Mousetrap annual review 2013-14

Annual Review 2013

Bringing the magic of theatre to 13,000 young people

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We believe all young peopleshould have the opportunity to attend outstanding theatreirrespective of their cultural,social or economic background.

We aim to increase youngpeople’s access to livetheatre and enable them to engage creatively withtheir theatre experience.

We serve young peopleacross London and beyond,focusing on those withlimited resources,opportunities or support.

Photos by Alex Rumford

Cover: Insight Session at War Horse

TrusteesSir Stephen Waley-Cohen Bt ChairmanCouncillor Robert Davis DLRaymond Gubbay CBEMary HammondRosie HytnerPhyllida Lloyd CBEMathew Prichard CBEJill Shaw RuddockEdward Snape Carole Winter

Honorary Vice PresidentsLord Attenborough CBELord Willoughby de Broke

PatronsRoger AllamMatthew Bourne OBESir Kenneth BranaghJanie DeeNoma DumezweniBonnie Greer OBESusan Hampshire OBECelia ImrieAdrian Lester OBEJamie LloydJonathan Pryce CBEEddie RedmayneAlan RickmanClive RoweThea SharrockAlison Steadman OBEDavid Suchet CBEZoë Wanamaker CBESamuel WestRoy Williams OBE

3 Chairman’s Message

4 The Year’s Activities

9 Director’s Message

10 StageSeen

12 StageSong

14 Family First Nights

16 C145

18 The 60th Anniversary of The Mousetrap

20 Thank Yous

22 Financial Summary

24 Facts & Figures

At the heart of our work is the desire to open doorsto young people who might otherwise considerLondon’s rich cultural heritage closed to them.

Mousetrap Staff 2012-2013Susan Whiddington DirectorLinda Turner Head of Creative LearningGayle Bryans Head of DevelopmentJo Pelly Special Needs Programmes ManagerElaine Grant Access Programmes ManagerNancy Shakerley Youth Engagement ManagerElly Hopkins Communications ManagerKatherine Usher Special Projects ManagerTracy Burke Office Manager


Chairman’s Message

This was a very special year for Mousetrap Theatre Projects – asyou will see from reading this Annual Review. It was also a veryspecial year for Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, and for me as its Producer. The world’s longest running show celebrated 60extraordinary years – our Diamond Jubilee. We celebrated in styleby launching a 60 week UK Tour of the show, the first ever, andannouncing that we would license 60 productions around the world.

The UK tour will finish in late 2014 after nearly 90 weeks, travelling to Scotland,Wales, Ireland and throughout England, and it has broken records for theatreattendance, showing once again the power of theatre to transport and delightaudience members. Our world-wide licensing has seen productions in every continent – and in very many languages.

We marked the actual anniversary with a Gala Performance directed by our TrusteePhyllida Lloyd which starred top British actors giving a staged reading, raisingsignificant funds to support the vital work that Mousetrap Theatre Projectsundertakes.

Little did I think when the idea of a charity was just a glimmer in my eye that it wouldhave such great impact on so many young people – some 13,000 in this year alone. I am tremendously proud of the work it does and grateful to all the staff who work so effectively and with such dedication under the leadership of Susan Whiddington.

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap remains an important financial supporter of the workof this wonderful theatre education charity that bears its name, and I am delightedthat together we are introducing new generations to the power and magic of livetheatre.

Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen BtChairman of the Trustees

Patron’s Reflections

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Celia Imrie

“If you ask any actor or director, when did they

first decide on their chosen career, they will often

reply immediately with a vivid memory of an early

visit to the theatre. That is what I love about

Mousetrap. When any such visits for most young

people today are miles too expensive, Mousetrap

makes it possible. And thereby inspires and

encourages our future creative generation.

And if you can get to meet and talk to the cast after

the show, that is an added bonus most audiences

and actors never get. It is always the best fun and

makes the whole event extra special. Mousetrap

can sort that too. What a great organisation. I am

very proud to be a Patron.”

