, child led play.
Verbal Diversity Art
Verbal Diversity is an artistic methodology that celebrates all forms of communication. Whether through art, nature, or human interaction. Verbal Diversity recognises and amplifies the unique voices of each individual.
The Paradise Cooperative
The Paradise Cooperative is a community-led organisation based in Wandsworth, transforming unused urban spaces into vibrant gardens for learning, growing, and wellbeing. They promote sustainable living through hands-on education, volunteering, and inclusive events that bring people together.