mousetrap theatre projects annual review 2011

Annual Review 2011

TrusteesSir Stephen Waley-Cohen Chairman

Councillor Robert Davis DL

Rosie Hytner

Rosanna King

Phyllida Lloyd CBE

Mathew Prichard CBE

Jill Shaw Ruddock

Edward Snape

Carole Winter

Honorary Vice PresidentsLord Attenborough CBE

Lord Willoughby de Broke

PatronsRoger Allam

Matthew Bourne OBE

Kenneth Branagh

Janie Dee

Noma Dumezweni

Bonnie Greer OBE

Susan Hampshire OBE

Celia Imrie

Adrian Lester

Jonathan Pryce CBE

Alan Rickman

Clive Rowe

Thea Sharrock

Alison Steadman OBE

David Suchet CBE

Zoë Wanamaker CBE

Samuel West

Roy Williams OBE

Mousetrap StaffSusan Whiddington Director

Linda Turner Education Manager

Gayle Bryans Development Manager

Jo Pelly Special Needs Programmes Manager

Elaine Grant Access Programmes Manager

Nancy Shakerley Audience Development Programmes Manager

Elly Hopkins Communications Manager

Katherine Usher Special Projects Manager

Tracy Burke Office Manager

Photos by Alex Rumford

MOUSETRAP THEATRE PROJECTS ANNUAL REVIEW 2011 1

We believe all young people should have theopportunity to attend outstanding theatre irrespectiveof their cultural, social or economic background.

We aim to increase young people’s access to livetheatre and enable them to engage creatively withtheir theatre experience.

We serve young people across London and beyond, focusing on those with limited resources,opportunities or support.

At the heart of our work is the desire to open doors to young

people who might otherwise consider London’s rich cultural

heritage closed to them.

3 Chairman’s Message

4 Director’s Message

5 Key areas of our work

6 Opening Doors

10 Creative Learning

14 Inspiring Future Theatregoers

16 Connecting People, Creating Links

18 Financial Summary

20 Thank you

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Early Reflections

“Going to the theatre as a child unlocked my

imagination. It made me dream, and made me think,

and made me want to join in. When it works, it’s the

best fun you can have without tickling, and even when

it doesn’t, it still makes you want to come back for more

and different and better. Smoke and mirrors, ice cream

and laughter, and gasps and giggles, and singing and

dancing and delirium to bewitch and beguile. For me

as a child, and as a grown up the theatre is magic with

bells on.”

Kenneth BranaghPatron

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Mousetrap Theatre Projects brings young people who would nototherwise have that opportunity to the best of London theatre. We areproud to have taken close to 100,000 in total over the past 14 years.We are grateful to all those who make this possible – the producers andtheatre owners who make tickets available to us at reasonable pricesno less than those who give us money to do our work as the leadingindependent theatre education charity in London.

Soon after I became the Producer of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, I decided that the world’s longest running show should ‘give somethingback’, and was delighted when Susan Whiddington agreed to be ourDirector, a role she still fills with tremendous enthusiasm and passion.The show put up the first funds to set the ball rolling, and TheMousetrap is still a significant contributor. Lord (Richard) Attenborough,the first star of the play, Mathew Prichard CBE, grandson of AgathaChristie, and Lord (David) Willoughby de Broke, whose family built andstill owns the St. Martin’s Theatre, home of The Mousetrap for nearly40 years, joined me as founding Trustees, and they are all still involved.

The need to provide disadvantaged young people with the chance toexperience live theatre does not diminish, any more than does theother side of the same coin, the need to develop theatre audiences of the future.

We are dedicated – and our staff under Susan Whiddington shows this commitment every day – to continuing this important educationaland charitable role, with the help of all who fund our work, to the greatbenefit of nearly 12,000 young people each year.

Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen BtChairman of the Trustees

Chairman’s Message

“The need to providedisadvantaged youngpeople with the chance to experience live theatredoes not diminish, anymore than does the otherside of the same coin, theneed to develop theatreaudiences of the future.” Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen Bt

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An exciting and rewarding year

Director’s Message

This has been an exciting and rewarding year for Mousetrap Theatre Projectswith many memorable highlights. One was the pilot of StageSong – takingprofessional composers and lyricists into classrooms to teach students how to compose for musical theatre. A showcase of the best student songs andmini-musicals, performed by professional singers, was a brilliant project finale.