TheatreOpeners Insight Session atLoserville

10 TheatreOpeners trips to Some Like itHip Hop, Hedda Gabler, The Woyzeck,Loserville,Much Ado About Nothing, RedVelvet and The Phantom of the Opera

WestEnd4£10 trip to Much Ado aboutNothing

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The Year’s Activities

September 2012 October November December January 2013

C145 trip to Some Like it Hip Hop

2 TheatreOpeners trips to PrivatePeaceful

WestEnd4£10 trip to Julius Caesar

MysterySolved INSET day forteachers and student theatre trip toThe Mousetrap

TheatreJourneys for SpecialSchools trip to Wicked

StageXchange drama project withSouthwark Salvation Army youthgroup

TheatreOpeners Insight Session at RedVelvet

TheatreOpeners trip to The Phantom of the Opera

C145 trip to Chariots of Fire

Envision day at One Man, Two Guvnors

MysterySolved play readings andawards ceremony

WestEnd4£10 trip to A ClockworkOrange

Theatrecraft careers fair at The RoyalOpera House

The Mousetrap 60th anniversary Galaperformance

StageXchange drama project withWestminster Arts

Play the Critic theatre trips to Chariots of Fire and The Curious Incident of theDog in the Night-time

Explore theatre trip to Shrek TheMusical and in-school workshop at Jack Tizard special school

C145 trip to Loserville

WestEnd4£10 trip to Kiss Me Kate

2 WestEnd4£10 trips to Sleeping Beautyand Uncle Vanya

C145 trip to Goodnight Mister Tom

StageSong skills-share day for teachers

4 StageSong theatre trips to LesMisérables, Matilda the Musical andWicked

2 TheatreOpeners trips to GoodnightMister Tom and Kooza – Cirque du Soleil

TheatreJourneys for Special Schools tripto Kooza - Cirque du Soleil

StageSeen day at Shrek The Musical

Take a look throughour calendar and seewhat a busy yearwe had.

This year we had a well and truly packed diary – wemanaged over 100 theatre trips for young people, schools andyouth groups through our theatreaccess and audience developmentprogrammes. We organised 700 family theatre trips; ran 11 youth group drama projects and a summer school; we offeredsix in-depth Creative Learningprojects; we ran creative trainingdays for youth leaders andteachers and together with ourpartners managed the biggest yet,annual TheatreCraft careers day.

C145 trip to Singin’ in The Rain

TheatreJourneys for Special Schoolstrip to Shrek The Musical

2 TechTaster sound and lighting designtraining days for teachers

WestEnd4£10 trip to Our Boys

Envision day at One Man, Two Guvnors

Play the Criticmasterclass at theNational Theatre on The CuriousIncident of the Dog in the Night-time

StageXchange drama project withHarrow Young Carers

Play the Critic theatre trip to The Mikado

Explore theatre visit to The 39 Steps and 2 workshops at Glebe special school

Explore theatre visit to Wicked and 3workshops at Little Heath special school

2 in-school Explore workshops atJack Tizard special school


5 TheatreOpeners trips to Our Country'sGood, Steptoe and Son andMacbeth

TheatreOpeners Insight Session atSteptoe and Son

TheatreJourneys for Special Schools tripto Spamalot

WestEnd4£10 trip to Our Country's Good

7 in-school StageSong workshops andshowcase at St James Theatre

Play the Critictheatre trip to Ballet Boyzand masterclass

2 WestEnd4£10 trips to Macbeth and War Horse

2 TheatreJourneys for Special Schoolstrips to Wicked and Top Hat

C145 trip to Wicked

StageBusiness theatre trip to Mamma Mia!

Creative Training day for youth workers

2 PowerPlay sessions at Brookside NHSUnit

StageXchange drama project with RoyalBorough of Kensington and Chelsea EarlyIntervention Service

3 TheatreJourneys for Special Schools tripsto Top Hat and Singin’ in the Rain

StageBusiness INSET day for teachers and 6 in-school workshops for students

2 TheatreOpeners trips to A Chorus Line

2 C145 trips to War Horse

6 TheatreOpeners trips to Billy Elliotthe Musical, Fences, War Horse andOthello

TheatreOpeners Insight Session atWar Horse

2 WestEnd4£10 trips to A ChorusLine and The Hothouse

6 TheatreOpeners trips to Fences,Gloriana, Taming of the Shrew andPride and Prejudice

2 WestEnd4£10 trips to Fences and The Ladykillers

C145 trip to The Hothouse

SummerStage 2 week performing arts school

PowerPlay presentation session at Brookside NHS Unit

StageXchange drama project withCentrepoint: Camberwell Foyer youthgroup

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The Year’s Activities continued

