Current Projects

Trestle is a mask and physical theatre company; our aim is to inspire creativity through participation and collaboration and we do this by approaching opportunities with an open mind, playful approach and our ever surprising and engaging masks. Below are details of our most recent performances, projects and collaborations.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation supports a new two-year Project

Over the course of this two-year project, Trestle will work in partnership with eight schools across Luton and Stevenage, the Royal Opera House Bridge and the University of Hertfordshire to explore creative approaches to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) using drama and storytelling techniques.

All About Us

A festival and arts programme celebrating the learning-disabled community in the St Albans district.

Lead by Trestle Theatre Company and made possible through funding from the Arts Council of England.

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Creativity through COVID-19

A series of fun challenges and drama resources that were designed to keep you creative during the lockdown.

Do follow us @trestletheatre.

#StaySafe #StayCreative #StayHome

 
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Wormley & Turnford Big Local | Film

This film is the culmination of Trestle Theatre Company, VIDEOfeet Productions and Wormley and Turnford Big Local’s engagement project 'Your Story'.

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Arts and Wellbeing

Trestle is an educational arts charity with a focus on using drama to enhance well-being; we work in partnership with schools, FE colleges, PRUs, Universities, community organisations, councils, CCGs and Artists to deliver the skills and resources needed to encourage high quality learning and development through the arts.

Recent arts and wellbeing programmes have included M-ask for Dacorum Council, Arts on Prescription for 1Life and the creation of our three community inclusive groups supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.

 
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The Rachel Project

A story of resilience. A story hidden. But a story now shared offering hope for us all.

Small Nose and Trestle weave together intricate full mask theatre, with elements of clowning to share this incredibly moving performance of 'Rachel’, the story of Mrs Rachel Levy, (Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen Survivor).

With great generosity, Mrs Levy has given us her story, so that we can pass this on and share it with people. Trestle Theatre have teamed up with Small Nose Productions to deliver this incredible story about Rachel's extraordinary resilience and survival from the worst horror our world has ever seen, the Holocaust. 

We will be delivering this story along with outreach and educational workshops that support curriculum and build character.

Please contact helen@trestle.org.uk for more information.

‘Rachel’ has been made possible through funding from Arts Council England and Lewisham Council.