We also launched a major new initiative, Key Schools, to improve how wemeasure our impact. Key Schools has enabled us to develop closer links withschools and connect with students over a longer period of time. We have 12Key Schools (nine mainstream; three special) and teachers agree to participatein a range of our access and education projects. In return they provide us in-depth evaluation through detailed questionnaires, student interviews and focusgroups. We are delighted with how Key Schools’ teachers have embraced thisinitiative and we believe the results will improve our work, demonstrate itsimpact on young people and assist with future fundraising.

A special mention must be made of the transformative donation we receivedfrom ICAP to fund our work with young people with special needs. We werethrilled to be chosen as one of 21 charities to benefit from ICAP Charity Day2010. In recognition of this significant funding, we renamed this programme,ICAP Theatre Journeys for Special Schools. You can read all about it onpage 7.

Finally, one of the unforgettable events of the year was a fantastic fundraisingcabaret hosted by two of our dedicated Patrons, Janie Dee and Clive Rowe.Our supporters were treated to superb performances by many well-knownperformers and, not forgetting what we are all about, students from ArtsEducational and our Youth Forum member, Nick Robinson, added touchingly to a very special evening.

In closing, I want thank all of our very generous supporters who have enabledus take 11,445 young people to the theatre this year.

Susan Whiddington Director



Key areas of our work

Creating opportunities for young people who havelimited resources, support or a disability to attendLondon theatre, often as a first-time experience.

Using theatre as an educational resource in and out ofthe classroom to stimulate creative work and developpersonal and theatre-related skills.

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Encouraging a legacy of theatregoing for young audiencesby reducing barriers and enhancing their knowledge andappreciation of theatre.

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Developing and nurturing collaborations with young people,teachers, artists, arts organisations and the theatre industry.

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We enable disadvantaged young people to access theatre, encouragingthem to widen their aspirations and consider new possibilities. This year,we offered six programmes of activity, each of which removes one ormore of the barriers young people face in accessing theatre.


TheatreOpeners brings disadvantaged students fromLondon state secondary schools to see outstandingtheatre for only £5 a ticket, including an after-showdiscussion and a teachers’ resource pack. Priority goesto schools with a high percentage of students on freeschool meals.

Problems facing teachers this year were constrainedbudgets and increased difficulty in taking students out of school during the day. We responded by schedulingtheatre trips to evening performances as well asmatinees, offering schools a wide variety of productionsfrom musicals to issue-based plays to Shakespeare.

“For so many of them, it was their first opportunityto see live theatre – they really were blown awayby the experience.” Diana Pape, Maria Fidelis School, Camden

ICAP Theatre Journeys for Special Schools opens thedoor to West End theatre for secondary special schools,with best seats at top productions, free in-schoolworkshops and resource packs customised for specialschool teachers.

The students had a wide range of special needs, fromemotional and behavioural problems to profound andmultiple disabilities. We engaged highly skilled dramapractitioners with experience of working with youngpeople with special needs to run the workshops and we received overwhelming feedback from teachers.

"It was wonderful to see the looks of awe andwonder on our pupils’ faces. They haven’t stoppedtalking about the show and asking when we can go back!” Felicity Kirk, The Valley School

TheatreOpeners Facts

• 3,660 students from 155schools participated

• 29% of students on freeschool meals – double the national average

• 17 productions offered with seven participatory‘Insight’ sessions led by the creative teams

ICAP Theatre Journeys Facts

• 766 students from 65 special schools participated

• 40% of students on free school meals

• 10 schools participated for the first time


Family First Nights brings low-income families to aWest End theatre production over the summer holidayswith £5 tickets, as a first-time family theatre outing. This year we piloted family workshops, offering twoworkshops for Wicked and Stomp, which was a greatsuccess with sessions over-subscribed. We now have5,500 families on our FFN database and throughout theyear, we offered them 65 additional opportunities toattend theatre with a huge take-up.

“Thank you, thank you and thank you again... You are truly doing a great service to families like mine who could not afford to go to the theatre normally. Thank you.” Maxine McDaniel, Mother

Envision is a magical day for blind and partially sightedyoung people, including pre-show drama workshops, anon-stage touch tour and an audio-described performance of a top West End show.

We chose The Railway Children and Legally Blonde,running two Envision days for each. Parents and teachersemphasised how much the children benefit fromspending time with others who share their disability. The confidence they gained through the workshops and their obvious enjoyment of the whole day made it a very special experience for everyone involved.