4 TheatreOpeners trips to Liar Liar andKiss me Kate

15 in-school StageSong workshops

Play the Criticmasterclass at the ENOfor The Mikado

February 2013 March April May June July/August

WestEnd4£10 trip to La Bohéme

4 PowerPlay sessions at BrooksideNHS Unit

Teachers' Preview Club special event at War Horse

2 StageBusiness theatre trips to One Man, Two Guvnors and War Horse

StageBusiness inter-school Dragons Den

2 StageSeen days at Wicked

Unscripted talk with theatre critics forTheatre Guardians

Westminster Community Awards –Mousetrap was voted Runner-Up Awardfor Outstanding Organisation

Family First Nights information evening

4 PowerPlay sessions at Brookside NHSUnit

StageXchange drama project withHarrow Integrated Youth Services

Explore theatre trip to Spamalot

4 Explore workshops at SwissCottage special school

Family First Nights theatre trips

2 Envision days at Matilda the Musical

C145 trip to Steptoe and Son

Unscripted talk with composer DougalIrvine for Theatre Guardians

StageXchange drama project with WorthUnlimited youth club

4 Explore workshops at Richard Cloudsleyspecial school

TheatreJourneys for Special Schoolstrip to Kooza – Cirque du Soleil

WestEnd4£10 trip to American Justice

StageSeen day at Shrek The Musical

2 C145 trips to Liar Liar and Macbeth

The Mousetraps Awards ceremony

StageXchange drama project withBarnet Young Carers

StageXchange drama project withUrban Adventure Base youth club

StageXchange drama project withActive Horizons youth club

StageXchange drama project withEbury Youth Centre

2 Explore workshops at Glebe specialschool

Explore theatre trip to Billy Elliot TheMusical


Patron’s Reflections Director’s Message

I hope you enjoy reading our third Annual Review and that it gives you a clear idea of the variety of projects and events we have offeredthis year to introduce young people to theatre and to engage them inpositive experiences.

Following on from this productive year, we are encouraged to pursue more strategicforward planning. Up until now our growth has been fairly organic, but we now feel it is time to put into place a development plan to take Mousetrap Theatre Projectsthrough the next three years.

This plan is, in part, prompted by the need to move to a new office when our currentlease expires in 2014. What could have been a big inconvenience turned into anopportunity when fortune pointed us in the direction of vacant premises next to theApollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. This newly refurbished 3-storey building gives us space to expand our staff, offering us the capacity to grow and develop our work. In addition to two floors of office space, there is a beautiful, naturally lit top floor to hosta range of training sessions and workshops for young people, teachers and practitioners.

Undertaking a full assessment of each of our 18 programmes, we have identified sixprogrammes with the demand and potential to grow. To accomplish this growth, wepinpointed three areas requiring additional investment, not only to support planneddevelopment but to sustain current activity levels which have increased significantly over the last few years:

• IT, data management and website• Marketing and profile-raising • Fundraising

We look forward to reporting back next year on our progress.

Both in looking backwards and forward, I wish to acknowledge the enormous and valuedsupport we receive from our Trustees under the dedicated leadership of our ChairmanStephen Waley-Cohen. A very warm thank you, too, to our loyal Theatre Guardians,Patrons, funders and the theatre industry for their generous support and belief in ourwork. However none of what has been achieved this year would be possible without the commitment, creativity and inspiration of my colleagues. To them, a huge thank you.

Susan Whiddington Director

PHOTO: HUGO GLENDINNING

Adrian Lester

“I was lucky as I got involved in theatre at 14 when

I joined the Birmingham Youth Theatre – and

loved the fact that for a few short hours we could

take an audience anywhere. Every play I saw

taught me something about people I would never

meet. Mousetrap encourages young people to do

the same. It takes them on a journey by giving

them the opportunity to see theatre and learn

the skill in daydreaming, the craft in making up

stories. I was thrilled that Mousetrap organised

young people to see two recent plays I was in –

Red Velvet and Othello. I hope the young people

that came enjoyed the journey.”


In 2013, StageSeen, our programme for deaf andhard of hearing young people, offered Shrek TheMusical and Wicked with two performances ofeach show – one captioned and one interpreted in British Sign Language (BSL).

Meeting the communication needs of StageSeenparticipants is complex as they have varying levelsof hearing impairment. Some use spoken English;others do not. Some are accomplished at BSL;some do not sign at all. Trying to meet theseneeds is a tricky task for Jo Pelly, StageSeenProgramme Manager, who arranges allcommunication support mechanisms, activitiesand resources to give the young people the bestpossible experience.

