Pay It Forward
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THE RACE IS ON!
This March, the cast of our 2025-26 pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, are running the Cambridge Half Marathon to support The Arts Theatre's Pay it Forward scheme.
Legendary panto dame, Matt Crosby, celebrates twenty glittering years on stage at The Arts Theatre, and will be running alongside his fabulous co-stars: Danielle, Sophie, Steven and Oliver.
Please help us share the joy and magic of panto, and ensure that no child is left out at Christmas.
Click the link below to support the panto cast on their Just Giving page!
UNLOCKING THE MAGIC OF THEATRE FOR EVERY CHILD
Each year for our pantomime, we run a subsidised ticket programme (also known as Panto Wheels) which supports children and young people who would otherwise face barriers to experiencing the performing arts. We can only do this with your help.
Cost of living pressures have doubled the number of schools cancelling trips, leaving lower-income families with fewer cultural opportunities. Our annual appeal provides subsidised tickets to schools and organisations working with:
- Children and young people with disabilities
- Low-income families
- Foster families
- Young carers
- Refugee families
From Dick Whittington and Cinderella to last year’s Sleeping Beauty, children are enchanted by the colourful characters, vibrant sets, catchy songs, fairytale magic and slapstick humour of a festive pantomime. For many, this is their very first visit to a theatre. We hope that the experience of live performance will spark a lifelong love of the arts.
At The Arts Theatre our aim is simple: every primary-aged child in Cambridge should experience the magic of live theatre.
“Our school has a high level of disadvantage and many of our children are highly vulnerable: for them, to be able to visit the pantomime and have the experience they had today will be something they will remember for a long time.”
Headteacher, local primary school
The Arts Theatre Cambridge is a registered charity, no. 1212452.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN REACH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FROM A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS
To donate, please use the link below, contact our Development team on 01223 578935 / [email protected], or give using our donation pads and collection buckets following performances of this year's pantomime.
