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Jun 29

Radiohead Star Joins Social Justice Theatre Company Mandala

Written by Tash Noel for oxmag.co.uk Professional theatre company – Mandala - founded by Yasmin Sidhwa, is delighted to have the support ...

Jun 25

Diversity is Not About Ticking Boxes. It is Time for Radical Change.

Sidhwa, Artistic Director of theatre company, Mandala, writes about the desperate need – now more than ever – for theatre to stop ticking...

Jun 22

Artistic Director, Yasmin Sidhwa will be chairing Oxfordshire County Council’s Co-Production week.

Artistic Director, Yasmin Sidhwa will be chairing Oxfordshire County Council’s Co-Production week online event focused on ‘The Oxfordshir...

Jun 2

Donate to Mandala Theatre Company to ensure a voice is given to those whose stories are not heard

Mandala Theatre Company uses the power of performance to change young lives, build communities and foster social justice. They are a dive...

Apr 16

COVID-19 UPDATE

We hope you are all safe and well and finding ways to accept and embrace what this time in lockdown is asking us to do. At this time, eve...

Nov 12, 2019

KNIFE CRIME AT THE HEART OF NEW PLAY

Young people excluded from school are prone to join street gangs and descend into a life dominated by knife-crime, drug dealing and priso...

Oct 31, 2019

CALL FOR MORE ARTS FUNDING IN EDUCATION FOLLOWING DAMNING REPORT

It’s time for policy-makers to increase access for young people to performing arts and move away from career-orientated learning dominati...

Oct 23, 2019

HARD-HITTING NEW PLAY FOR 2020

“Pipeline” is the working title of a new play tackling head-on the growing issue of school exclusion leading young people into a web of c...

Jun 16, 2019

LOTTERY GRANT KICK-STARTS ‘PIPELINE’ PROJECT

Mandala Theatre Company is starting research and development for a new performance thanks to being awarded almost £10,000 by the National...

May 8, 2019

FUNDS NEEDED TO PERFORM AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Young actors from Oxford are waiting to hear if they will be awarded last-minute funding to allow them to perform a new play in twin city...

Mar 5, 2019

SPECTACULAR FIRE SHOW TO CELEBRATE OXFORD-GRENOBLE 30-YEAR TWINNING

A spectacular free outdoor fire show created by Mandala Young Company will celebrate 30 years of the Oxford-Grenoble twinning partnership...

Sep 24, 2018

Theatre can help young people work through difficult issues

Plays like Castaways and Mandala’s earlier play Night Light can help young people confront issues that relate to them – that was the view...

Sep 1, 2018

Castaways autumn tour starts at Asthall Manor

Mandala’s autumn tour of Castaways debuts with a special showing at Asthall Manor, near Witney, Oxford. Castaways – a contemporary play a...

Jun 11, 2018

Atiha Sen Gupta talks about writing Castaways

“How ethnicity effects you as a school-age teenager is drawn from my own experience of being born in the UK but not feeling like I fitted in

May 2, 2018

Castaways starts UK tour

Mandala’s newly-commissioned play Castaways launched its UK tour this week, premiering in Bedford and visiting eight venues across the co...

Jan 31, 2018

ACE funding awarded to Mandala

Arts Council England has awarded Mandala Theatre Company one of its Grants for the Arts, giving us the green light to take our new show, ...

Sep 26, 2017

Rehearsed readings of new play

Castaways, Mandala’s second play has seen rehearsed readings in London, Oxford, Luton, and Stockton-on-Tees. Written by Atiha Sen Gupta, ...

Jul 26, 2017

Actors’ call out

We are looking to meet professional, young actors whose playing age can be 17 – 21 years old, with a passion for new writing. We will be ...

May 24, 2017

New show is part of Oxford’s Offbeat Festival

Mandala’s brand new production,Collector of Tears, launches as part of Oxford’sOffbeat Festival in June. Don’t miss the show, on Monday 2...

Jan 31, 2017

Calling Londoners – Mandala is at Tara Arts this week

Night Light comes to London, where the play will be performed at Tara Arts, Earlsfield from Wednesday Feb 1 to Saturday Feb 4, with a pos...

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