Each StageSeen day began with a dramaworkshop to explore the show’s themes andcharacters, led by deaf and hearing practitionersfrom Handprint Theatre Company. Having deafadults involved in StageSeen has proved to bevery valuable, providing young people with much-needed deaf role models. The workshops werefollowed by the thrilling chance to go on stage tosee the props, costumes and set up close. Finallyeveryone learned to ‘sign-sing’ a song from theshow – ‘Defying Gravity’ at Wicked and ‘I’m aBeliever’ at Shrek The Musical – performing itonstage for the cast.

StageSeen

Creating a special West Endexperience for young people who are deaf and hard of hearing

� 139 young people attended

� The demand for StageSeen is huge – 141 applicantsdid not get a place this year.

� Volunteers from the National Deaf Children’s Societycame to give support at each StageSeen day

Jo Pelly describes this very special moment at Wicked

35 deaf 11-18 year-olds arestanding on stage performing asign interpreted version of theshow’s climactic song, DefyingGravity. Some look a littleembarrassed, others are unsureof the signs, some look likethey were born to do this. But the joy of performing the song is infectious and by the end we are all performing it

with eyes shining.

It is a really moving moment,but what is perhaps even morecaptivating, are the faces of the adults in the audience: theirteachers and parents and thecast of Wicked. Many havetears in their eyes. This is aunique chance for the cast tosee the song given renewedmeaning: “I’m throughaccepting limits/Cos someonesays they’re so/Some things I

cannot change/But til I try I’llnever know…”

After performing the songonce, students teach the signsto the cast members who joinin enthusiastically. As theactors take to the stage for their warm-up, they are visiblymoved and overheard saying,“That was incredible. That wasso inspiring.”


StageSong teaches composition for musicaltheatre – with the aim of providing youngmusicians with the aspiration and skills to become the next Stephen Sondheim!

We enable students to learn directly fromprofessional lyricists and composers who go into classrooms to share their knowledge and real life experiences. This year’s professionals’credits ranged from musicals to community opera, song cycles to film scores.

StageSong kicked off with a teachers’ trainingday, taking them through a variety of song-writingtechniques. The composers/lyricists each led sixsessions in their assigned school, including onewith professional singers, giving the students achance to hear their compositions sung while stillin draft form.

The project culminated in a fantastic showcase at the St. James Theatre, featuring musicaltheatre professionals performing the students’pieces which were on the themes of water,theme parks, exploring London and fairy tales.

A panel of esteemed professionals critiqued thestudents’ work – composer and sound designerAdam Cork, critic Mark Shenton and West Endperformer Samuel Holmes.

StageSong is very popular with teachers who see great benefits to their students’ compositionskills and impact well beyond the duration of theproject. Thamesmead School held a song writingcompetition and the teacher noted that theStageSong students “have really grown inconfidence and ability as a result.” Students’feedback demonstrated huge improvements intheir confidence in their ability to compose songs,their general creativity and feeling empowered towrite individually or in groups.

“I never imagined I could have donethis before.” Brentside High student

“Working with professionals wasinspirational.” Highbury Fields student

StageSong

Inspiring students to writemusical theatre

� 66 pupils from four schools participated

� Each school received six musical composition sessions

� Schools attended Matilda the Musical, Wicked or Les Misérables

In-school composer workshops


Family First Nights (FFN) gives families theirfirst West End theatre experience for only £5 per ticket. 2013 was the 15th anniversary of this hugely successful Mousetrap programme.

For many theatregoers, a cherished first memoryof theatregoing is a visit with their family. MTPDirector Susan Whiddington created FFN to givethis special opportunity to families who find theprice of West End theatre unaffordable andbelieve theatregoing is ‘not for us’. We pilotedFFN in 1999 with 100 families from five PeabodyTrust Estates who paid just £5 per ticket.

We’ve moved on a lot since then, with 700families taking part in summer 2013; howeverfamilies still paid only £5 per ticket! We offered 31 productions and also ran participatory familyworkshops using themes from Stomp, Wicked,The Lion King and Barmy Britain.

We believe the key to FFN’s success is ourrelationship with 500 partners – charities,community organisations, housing associations,social service agencies and supplementaryschools. Our partners identify appropriatefamilies, which can include parents, grandparents,aunts, uncles and carers, but at least half thefamily group must be children aged 3-17.

We give the families huge support to tackle theiruncertainties about theatregoing. We senddirections on how to get to the theatre, showdescriptions and information on what to expect,e.g. cost of programmes and ice cream – thingsfamiliar to regular theatregoers, but often asource of worry for first-timers. We telephoneevery family before their theatre trip to answerany questions.