“Envision is a marvellous opportunity for these VI/blind children, we will be talking about it

for a long while afterwards.” Teacher at Visually Impaired Unit

Family First Nights Facts

• 427 families took partincluding 1,032 children aged 3-16

• Choice of 18 West Endproductions: 11 top musicals, 3 plays and 4shows for young children,

• Families identified by over500 charities, social serviceagencies and housingassociations

Envision Facts

• 130 students participated,aged 11-18

• 86% had never been to the theatre before

• Participants came from as far away as Halifax and Somerset


StageXchange offers youth groups from across Londona top West End show for £5 a ticket supported by threetailor-made workshops to learn theatre skills or addresspersonal development issues. Sessions were run byexperienced theatre practitioners.

After launching StageXchange in 2007, it is now oneof our most over-subscribed programmes. Workshopthemes, chosen by the youth group leaders, focused on trust, communication, team-building, body language,building relationships, respect, anti-bullying, toleranceand cohesion.

“It built confidence and self-esteem in youngpeople who have very little belief in their abilities.They felt they had achieved something.” Claire Gannon,Youth Leader, Waltham Forest

Mousetrap/Greenhouse Summer School is a three-week performing arts programme, run collaborativelywith Greenhouse Charity. This was the third year we ran the summer school, which featured West Endtheatre visits and workshops in dance, singing, Capoeira,and circus skills. It culminated in a final showcasedevised by the young participants at the CochraneTheatre for friends and family.

Mousetrap/GreenhouseSummer School Facts

• 47 young people age 11-16 participated

• Youth Forum membersvolunteered as mentors

StageXchange Facts

• 290 young people from 15 youth groups took part

• Participants included newlyarrived refugees, homelessand young people withautism

• Projects involved youthgroups in 10 Londonboroughs

Johanne is a single working motherliving in Southwark in a PeabodyTrust Estate. She never imagined itwould be possible to afford a WestEnd theatre trip for her family. Thenshe heard about Family First Nights.“Family First Nights has made ahuge impact on our family life. I hadnot been able to afford to take mychildren to the theatre and so beingable to take them through FFN hasbeen truly wonderful. Our first visit to the theatre was

through FFN and we saw Wickedwhich indeed it was. My son hasbeen able to use his experience in

going to the theatre to become morearticulate and creative in his writingat school. He was recently able tocompare a ballet he saw with theschool with Romeo and Juliet thatwe saw through FFN last year in areview. He is a 10 year old boy whoreally hates writing. I was so proudwhen his review went into theschool newsletter.I know that my children now

know how to behave appropriatelyin different surroundings and that isquite important to me as a mother. Ibelieve children should be allowedto be ‘children’; however, knowing

when to be quiet and appreciativeand considerate of others is also agood life skill.Family First Nights has been a

big part of mine and my children’slives for the last three years. It hasallowed us to be a part of ‘Londonlife’ that many can only dream ofand for that I will be eternallygrateful.”

“When I receive an email from FFN, I get soexcited, it’s like Christmas!”

Boys from Tower Hamletsparticipating in a StageXchangeproject


We enliven classroom learning by using theatre as a stimulus to enrichthe curriculum, unlock creativity and develop personal skills. We taketheatre professionals into schools, who engage and motivate studentsand help make their studies relevant to their futures.

Play the Critic Facts

• 92 students from six schools took part in Play the Critic: Theatre

• 43 students from threeschools participated in Play the Critic: Dance

• Mentored by six profess-ional theatre and dancecritics and three directors

PowerPlay Facts

• 12 students took part in this intensive programme

• Two experiencedpractitioners led 7 x 90-minute workshops


Play the Critic uses professional theatre, music anddance critics to develop analytical thinking and writingskills of A-Level and Key Stage 4 students. Throughmasterclasses with directors and choreographers andone-to-one sessions with critics, the students learn how to review a theatre, musical theatre, opera or dance production.

“All of the students who participated in Play theCritic 2010 achieved A grades on their writtencomponent for A2 Dance this year. I am sure thatgetting them to write about dance from such anearly stage, and with such guidance from the teamyou had assembled, played some part in this.“Simon Dobson, Assistant Head teacher, Holland Park School

PowerPlay uses a theatre production as the catalyst fora series of in-depth workshops for students in Children’sSupport Centres/Pupil Referral Units who have beenexcluded from mainstream schools.

