Your reports Find reports Folkestone Folk- how can we do more theatre in Folkestone? WHAT HAVE WE GOT?Quarterhouse Theatre (an empty BIG theatre 300-400 seats!), Leas Cliff Hall (a receiving house for large scale touring stand up and music events), Ampitheatre, Tower Theatre, Folkestone Academy has a theatre, Loads of empty spaces (church halls, community centres, hotels)New book shop with community space, library with a spaceGlassworks, Sunflower House, Grand Hotel basement. Trinity ChurchThanet has PACT newsletter- curates events and opportunities (Looping The Loop)Check out South by South East Festival (like D&D)Folkestone Performing Arts Centre- training and a theatre companyWHAT DO WE WANT?A producing House Theatre- creating new workA small space for new work (90 seats)Better communication networks- sharing of ideasDrama exams for kids- extra curricularAn outdoor theatre- fixed seatingTo be able to tell visitors what is onFunding with no stringsFor work to be convenientHOW DO WE GET IT?To think of Kent as a whole- rather than individual pockets of creativityContact Alastair at the Creative Folkestone to discuss Quarterhouse and how theatre can be given more of a platformContact Matthew at South by South EastReplicate PACT-style newsletter to connect people in south east Kent/ or east KentPartnerships with Academic InstitutionsHave a Folkestone meet up- d&d style