What 1623 has found consistently in feedback from audiences, venues and collaborators since our inception is that people enjoy the fact that our work is so different from other theatre companies. We hold ourselves to the highest quality production, whether performing in a dark and damp cave in Derbyshire, a muddy field at Glastonbury, a modern shopping centre in High Wycombe or a vibrant and exciting learning establishment in Sheffield.

Bringing high quality, innovative work on from just an idea or a suggestion to fruition takes time, energy and, of course, money. We value all the artists we work with and want to be able to pay them a fair sum for the efforts they go to bring Shakespeare to life, in performances and workshops, as well as those people who work behind the scenes.

We are confident that all the people who have seen our work, wherever that may have been and in whatever form, would agree.

While we are not a registered charity at the moment, charitable status is our eventual goal, and the company runs currently on a not-for-profit basis. Much of the effort put into our current and past productions and workshops has been made possible by people volunteering time or offering services to 1623 for free. As we move forward, we would like to be able to offer more fair fees to those people who work for us, for any and all the work we do.

How can you help 1623?

Would you consider sponsoring 1623, perhaps aiming to help us with one particular aspect of our work?

• Our regular running costs, such as postage, website hosting costs, etc.
• The costs surrounding elements of a particular production, e.g. the costs of programme production, transport costs, rehearsal venue, marketing material costs, accommodation, etc.
• Perhaps you would be able to cover the costs of an entire production or run to enable more people to access Shakespeare for free?

Contact us to talk about the different ways your sponsorship could really help 1623 expand and improve.

Become a Friend of 1623

We hope soon to be able to launch our Friends scheme, which would involve a monthly or annual donation that brings you benefits, depending on how much you are able to donate. More information on this will become available as we are able to confirm the details.

For now, why don't you Contact us to let us you know that you would be interested in becoming a Friend of 1623?

Volunteer

Even with further financial help, we will still need people to help with other aspects of our work, particularly "on the ground" things, such as transport or accommodation, costume hire, locations for rehearsals, etc.

Again, if you feel you can contribute please do Contact us to let us know what you could help with.