We ran a series of workshops at Harlow Children’sSupport Centre designed to build self-esteem andimprove communication skills, teamwork and emotionalliteracy. Students from a nearby mainstream schooljoined them, to serve as mentors and to encourage linksbetween the schools. The Lion King theatre trip provedto be an excellent stimulus.

“Afterwards, some of our kids were raving abouthow good it was… that’s really something!... I haverelished seeing them thrive and succeed with you.” Annette Lidster, Harlow Children Support Centre

Crossways Academy students attend Insight session forThe Colored Museum


Explore is series of tailor-made music or dramaworkshops for special schools, based on a topic of the teacher’s choice. Thanks to generous funding fromICAP, this new programme reached 160 young people inSpecial Schools. Feedback from teachers demonstratedthe positive impact on the communication skills of theirpupils and an increase in their confidence, motivation and empathy towards each other.

“The benefits to the children’s confidence andcommunication skills are endless!” Aiden Meech, Chilton School

StageBusiness teaches the ‘business of theatre’ toDrama, BTec Performing Arts and Business Studiesstudents through workshops on marketing, producing and budgeting, led by West End producers and marketers.Students gained an insider’s views of the business oftheatre and wrote their own marketing plan for a newmusical, which they presented to a panel of theatreprofessionals in a ‘dragon’s den’ session.

“This was a brilliant project which brought a verydry module completely to life.” Debbie Bailey, HemelHempstead School

Explore Facts

• 11 projects were offered in seven boroughs

• Pupils saw seven differentWest End productions

• 11 experienced practitioners,usually in pairs, led Exploreprojects

StageBusiness Facts

• 100 students from fourschools participated this year

• Six top West End producersand marketers mentoredstudents

• StageBusiness has nowbecome one of our coreeducational offerings

Pupils at Chilton Schoolparticipating in an Exploreworkshop on The Lion King


StageSong piloted this year, develops students’composition skills in a musical theatre context. Mentoredby professional young composers and lyricists, 73 studentswrote songs or mini-musicals. The best student work was performed by professional singers at a West Endshowcase for all participating students and critiqued by apanel of professionals which included one of our patrons,Clive Rowe.

“The show was brilliant – never seen anything like itbefore. It gave me ideas…” Student, StageSong

TheatreWorks offers a bespoke education project to meet the specific needs of a school group, bringing theatrepractitioners into the classroom to collaborate with theteacher. This year, 48 Year 10 students used a visit toBlood Brothers to explore issues in the play and characterdevelopment with workshops led by a practitioner who hasstarred in the musical.

“I was amazed by the progress each individual hadmade and delighted with the fun they had doing it.All of the students were genuinely inspired by theirexperience” Kirsten Varley, West London Academy

Paul Daintry, Curriculum Leader,Creative Arts, The Lammas SchoolPreviously Head of Drama,Walthamstow Academy, bothWaltham Forest

“I have been working with MousetrapTheatre Projects for a number of years,taking advantage of the great offersthrough TheatreOpeners. Over time,I’ve come to rely on MTP for muchmore. Many of our students come from

areas of great social and economicdisadvantage. Most have not been tothe theatre before and their familieswould find it hard to justify theexpense of a full-price theatre ticket.TheatreOpeners has opened up a newworld of theatrical experience and

begun to open their eyes to thepossibilities that theatre has to offer.I’m delighted by how valuable and vitalan experience our students have foundit to be. The sheer joy they haveexperienced is immensely gratifying.“Life-changing” would not be anoverstatement.I have also noticed considerable

impact on my students’ work. Theyhave absorbed ideas, expertise,techniques and skills. A case in pointwas our trip to The Odyssey. Back inschool it was clear they started usingideas in class that they had seen in theplay. Suddenly their devised work wasmuch more imaginative.I can’t thank Mousetrap enough for

the opportunities they have offered mystudents. They have given us access

that we would not otherwise have hadand enabled my students to transformand develop their work. Finally, MTPhas supported me as a professional inenhancing my delivery strategies andproviding more effective `resources formy students.”

