C&T

07/09/2026

Today we announce Story Systems a bold new approach to the innovative use of technology in participatory arts and storytelling.

C&T reveals its new practice integrating storytelling, drama and digital technology.

06/09/2026

Behind the scenes of our collaboration with Shadowlight Artists telling the story of Edward Elgar’s time at Powick Asylum in Worcestershire. Come and join us with the Monday Night Club on 26 and 27 September to hear the whole story. Book at malverntheatres

04/09/2026

Time to get your dancing shoes on and join us at Malvern Theatres!

🎻 Elgar At The Asylum 🎻

🗓️ Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September
📍 Malvern Theatres
🎟️ Booking: https://malvern-theatres.co.uk/event/autumn-in-malvern-elgar-at-the-asylum

Our Jigsaw dancers are creating and performing a section of this remarkable new production.

A promenade performance across multiple spaces at Malvern Theatres, it places learning disabled artists at its centre, reshaping Elgar’s story as a young composer at Powick Asylum.

Created by The Monday Nite Club in collaboration with C&T and artists including Dancefest and Vamos Theatre, it explores themes of identity, care, and creative voice through performance, music, and contemporary storytelling.

We hope to see some of you there!

03/08/2026

The word is spreading!

Latest news!

Vamos Central join Elgar at the Asylum!'
Vamos Central is thrilled to be taking part in Elgar at the Asylum, a heritage and arts project bringing together history, music and the lived experience of learning disabled people to tell them an extraordinary Worcestershire story.
Read all about the project here 👉 www.vamostheatre.co.uk/news/2026/vamos-central-join-elgar-at-the-asylum

Arts Council England Severn Arts C&T The Monday Nite Club Dancefest Malvern Theatres Visit Worcestershire '

03/08/2026

An exciting day welcoming two new members to the ‘Elgar at the Asylum’ creative team at Malvern Theatres. We can’t to welcome audiences through the doors at Malvern in September! Find out more about this groundbreaking new adventure in storytelling here https://www.candt.org/stories/elgar-at-the-asylum-rediscovering-worcestershires-musical-heritage-through-participation

29/07/2026

Find out about C&T’s evolving partnership in Korogocho Kenya.

Discover how C&T’s 15-year partnership in Korogocho, Kenya, uses theatre, radio and digital storytelling to build lasting local creative capability.

19/07/2026

We’re really saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Gavin Bolton. Others, we’re sure, will celebrate his contribution to drama education, but we want to mark his formative influence on C&T’s early TIE work, even shaping our work in the digital realm in the twenty first century. A remarkable man and story.

17/07/2026

Find out more about this exciting experience coming to Malvern Theatres this September!

Discover the story behind Elgar at the Asylum, C&T's major new heritage and disability arts project with the Monday Night Club, bringing together theatre, digital storytelling, archives and immersive performance at Malvern Theatres.

14/07/2026

Can creativity unlock digital confidence? Discover how C&T's Power Up project combined drama, storytelling and digital technology to help young people build essential digital skills, with 95% reporting they felt more digitally included.

Can creativity unlock digital confidence? Discover how C&T's Power Up project combined drama, storytelling and digital technology to help young people build essential digital skills, with 95% reporting they felt more digitally included.

16/06/2026

Hi there! We have been alerted to fraudulent emails appearing to come from C&T email addresses inviting recipients to sign documents via DocuSign. We are investigating and have no evidence at present that our systems have been compromised. But just ignore if you get an email. Apologies.