Back To Back Theatre
Sunday 27 June at 1pm 
at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)
Free event

How often have you had to change your opinion on something you thought was set in stone? Remember that moment when Susan Boyle came out on stage in Britain’s Got Talent and blew us away because the voice just didn’t go with the look? 

Back to Back is a theatre company from Australia made up of actors with disabilities. The shows they make talk about personal and social issues that affect everyone – whether disabled or not. In workshops, actors from Back To Back Theatre have been working with people with disabilities from Newham to create a brand new play that gets right at the heart of why we look at things the way we do, and why what an audience expects from something they’re going to see on stage, might be a million miles away from the reality of it.

Call 020 7093 6343 or email boxoffice@liftfestival.com for tickets

Gloves On
Sunday 27 June at 5pm & 8pm

Peacock Gym, Caxton Street, Canning Town E16 1JL

£6 / £3

Gloves On takes you slap bang into the raw heart of the boxing world. Set in an actual floodlit boxing ring at the Peacock Gym in Canning Town – the home of champions, this is the story of boxers and their families.In front of a fairground style façade a barker whips up the crowd and introduces his fighters for the evening’s spectacle. You are invited to take the side of the champion or the challenger as the boxers display their strength and prowess, preening themselves before the braying crowd.

Call 020 7093 6343 or email boxoffice@liftfestival.com for tickets.


F.A.D. Fairtrade Event
Monday 28 June at 5pm
at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)
Invitation only

A colourful and lively celebration of F.A.D’s Fairtrade Fashion Club, an after school project promoting ethical fashion and fair trade. Pupils from Newham schools present designs made using fabrics and techniques created by a co-operative in Ghana.

 

To The LIFT
by Theatre Venture
Wed 30 June & Thu 1 July
at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)

Join Theatre Venture for a triple bill of inspiring new plays performed by students from three Newham secondary schools:

Kingsford Community School presents 
GOB – a blistering attack on fashion, art and culture….(strong language, parental discretion advised).

Royal Docks Community School presents
Canning Town – The truth behind the name!
Why go to the West End when you’ve got th e East End?

Eastlea Community School presents
When Chaplin met Gandhi (in Canning Town!)
Selected scenes from a new play

This event is supported by the Roy al Docks Trust and the London Borough of Newham and features as part of Theatre Venture’s TV Times, a 5 day showcase of original work from its community, schools and theatre course programmes.

 

Our Time
Friday 2 July
6–8 pm, doors open at 5.30pm

at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)

Free event

 

It’s right on our doorstep, and the biggest thing to happen in London for a generation. The Olympics – London 2012, and it’s going to have a massive impact on the future of east London. Reckon you should have a say in what happens after it’s all over?

Our Time, presented by The Legacy Youth Panel, a dedicated group of young people aged between 13-21 years old from the five Olympic host boroughs who are working together to input into the long term planning and urban design of the area, gives young Londoners the chance and space to do just that. Through music, film and lively debate get to the real issues of what happens to the Olympic Park after 2012. It’s your park, on your doorstep... you know what’s best for it.

 

Benefits and Fags
presented by State of the Nation Crew
5 July at 7.30pm

at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)

29th July at 5pm & 8pm at Theatre Royal Stratford East

‘Pregnant at 13’... ‘’Four kids and on benefits at 19’ We’ve all seen the headlines. They’re written to be inflammatory. But how much do they exaggerate the truth? What are the real stories behind teenage pregnancies?

Benefits and Fags uses recorded conversations with young parents in Newham to get to the heart of the ‘teenage parents’ issue. What’s it really like to be a teenage Mum or Dad? What are the hopes and fears? This new play will strike a chord with many young people and their families today. Let’s get to the truth.

To buy your tickets call 0208 534 0310 or visit www.stratfordeast.com.

 

She from the Sea
by Zawe Ashton
Clean Break Productions
8 July at 7.30pm and 9 July at 2.30pm & 7.30pm
at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)
Free event

She from the Sea

Not everyone makes it to the shore. But here I am.

Pearl, Masha and Edlin are trying to move on. A simple life by the sea is all they need to forget their pasts.  But when a mysterious visitor is washed up, she brings with her a dark history that threatens their new way of life.

A decision must be made. Let her stay or make her swim?

Written by Zawe Ashton, Clean Break’s Resident Playwright, whose plays have been performed at Soho Theatre and the Bush, this is a chance to see an exciting new production performed by emerging artists from Clean Break’s education programme.

Clean Break is a theatre company working with women in the criminal justice system. For more information visit: www.cleanbreak.org.uk

*At the end of the performance, a donation to Clean Break is at your discretion.

 

Community Links Family Fun Day
Monday 12 July
at The Lift Silvertown Way London E16 1EA (next to The Place)

Want to get the best out of your community, but not always sure of the easiest way to go about it or who to talk to? Community Links fills that gap. They’ve been based in Newham for over 30 years, and work especially with families, children and young people, as well as adults.

Today, you can join the Community Links team in a drop in family, fun day with loads going on for all ages:

11am – 1pm Advice and form filling

1pm – 3pm Your chance to come in, have a cup of tea and a chat with the team – we’ll have community development workers, family support workers, and teams from the children’s and youth departments all on hand.

3pm – 6pm Activities for 5-12 yr olds run by the Children’s department

6.30pm – 9pm Activities for 12 yrs old up run by the Youth department