StageSong Facts

• INSET and a comprehensiveresource pack offered forteachers

• Five professional composersand lyricists plus a musicaldirector took part

• Judging panel consisted ofdirector Jeremy Sams, criticMatt Wolf and musicaltheatre star Clive Rowe

TheatreWorks Facts

• Teacher allowed to choose a topic they want to explore

• We assist teacher to selectrelevant production tosupport the project

• We oversee project tostrengthen relationshipbetween teacher andpractitioners

Students working on their musicaltheatre compositions for StageSong

C145 Facts

• 1,627 theatre visits were made by C145’ers this year

• School ‘reps’ recruit newmembers and organise theatrevisits

•Highlights included challengingplay Blasted, top musical LegallyBlonde and opera La Bohéme


We encourage young people of all backgrounds to make theatre an ongoingand inspiring part of their lives. By offering tickets at low prices and givingextra support, we enable them to attend theatre independently, providingopportunities to see a huge range of productions at venues across Londonand take part in ‘behind the scenes’ events with the creative team.

C145 (See a Show for £5) encourages 15 -18 year olds to become independent theatergoers and now has amembership of over 3,500. Over 1,600 C145’ers saw adiverse selection of challenging theatre, opera and danceproductions. In addition to our monthly events, C145’erswere emailed an additional 40 theatre ticket offers.

“This is exactly what young people need to stay off the streets, not get bored or in trouble, and beinspired to make something of ourselves.” Sarah, C145 member

C145’ers arriving at the theatre


WestEnd4£10 is for 19-23 year olds who pay £10 for atheatre ticket. We target students at drama schools andFE drama courses so that those studying theatre can seetheatre. At every event, Westend4£10’ers participate intalks with members of the cast or creative team and lastyear were sent an additional 40 offers by email.

“What a wonderful opportunity it was to see notonly such a brilliant performance but also meetthem afterwards. It so much enhances theexperience and understanding of the play.” Anna, WestEnd4£10 member

The Youth Forum is a group of active young people whotake a leadership role for our charity. Members advise onrecruitment and marketing of C145 and WestEnd4£10,suggest productions, assist with our programmes, serveas school ‘reps’ and plan and run quarterly events for theirpeers. This year Forum members produced a short film on C145, met with West End marketers about youth e-communications and volunteered at MTP events.

“All you have to do is join, turn up and prepare toexperience the phenomenal power of theatre.”Yohanna, Youth Forum Member

Teacher Preview ClubWe also think it’s important thatteachers see theatre and our Club offers discountedtheatre tickets, a quarterly newsletter with articles onusing theatre in the classroom plus invitations to specialevents. TPC has nearly 2,000 members, who wereoffered £5 - £20 tickets for over 130 productions in theWest End, London fringe and regional theatres.

“C145made a big difference to my life;it really gave me an interest in theatre.It’s given me the confidence to makefull use of the theatre offers available to young people in London. My life is extremely different now, as I havebecome very independent. Gettinginvolved in theatre and the arts andcreative industry has motivated me

to get work experience and taketheatre-related courses. C145 events particularly helped me

with my GCSE and A-level drama as it broadened my knowledge in dramaand allowed me to see lots of differenttypes of theatre that I would never have normally seen. I have been veryfortunate to have seen so many shows

at such a cheap price! And I definitelyhave developed a strong love forsubsidised theatres and arts projectslike Mousetrap. It’s really made mewant to volunteer.”

WestEnd4£10 Facts

• 775 theatre visits were made this year

• Membership is close to 3,000 19-23 year olds

• WestEnd4£10’ers saw new plays like Blackwatch;musicals including Chicagoand classic plays such asDesign for Living

Teacher Preview Club Facts

• Introduced online ticketingwith great success

• Special members’ eveningsat The Lion King and GhostStories

• Re-designed StageDirections,the quarterly magazine

Youth Forum Facts

• Members volunteered forevents such as WestEnd Live and TheatreCraft Day

• Created and ran their ownyouth cabaret with 15 acts

• Worked towards completingBronze Arts Award

Eve Richardson is studying English Literature at the University of Manchester and isa member of its musical theatre society. She tells us how C145 impacted on her life.


We create links for young people, schools, community organisations andthe theatre industry to encourage collaborations and foster legacies. Toenhance knowledge and expertise, we run training and skill-sharing eventsthroughout the year for teachers, theatre practitioners and youth leaders.

This year we ran our third TheatreCraft at The LondonColiseum, which offered 1,000 young people, aged 17-25, a huge range of talks, workshops and lecture-demonstrations on theatre career opportunities.Working in partnership with SOLT, Masterclass, ENOand the National Skills Academy, young people hadopportunities to explore careers including directing,marketing, production, lighting design, makeup andtheatre journalism. Feedback from this day wasextremely positive.

