OVERVIEW

Learn SOMETHING BRAND NEW With SBC.

Whether you are new to the UK yourself, working with people seeking sanctuary or you want to know more about what it's like for people new to the country, we welcome you to use and share.

Current Programmes

Programmes
SOAP BOX
SOAP BOX

Practise English in a relaxed setting, make new friends, build your confidence and explore your creativity .

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Youth Theatre of Sanctuary
Youth Theatre of Sanctuary

Join us for fun, friendly and welcoming sessions, using creativity to explore and make live and digital productions.

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MENTORSHIP

Mentoring Opportunities

We offer a range of mentoring opportunities tailored to suit the needs of the individual. You  might be seeking support to develop your artistic practice, develop your skills for employability and/or leadership in the arts industry, learn about producing, setting up a theatre company or something else.

If you are interested in learning more about our work and the ways we could support you, please get in touch here.

Apply for mentorship.

Please complete this form and hit the submit button. Tell us a bit about yourself and a member of the team will be in touch soon

The Welcome Series

A new series exploring how a city can truly welcome people new to the UK and what the process of being new is really like. Made by our Soap Box Coventry group and funded by Coventry Council.

EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE

There is no one better placed to speak on the experiences of people speaking sanctuary than those who have lived it and those who are still navigating complex and hostile ayslum and immigration systems. Our range of film series are designed to better educate cross sector professionals and the general public on what it’s really like for so many in the UK.

Use Your Voice

We were commissioned by Refugee Council to run our Use Your Voice programme throughout the pandemic and together the group created a series of short films to better educate and give personal insight into the experiences of people seeking sanctuary in the UK across all areas of life. These films have been shared with parliamentarians, senior civil servants and the Home Office, as well as a range of stakeholders, from other refugee NGOs to medical professional bodies. Please watch and share.

You want to bUILD A CULTURE OF WELCOME IN YOUR ORGANISATION, What comes next?

Find the support, accountability, and momentum you need.

CONSULTANCY PACKAGES
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Best Practice

SBC Campaign #TanjaGoesToParliament #SetHerFreeHow to become a Theatre Company of SanctuarySanctuary in the Arts Resource Pack (City of Sanctuary & Counterpoints Arts)

Welcome Toolkit coming soon!

CONTACT

GET IN TOUCH.

If you’d like to hear about our latest projects, workshops, commissions and campaigns, don’t hesitate to chat with us.

OUR STORY

Stand and Be Counted make campaign theatre with a proud record for welcoming new audiences to the theatre. Our work is adventurous and highly political, merging lived experience with new ideas. We believe that theatre is a vital tool in the pursuit of positive social change and justice. Art is activism and by changing hearts and minds we will change policy.