Work continues at pace on the Performing Arts Centre build - with plenty of important pieces ready to go in and the extension to create the foyer area really coming to live. Read more
Progress continues on our Performing Arts Centre with the most significant change since our February update being the new foyer area becoming much clearer to see. Read more
A key aim Prior's Court has for the Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre is to research and inform best practice to support more autistic people to access the transformational power of the performing arts. Read more
Since our last update in January, significant changes can be seen in the Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre build project, including a new roof and the specific rooms within the centre taking shape. Read more
Our current on-site performing arts space limits the number of autistic young people we are able to involve in performing arts, the size of audiences and the scope and nature of the projects we can deliver. Furthermore, there is a lack of purpose-built theatrical spaces to support the needs of autistic young people with complex needs.
We are seeking funding for an innovative and ground-breaking performing arts centre – the Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre will be a bespoke on-site facility to help transform the lives of autistic young people with complex needs, both at Prior's Court and in the wider community.
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As we have a 50-acre rural site, sustainability is vitally important to us. And this is shown in the Performing Arts Centre project. Read more
Exploring how the Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre will provide not just learning in the performing arts sphere, but also opportunities to gain vocational skills. Read more
Our Director of Operations Mark Bailey, and our Director of Learning Sue Piper, talk about the importance of technology in the Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre to optimise the facility of young people at Prior's Court. Read more
Our Director of Operations Mark Bailey, and our Director of Learning Sue Piper, discuss how we can create a sensory-friendly Performing Arts Centre for young people with complex autism and their families. Read more
In the first of a video series taking a closer look at the Performing Arts Centre, our Director of Operations Mark Bailey, and our Director of Learning Sue Piper, talk about how the rooms of the centre are bespoke to the needs of young people with complex autism. Read more