We also ran two EducationLive events for teachers, in partnership with SOLT and the Education and YoungPeople’s Forum. 175 teachers met producers andrepresentatives of theatre venues to discover what’s on in the theatre for their students and what educationalresources are available.

TheatreCraft Facts

• TheatreCraft offered 67 workshopsand lecture-demonstrations

• TheatreCraft’s marketplace hosted30 arts organisations, dramaschools and venues

• Professionals offered one-to-onecareer advice sessions to delegates

Nick Robinson lives in Lewisham and attended Kidbrooke School.

“I joined C145 after a TheatreOpenerstheatre trip visit with my school when I was 15. I have now been to over 20events and am part of the Youth Forum. I performed at a cabaret the Youth Forum organised in 2011 and subsequentlyMousetrap Theatre Project’s director asked me to sing at theirfundraising cabaret alongside West End regulars Clive Roweand Janie Dee.

I have now been offered a place at Mountview Academy ofTheatre Arts and hope to take this up in September 2012.Working with Mousetrap Theatre Projects has opened a numberof doors and opportunities for me and I hope that I can continueits work and help a wealth of young people in years to come.”

TheatreCraft session in theauditorium of The Coliseum


Early Reflections

“One of the reasons I fell inlove with theatre is becauseit’s all to do with stories andmagic and the suspension ofdisbelief. The craft in makingit look simple and easy iswhat is so mesmerising andmind expanding. It neverceases to surprise me.”

Zoë Wanamaker CBEPatron


Unrestricted Restricted 13 months to Year to Funds Funds August 2011 31 July 2010 £ £ £ £

INCOMING RESOURCES

Incoming resources from generated fundsVoluntary income:Donations and gifts 270,558 3,955 274,513 209,500Guardianships (memberships) 35,848 - 35,848 24,212Grants receivable 239,400 338,532 577,932 228,819

Investment income 601 - 601 485

Incoming resources from charitable activities:Theatre tickets 38,317 - 38,317 51,414Programme fees, workshops & other services 66,968 - 66,968 41,307Grants receivable 11,575 - 11,575 23,150

Total incoming resources 663,267 342,487 1,005,754 578,887

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Cost of generating fundsFundraising 108,174 - 108,174 74,282Charitable activities:Access 227,717 113,132 340,849 295,645Education 106,353 47,973 154,326 102,046Audience Development 113,927 30,175 144,102 113,020Michael Northern 1,000 - 1,000 500

Governance costs 12,125 - 12,125 11,609

Total resources expended 569,296 191,280 760,576 597,102

Net movement in funds 93,971 151,207 245,178 (18,215)Balances brought forward at 1 August 2010 371,787 70,957 442,744 460,959

Balances carried forward at 31 August 2011 465,758 222,164 687,922 442,744

All of the charity’s transactions are derived from continuing activities.

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

Statement of Financial Activitiesfor the period ended 31 August 2011

Financial Summary


2011 2010 £ £ £ £

Fixed AssetsTangible Assets 6,060 5,951

Current AssetsDebtors 42,827 8,306Cash at bank and in hand 679,978 489,213

722,805 497,519

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (40,944) (60,726)

Net current assets 681,862 447,027

NET FUNDS 687,922 442,744

Funds Restricted funds 222,164 70,957Unrestricted funds 364,419 371,787Designated funds 101,339 -

687,922 442,744

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to thesmall companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the Board on 14 February 2012. and signed on its behalf by:

Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen Bt Carole WinterTrustee Trustee

Balance Sheetas at 31 August 2011


CORE FUNDERSThe Society of London Theatre through the Theatre Development Trust (SOLT)

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

MAJOR SUPPORTERSICAPTrafigura FoundationThe Garfield Weston FoundationJohn Lyon’s CharityMan Charitable Trust

PROGRAMME SUPPORTERS95.8 Capital FM’s Help a Capital ChildArts & BusinessBlatchington Court TrustCMS Cameron McKenna FoundationThe Colwinston Charitable TrustThe Noël Coward FoundationThe Dorset FoundationD’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustThe Eranda FoundationFord Britain TrustThe Worship Company of GrocersHarperCollinsThe Ironmongers’ CompanyIDCF and Poplar HARCAThe Leathersellers’ Company Charitable FundLondon CouncilsThe Mackintosh FoundationNewman’s Own FoundationThe PF charitable TrustReally Useful Group LtdReed ElsevierThe Reed Foundation RothschildShareGiftSNR Denton UK LLP Charitable Trust St Martin’s TheatreThe Steel Charitable TrustUnity Theatre TrustVICTA ChildrenThe Victoria Palace TheatreVision CharityThe Walcot FoundationWest End TheatresWestminster ArtsThe Williams Charitable TrustThe John Younger Trust

And a number of grant-makers who wish to remain anonymous.

