Our Work
Since 2006, Bounce has worked with over 10,000 children and young people across South West London and beyond. We've shared our work at The National Archives, Saatchi Gallery, Museum of London, Soho Theatre and Rose Theatre, and hundreds of community spaces. We've made theatre in hospice gardens, on doorsteps, in galleries and school halls.
2006 — Bounce Theatre founded by Louise Pendry and collaborators.
2007 — Dramatic Edge: Primary and secondary school director of showcases in Richmond with over 200 children and young people.
2008–2012 — Resident Artist for Extended Schools Hounslow delivering drama clubs and family art projects.
2010 — Butterfly Stories: Professional performance created with Dramatic Edge for children at Shooting Star Hospice.
2011 — Be Creative Be Well: Resident on the Meadows Estate with Arts Council Funding.
2012 — Residency extended by Estate Management. Youth theatre formed, resulting in performances at Rose Theatre & Soho Theatre as part of National Connections.
2012 — Tiny Tales from Around the World celebrating Olympic theme of friendship, written and performed by an intergenerational cast (7–70) for Olympic celebrations.
2012 — Estate Youth Theatre part of Big Dance, shared on Channel 4.
2013 — Inside My Imagination: performance with Shooting Star Hospice to mark the Paralympics.
2014 — Bounce Youth Theatre in Hounslow: formed a community youth theatre for 6–18 year olds.
2014 — Homegrown and Handmade: week-long festival in an otherwise empty theatre, curated with young people.
2014 — Poppy Stories: intergenerational World War II heritage project in Kingston.
2014 — Became resident at Anstee Bridge.
2014 — Urban Art Stories: art and performance project with Hounslow youth theatre and Saatchi Gallery.
2015 — Fried Chicken: professional production made with young people at Anstee Bridge.
2016 — 60 Years of Fashion: interdisciplinary art project with Anstee Bridge and Museum of London.
2017 — Emoji: professional production with Anstee Bridge.
2018 — Our Health Your Hands: interdisciplinary arts project with Anstee Bridge, National Archives and Kingston Hospital.
2019 — SCAR: touring professional production with young people at Anstee Bridge.
2019 — Things to Do in a Blackout: digital arts project during lockdown with National Archives.
2020 — Wonderland: digital art project with National Archives during lockdown.
2020 — Grace Dear Arts Project: digital arts project during lockdown and post-pandemic, supporting creativity and wellbeing.
2020 — Story Club: multi-arts project during lockdown, reaching 11,000 people with weekly creative zines.
2020 — Dear Children: doorstep theatre production. Raised £5,000 for Earlsfield Foodbank.
2021 — Took up residency at the Home Cafe, a community cafe, delivering post-pandemic arts workshops to connect the community.
2021 — Sugar & Spice: intergenerational arts project exploring Tooting's post-war history through community storytelling.
2022 — Speech Bubbles: became a partner in the national charity Speech Bubbles.
2022 — Threads of Tooting: intergenerational heritage project including a new play, Threads, written with young people and performed at Omnibus Theatre.
2023 — International Women's Day: spoken word night at Home Cafe.
2023 — Into the Forest: first Youth Theatre performance at the Home Cafe, converting the space into a forest.
2023 — StoryClub: transformed an empty cottage into a family play space for play, stories, and imagination.
2024 — Beyond the Plate: intergenerational project celebrating food heritage, stories, and poetry.
2025 — Beautifully Imperfect: multidisciplinary arts project and published book for young people unable to attend school due to emotional health.
2025 — Alice in Wonderland: 150 children performed across two playgrounds, a woodland and a trim trail for Wandsworth's Borough of Culture.
2026 — Snowed In (Home Cafe): Arts Council funded production.
