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Make a Play

Theatre With Purpose – Stories That Matter

​​Bring your mission to life through theatre

Create an original, values-driven play with your community in just a matter of days.

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Make a Play is an immersive, fast-paced theatre project where participants—whether children, adults, or mixed ages—collaborate to build, rehearse, and perform a completely original piece of theatre inspired by your organisation’s mission, values, or social/eco message. Perfect for charities, eco-projects, heritage groups, community organisations, businesses, and social impact initiatives.​​​​

What Make a Play Does

​Using drama, storytelling and collective imagination, your group explores:

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  • Your organisation’s key themes (community, environmental protection, wellbeing, heritage, etc.)

  • Social or ecological messages you want to bring to life

  • Stories of place, people, identity or purpose

  • Creative interpretations of your mission or impact

 

By the end, your participants share a fully original performance — created in collaboration with a professional director and theatre-maker.

Why Book a Make A Play Project?

Make A Play gives organisations and participants a bold, creative way to explore and express who they are, what they stand for, and how they connect with others. It’s immersive, energising, and transformative!

​For Organisations, Teams & Leaders

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  • Clarity of mission, values, and story
    – surface what truly matters through creative exploration

  • A powerful team-building experience
    – strengthens culture, trust, and shared purpose

  • Creative thinking & innovation
    – energises teams and opens new ways of approaching challenges

  • Material for marketing & communication
    – generate unique stories, imagery, and messages

  • Meaningful community engagement
    – connect with audiences, stakeholders, or the public in an authentic way

  • Stronger organisational identity
    – unify staff, volunteers, or participants around a shared message

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For Participants

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  • Creative confidence
    – bring ideas to life through storytelling and performance

  • Collaboration & communication
    – work together across ages, roles, and perspectives

  • Problem-solving & adaptability
    – respond creatively to challenges in rehearsals and creation

  • Connection to purpose
    – engage deeply with values and meaningful themes

  • Performance & presence
    – develop voice, movement, public speaking, and stage skills

  • Pride & achievement
    – experience the joy of creating and sharing a finished show

Case Study: Malvern Spa Association

Over three days, families came together to create a play celebrating and protecting Malvern’s sacred spring water.

 

Participants, including children and adults, became “water guardians”, exploring the water’s origins, local folk legends, and why it needs protecting. Audiences were fully engaged, initiated as water guardians, learning while experiencing a vibrant, multisensory performance.

 

The project not only built participants’ confidence, pride, and sense of shared purpose, but also raised awareness of the Malvern Spa Association, its ethos, and its mission, leaving a lasting impact on the community.

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How it Works

Delivered over 3–7 days, the group is guided through the full creative journey:
 

  • Storybuilding

Collective brainstorming to uncover characters, themes and worlds connected to your organisation’s message.
 

  • Drama Games & Improvisation

Dynamic activities to generate ideas, build relationships, and bring the story to life.
 

  • Play Shaping

I weave the group’s ideas into a structured, clear play that reflects your organisation’s goals and the participants’ creative contributions.
 

  • Rehearsals

Voice, movement, character work and ensemble building — accessible for beginners and experienced performers alike.

 

  • Final Performance

A meaningful, original piece of theatre, performed for peers, families, stakeholders or the wider community.

 

Every Make a Play project is unique—shaped by your people, guided by professional direction.

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Make A Play works for a wide variety of participants:

 

  • Children (7+) – schools, community centres, or supervised settings

  • Adults – staff teams, volunteers, trustees, community members

  • Multi-age groups – families, intergenerational communities,
    eco-groups

 

This project is ideal for organisations that want to:

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  • Share a social, environmental, or community-focused message

  • Explore values and mission creatively

  • Build teamwork, engagement, and shared purpose

Who can take part?

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Practical Information

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  • Age: 7+ (children, adults, or mixed)

  • Length: 3–7 days, flexible

  • Group size: Ideal 10–25 participants, adaptable

  • Performance: Informal sharing or public event

  • Led by: "Imaginellie" Ellie Scanlan – professional theatre-maker & youth theatre director

  • Investment: Quotes provided on request, tailored to your group size, venue, and goals

 

Note: Venue, refreshments, and accommodation (if needed) are usually provided by the organisation.

Materials are included in the quote.

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Next Steps

  • Enquire
    – tell us about your group, mission, and objectives
     

  • Tailored proposal
    – we’ll create a bespoke project plan and quote
     

  • Create & Perform
    – your team or community produces a meaningful play in just days

→ Request a bespoke quote Email hello@imaginellie.com

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