About Us
Active Drama is a unique drama resource providing many services to audiences and communities across the North West of England
The company's groups include a professional team of actors, two youth theatres, 3 youth groups and music groups. All of these groups with over 100 weekly participants. We also work in partnership with many agencies and provide services creating workshops and plays for clients.
Our unique techniques also allow us to provide development work for different groups.
The Active Drama Company was founded in 1997 as a community resource team providing quality drama projects across the Wirral. The company is and has always been committed to bringing high quality drama to local communities.
The company has successfully created sustainable partnerships with educational and social agencieswhilst experimentiong with new ways of working , developing original and successful practises as well as encouraging people from all walks of life to develop their individual skills through the use of drama.
Active Drama team has created a sound foundation locally and build a fantastic reputation regionally and further afield.
The company also creates professional theatre and in the past has produced brand new pieces of theatre bringing regional stars to Wirral to perform.
'The Appeal of Birkenhead Priory' ran fopr a successful eight years as part of the educational programme offered by ADC
"Down Our Street" ran for three weeks in 2003 and then again 2004 attracting thousands to see the "Birkenhead Play". With theior History Busters team, they repeated this success in 2009. Down Our Street was published in 2009.
"Our Snow White" toured community centres around the Wirral packing sports halls and community centres and taking panto to the people.
'Flaybrick The Musical' was used as an example of good practise at two national Conferences for English Heritage
'Pride, Tranmere Rovers Remembered' made the Sky Sports News as an original idea looking at the history of a local football team.
"BULLY" received rave reviews nationally as a full length version of the company's touring show as well as getting a mention on the Paul O'Grady Show.
'That Wizard of Ours' toured around commuinity venues, starring JOhn Gorman, Suzanne Collins and Anne Marie Davies.
The company has been lead since formation in 1997 by Birkenhead writer and director Brian McCann.
Active Drama have produced several plays and musicals, you can find just a few listed here.
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Pride, Tranmere Rovers Remembered Flaybrick Down Our Street The Pyramids
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Our Snow White That Wizard of Ours Our Jack Around the Square of Birkenhead The History Of Wirral Show Our Cindrella
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Stupidism The Amazing Mr. Park Our Life
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