The Fold, Billericay - Based in the former Quilters School, "The Fold "is the well established base for the Billericay Arts Association and hosts a number of local club activities and provides an entertainment programme of both amateur and professional concerts, plays, films, exhibitions and lectures.
Courses are also offered in drawing, painting, pottery, dance, drama and sculpture. Telephone 01277 659286 for further details.
Towngate Theatre, Basildon - Opened by the actress Kate O ’Mara on 23rd April 1988,and built to replace a former temporary arts Centre, the Towngate Theatre in Basildon Town Centre comprises of a versatile auditorium which can seat 550 in traditional theatre style or almost 800 on a flat floor layout.
This is supported by the Mirren Studio, named after actress Helen Mirren, which can seat 180 as a studio theatre for smaller productions.
Arts Events
Working very closely with local artists and organisations a range of projects are developed, which have included
- Made In Britain Festival at Basildon Library - celebrating black and Asian writers living in Britain,
- Youth drama workshops,
- Community play, arts exhibitions,
- Visual arts competition celebrating artistic endeavours in all categories of art within the district,
- Series of week long youth drama workshops during the school half-terms,
- Summer activities programme involving a group of artists visiting the various estates within the district to work with local children and
- National Tree Week, which looks at ways to make people
See their immediate environment in a different light. The arts in Basildon is, as they say, a moveable feast!!
Museums
| Barleylands Farm Museum | Barleylands Road, Billericay | 01277 282090 |
| The Motor-boat Museum | Wat Tyler Country Park, Basildon | 01268 550077 |
| Plotlands Museum | Third Avenue, Dunton | 01268 419095 |
| The Cater Museum | Billericay High Street | 01277 622073 |
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