WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
Quarterhouse Theatre (an empty BIG theatre 300-400 seats!), Leas Cliff Hall (a receiving house for large scale touring stand up and music events), Ampitheatre, Tower Theatre, Folkestone Academy has a theatre,
Loads of empty spaces (church halls, community centres, hotels)
New book shop with community space, library with a space
Glassworks, Sunflower House, Grand Hotel basement. Trinity Church
Thanet has PACT newsletter- curates events and opportunities (Looping The Loop)
Check out South by South East Festival (like D&D)
Folkestone Performing Arts Centre- training and a theatre company

WHAT DO WE WANT?
A producing House Theatre- creating new work
A small space for new work (90 seats)
Better communication networks- sharing of ideas
Drama exams for kids- extra curricular
An outdoor theatre- fixed seating
To be able to tell visitors what is on
Funding with no strings
For work to be convenient

HOW DO WE GET IT?
To think of Kent as a whole- rather than individual pockets of creativity
Contact Alastair at the Creative Folkestone to discuss Quarterhouse and how theatre can be given more of a platform
Contact Matthew at South by South East
Replicate PACT-style newsletter to connect people in south east Kent/ or east Kent
Partnerships with Academic Institutions
Have a Folkestone meet up- d&d style