THEATRE GUARDIANSBOROUGH GUARDIANS

Anonymous x2Catherine JohnsonThe Ruddock Foundation for the Arts

SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL GUARDIANS

Georgina and Bernard DavidColin and Helen DavidAnonymous

SCHOOL GUARDIANS

Anne and David Fass Friends of Bicknacre Show Matthew HaimesJayne and Hans HufschmidRosie and Richard HytnerStephanie and Jerker Johansson Rosanna King and Paul ViitaNicolette and Paul KirkbyPhyllida LloydGeorge and Patti WhiteThe Sue Berman and Michael Zamkow Foundation

CLASS GUARDIANS

AnonymousHeather Acton and Peter WilliamsThe Peter Beckwith Harrow TrustLouise and Vin BhattacharjeeBruno and Christine Boesch Faye and Steve Brann Elizabeth and Rory BrooksMichèle and Colin BurrowsKay Ellen Consolver and John StokersonCatherine and Edward FaulksWilliam and Lori GibsonKate and Arne GroesJo and Ross Hunter Simon and Penny LinnettDan MaceVivien Minto Judith and Richard MorrisseyDaniel and Elizabeth PeltzJoanna RichardsAnthony and Marjorie Simonds-GoodingDavid Suchet CBECharlotte and Simon WarshawCharles Whiddington

FAMILY GUARDIANS

Cecilie Astrup and Thomas RottnerTim and Clare Bennett Kristina Borsy and Nick Turdean Kenneth BranaghLauren and Michael ClancyCarole and Neville ConradLisa Forrell and Marcel BerlinsSusan Gibson and Mark BergmanSusan Handley-JonesDavid Hills and Deborah Saunt

Sir Nicholas HytnerIngrid Jacobson PinterPortia KamonsDiarmaid and Candida KellyChristopher and Carol KilroyAlan Leibowitz and Barbara WeissLawrence and Peggy LevyHelen Lowe Alison and Michael LurieMaggie and Bruce MacfarlaneSubita MahtaniPenny MallinsonJonathan and Julie PunterSir Gerry and Lady RobinsonMyrto and Christian RochatGregg Sando and Sarah HavensDouglas and Helen ShawTanya and David SteynLisa Tedeschini and Bruce RigalHannah TsatsonisSandra and Jake UlrichCecilia and Arend VersteeghPaul WaldenDavid and Karen WhiteNancy SchmidtDominica and Trevor Yang

STUDENT GUARDIANS

Anonymous x2Andrew Blankfield and Bernadette HillmanJaqueline BoenischColleen and Robert BrandPeter BryansLady Susan ChinnCatherine ComerfordClare and Peter FinchamMary Fulton and Barry TurnerGillian and Simon GallantGay Huey EvansJohn HyattRay and Kari JonesMarsha and Alan LeeEllen Miller and Rupert Gavin Jane MorganJoanne and Tom MurphyKym and John PaynterRichard Pilbrow Amanda and Paul SalmonMartha SpearsRobert and Natalie SpeirAnn-Marie and Robert StarrAndrea and Peter SullivanMargaret and Robert TrefnyHenrik and Marika WarebornSophie and Peter WindettCarole Winter for MJE Productions

DONORSToo many to list

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who has generously supported Mousetrap Theatre Projects this year.

Also a huge thank you to the theatre producers and theatres across London who heavily subsidise the cost of theatre tickets. Without this support we wouldbe introducing only hundreds instead of thousands of young people to the magic of theatre.

“I joined Liverpool Youth Theatre when I was15. Suddenly I realised there was something I was good at and enjoyed. There were no scaryauditions. Enthusiasm and commitment was all that was required. It opened a door for me.I’ve never looked back.”

Alison Steadman OBEPatron

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