These disparate enterprises are connected by creativity, energy and a passion for the communities they work with.
Residents
Our building is home to more than 20 resident organisations that work in a wide variety of fields, from theatre production and contemporary art to charities, music education and lighting design.
Tamasha
Tamasha is a cohort of bold and playful theatre-makers that foregrounds emerging and established artists from diverse backgrounds. It has played a key role pushing Asian culture into the mainstream.
tamasha.org.uk
The Audience Agency
The Audience Agency is a mission-led organisation that exists to give people better access to culture, for the public good and the vitality of the sector.
theaudienceagency.org
Irene Taylor Trust
Creating Music. Transforming Futures: the Irene Taylor Trust uses the creation of new music to inspire prisoners, ex-prisoners and young people in challenging circumstances to achieve their potential.
www.irenetaylortrust.comAgenda
The alliance for women and girls at risk is working to build a society where women and girls are able to live their lives free from inequality, poverty and violence.
weareagenda.orgAFFORD
The African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) was established in 1994 with a mission to expand and enhance the contributions Africans in the diaspora make to African development.
afford-uk.orgBonafide
Bonafide films is a London based television production company originally hailing from the north east helmed by producer Margery Bone, working with both established and newer talents to develop the most distinctive ideas and bring brilliant drama to the screen. Currently producing SUPERHOE written, starring and created by Nicôle Lecky.
bonafide.co.ukCentury Films
Century Films is one of the UK’s most pioneering and innovative production companies – making both drama and documentary, and sometimes exploring the areas in between.
centuryfilmsltd.comCollections Trust
Collections Trust helps museums capture and share the information that gives their objects meaning. Our standards and advice are used around the world to make museum collections accessible.
collectionstrust.org.ukCreative Diversity Network
Creative Diversity Network is an organisation set up by the major UK broadcasters to share, discuss and profile the work that they are doing around the diversity agenda.
www.creativediversitynetwork.comDrake Music
Drake Music are leaders in music, disability and technology. We are innovators, educators, curators and advocates. They believe everyone has the right to express themselves creatively through music, and use new technologies and ideas to open up access to music for all. Their vision is a world where disabled and non-disabled musicians work together as equal.
www.drakemusic.orgEscape Plan
Escape Plan is an ingenious ‘live escape’ experience set against the fascinating backdrop of World War II. Pitted against the clock, you and your team must find and solve clues, decipher codes and use critical thinking and teamwork to keep calm and get out.
www.richmix.org.uk/escape-plan-the-adventure-beginsIndigo Restaurant
Since the first Indigo Street Food of India restaurant opened at Westfield Stratford in 2011, they have established themselves as London’s go-to Indian street food experience. Located on our ground floor & open daily.
indigostreetfood.comIrene Taylor Trust
Creating Music. Transforming Futures: the Irene Taylor Trust uses the creation of new music to inspire prisoners, ex-prisoners and young people in challenging circumstances to achieve their potential.
www.irenetaylortrust.comKids in Museums
Kids in Museums is a charity dedicated to making museums open and welcoming to all children, young people and families. They champion family friendly organisations through wide-ranging initiatives, including the Family Friendly Museum Award and Takeover Day. They invite cultural and heritage organisations to sign up to our Manifesto, which sets out simple guidelines for making museums easy to reach for all ages.
Kids in MuseumsMaurice Brill Lighting Design
Maurice Brill Lighting Design is a leading lighting design consultancy that aims to maximise the impact of the space around us in hotels, shopping centres, museums or outdoor environments.
mbld.co.ukNew Contemporaries
New Contemporaries is the leading organisation supporting emergent art practice from UK art schools, and has provided a critical platform for new and recent fine art graduates since 1949.
newcontemporaries.org.ukOnRedchurch
onRedchurch is a Community Interest Company set on cultivating a new future for Redchurch Street, Shoreditch. A future that's successful, creative and popular. A place for all.
onredchurch.comPhrased Differently
Phrased Differently are an independent music publishing, production and artist development company that has managed over 1,500 song placements since 2006 – including over 60 number-ones and 50 platinum records.
phraseddifferently.comPunchdrunk Enrichment
Punchdrunk Enrichment is a charity that creates transformational theatre for education, community and family audiences. Their work makes a powerful impact and takes you on an unforgettable journey.
Punchdrunk EnrichmentRestart
Restart's aim is to support people overcoming the challenges of life on the streets by assisting them to secure accommodation, find employment/income, improve social relationships, mental health and well-being. Many of its guests have come from, or are currently living in, vulnerable situations (including sleeping on the street or in temporary accommodation).
restartlives.orgScreen Talent
Screen Talent represents directors of photography, production designers, costume and makeup designers, editors, assistant directors and other specialists in film and TV drama, commercials, corporates and music promo production.
screen-talent.comSound Connections
Sound Connections believes every child and young person in London should have the opportunity to experience music-making, and works in partnership to deliver landmark music programmes.
sound-connections.org.ukStreetwise Opera
Streetwise Opera is an award-winning performing arts charity that uses singing and creativity to inspire and empower people recovering from homelessness. It runs workshops in homeless centres and arts venues across England, and produces critically-acclaimed operas working alongside world-class professional artists.
streetwiseopera.orgUpRising
UpRising is a UK-wide youth leadership development organisation. Our important work provides routes to leadership and employment for 16-25 year olds who have talent, but lack opportunity. The mission is to break the cycle of unrepresentative power in the UK, by developing new, community-minded and socially-conscious leaders; so that our future decision-makers truly represent our diverse communities. They want to change the face of power in this country - quite literally.
uprising.org.ukUpswing
Upswing is an award-winning company that uses circus to create performances that interact playfully with theatre, dance, text and multimedia and create fresh, exhilarating experiences.
upswing.org.ukLondon Youth Choirs
London Youth Choirs is a family of eight weekly choirs for young people aged 7-23 in the capital, with nearly 350 members and over 600 alumni. Their citywide vision has always promised two things – to deliver musical excellence and social change. They work to remove barriers to access to ensure that everyone can take part.
London Youth Choirs