RAW: Winchester’s Contemporary Performance Week
We're collaborating with Hampshire Cultural Trust and Discarded Nut to launch RAW – Winchester’s Contemporary Performance Week. This brand-new festival celebrates bold, innovative, and experimental live performance, bringing a fresh wave of drama, dance, music, and immersive experiences to the city.
When and Where?
RAW will take place Tue 25 - Sat 29 March, with performances happening across Theatre Royal Winchester, The Nutshell, and The Arc. This inaugural event has been made possible through UK Shared Prosperity Funding via Winchester City Council.
"The aim of the collaboration is to bring the best national contemporary performance to Winchester, alongside providing a platform for emerging local creative talent."
Deryck Newland, Chief Executive of Play to the Crowd comments "I am very excited about RAW! The aim of the collaboration is to bring the best national contemporary performance to Winchester, alongside providing a platform for emerging local creative talent. We want to encourage the public to step out of their comfort zone, take some risk and try something a little different to what they may normally choose to see. We are thankful to Winchester City Council for supporting this idea through their UK Shared Prosperity Funding."
"I am thrilled that we are launching RAW – the culmination of a great collaborative process between The Nutshell, Play to the Crowd and Hampshire Cultural Trust." Harriet Morris, Executive Director of The Nutshell continues, "we have curated an exciting programme of contemporary work for our first RAW week from 5-star fringe sell-outs to acclaimed performances. I urge you to book your tickets, to take some creative risks and try something new!"
"RAW is a fantastic addition to the live performance offer in Winchester, and it’s great to be part of this collaboration that is bringing something new to the city," said Paul Sapwell, Chief Executive of Hampshire Cultural Trust that operates The Arc. "We’re looking forward to what promises to be a magical, challenging, powerful, joyful and creative celebration of contemporary performance in the UK."
Don’t miss Winchester’s new and exciting contemporary performance week. For full programme details visit www.RAWwinchester.co.uk.
