A programme of FREE shows, exhibitions and workshops taking place across two brand new cultural spaces in the town.
Creative Crawley are delighted to announce their Spring 2025 programme of theatre, dance, exhibitions and workshops - completely FREE for the people of Crawley, West Sussex and beyond to explore and expand their creativity. Award-winning, national performance and exhibition will stand equally alongside the work of Crawley resident artists, and countless opportunities for locals to get involved with participatory arts events, cultural workshops and much more.
Creative Crawley continue to expand and grow the cultural infrastructure within the town, making arts and culture more accessible, affordable and welcoming for the town’s residents. In partnership with Crawley-based national touring theatre company Theatre Centre, and grassroots music charity AudioActive, Creative Crawley will use their spring season to trial two new pop-up cultural spaces in the town, at Theatre Centre’s home base in West Green, and with AudioActive at County Mall in the very heart of the town.
Highlights Include:
- The home base of Crawley residents Theatre Centre will take shape as an artist maker space for emerging and established local creatives, allowing young people and experienced artists to make new work and find new ways into the creative industries.
- Incredible UK National artists bring work to the town, including Chris Thorpe and Claire O’Reilly’s Talking About The Fire; LEAP THEN LOOK’s Play Interact Explore; and the return of dance artists Requardt & Rosenberg with Super Normal Extra Natural who combine the spectacle of large-scale dance with the intimacy of binaural sound.
- Crawley residents and local artists make their mark on the programme, from a Fashion Show for Crawley to Internationally renowned Crawley artist Sarah Maple, alongside Meg Mosley, bringing their newest exhibition Breakfast Scene and the monthly return of Woodzy & Friends.
- Further performances will surprise and delight Crawley residents this spring, including Second Hand Dance’s family-friendly dance extravaganza The Sticky Dance in March; wild literary gig-theatre cabaret Living Legends (and Dead Ones Too) from Brigitte Aphrodite and Quiet Boy in April; and Chad Taylor’s beautiful audio-dance installation Closer To My Dreams at the Charis Centre in June.
- This Spring, Eric MacLennan’s Making the Invisible Visible will shine a light on often forgotten personal objects and Creative Crawley’s Spring programme of workshops provides extensive opportunity to the local community to find their place in culture and creativity, including Foraging with Izzy on West Green.
- On Saturday 10th May, Creative Crawley’s newest space at County Mall will play host to a series of Japan-focused special workshops, with specialists Noriko Jazayeri and Chie Kutsuwada.
Further Information: creativecrawley.com