MATE Productions

Who we are

MATE Productions is a community arts organisation based in Knowsley, Merseyside. MATE Productions was originally established as Merseyside Arts Theatre and Education in March 2000 and is led by Artistic Director Gaynor La Rocca and a team of professional practitioners. The company is leading a 5 year community engagement programme for the Shakespeare North Trust who are building a commemorative Shakespearian theatre in the heart of Prescot’s historic town centre – www.shakespearenorth.org MATE uses the mediums of theatre, storytelling, music, dance and media to engage with communities and young people across Merseyside and has a reputation for large-scale community engagement, spectacular site-specific and outdoor work (see our partnerships page) and for staging high quality productions in a wide range of genres. MATE creates exciting performance work for theatre spaces, arts and cultural venues, woodlands and parks, canals and docklands, museums, libraries and great halls, nursing homes, pubs and social clubs, schools and other community venues, and regularly stages shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. MATE provides n exciting range of opportunities for performers, creatives and volunteers of all ages and levels of experience - from MATE Kidz and MATE Young Actors, MATE Community Theatre and MATE Studio, MATE Media and MATE in Schools. MATE is presently working with partner schools, artists, and youth and community organisations on the development and delivery of an exciting and comprehensive programme of Arts Awards levels 1-3 qualifications at their Art Awards Centre in Prescot. For more information about any aspect of MATE's work, check out our website: www.mateproductions.co.uk, telephone us on 0151 281 8461 or email us at admin@mateproductions.co.uk.