Families can participate only once in our summerprogramme, but we stay in touch with them,sending regular theatre offers – 70 last year. Take-up is strong, as once families gain the confidenceto attend theatre for the first time, they are keento go again. They can be quite adventurous intheir theatre choices, trying anything from operato pantomime.

Enabling families to attend top West End shows

Family First Nights

“I now know that going to the theatre is something that anybody can attendand enjoy. This has removed anymisconceptions I had about going tothe theatres. Thank you!” Mother, Groove On Down The Road

Wicked family workshop

� 700 families/2,970 individuals took part in 2013

� Families came from all 32 London boroughs

� Families chose from 15 musicals, nine plays and sevenchildren’s shows and three access performances forfamily members who were deaf/hard of hearing orblind/partially sighted.

� Our database of families now numbers 7,000

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This year members of our C145 audiencedevelopment programme – strictly for 15-18 yearolds – made 1,641 theatre attendances throughtrips organised by MTP. Many of these youngpeople first made a theatre visit with us throughour TheatreOpeners programme for London state schools, or with their family when takingpart in Family First Nights or with their youthclub as part of a StageXchange project. We then encouraged them to join our free C145programme so they could attend theatreindependently with their friends or classmates.

Each month 100- 200 C145 members attended a fantastic show from Some Like It Hip Hop, to Chariots of Fire to Macbeth, directed by ourPatron Jamie Lloyd. In addition to a £5 ticket, eachevent offered a special ‘behind the scenes’ talkwhere C145’ers came face to face with membersof the cast and creative team such as the stars of A Chorus Line, the playwright David Wood anddancers from Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty.

C145

Offering independent theatregoingopportunities to 15-18 year olds

Some Like It Hip HopPeacock Theatre

Singin’ in the RainPalace, post-show with CompanyManager Lucy Morris, StageManager John Caswell andResident Director Cameron Wenn

Chariots of FireGielgud Theatre, post-show talk with actor James Cardle

LoservilleGarrick Theatre, post-show talk with 6 cast members

Sleeping BeautySadler’s Wells, post show talk with members of Matthew Bourne’s Company

Goodnight Mister TomPhoenix Theatre, post-show withplaywright, David Wood

Liar LiarUnicorn Theatre, post-show talkwith Hip Hop Shakespeare (£10tickets)

MacbethTrafalgar Studios, post-show talkwith director Jamie Lloyd andthe creative team

Steptoe and SonLyric Hammersmith, post-showtalk with Kneehigh

MacbethTrafalgar Studios, post-show talkwith cast including JamesMcAvoy

WickedApollo Victoria

War HorseNew London Theatre, pre-showtalk with Charlotte Twining,marketing executive at AKA

A Chorus LineLondon Palladium, post-showwith cast members on theiraudition process

The HothouseTrafalgar Studios, post-show talkwith director Jamie Lloyd andcompany

Groove on Down the RoadSouthbank Centre – invited youthgroups who were unsuccessful insecuring a StageXchange project


We choose shows we think will appeal to the C145 age-group, as well as trying every now and then to stretchtheir taste a little and encourage them to attend something they might not otherwise have seen. Over the yearthey attended the following shows:

� 23 School Reps help recruit C145members in their schools

� There are 2,178 members of C145

� Our Youth Forum’s video on theatregoing etiquette, made in April 2013for C145 first-time theatregoers, has had over 1,000 views on YouTube


Sunday 18 November 2012 was the 25,000thperformance of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap,celebrating an incredible 60 years in the West End. For this special Gala night, Trustee Phyllida Lloyddirected a star-studded cast in a staged reading of The Mousetrap at its home, the St Martin’s Theatre.Many of the invited audience members had seen theplay before, but not with the illustrious cast of HughBonneville, Nicholas Farrell, Iain Glenn, Tamsin Greig, Miranda Hart, Harry Lloyd, Patrick Stewart and Julie Walters!

A Gala Committee of 36 Mousetrap supporters, chairedby Michèle Burrows, Alison Lurie and Rosie Hytner,created a very special event and a sell-out success.

The memorable performance was followed by a liveauction with the ebullient Harry Dalmeny of Sotheby’s.Guests then proceeded to a Gala party at the exclusiveGarrick Club where an army of volunteers from ourYouth Forum and the sons and daughters of Committeemembers helped run a silent auction and a lucky dip oftheatre tickets.

The proceeds from the event, including generoussupport from Zurich Insurance and Gordon & Co., havemade a huge difference to Mousetrap Theatre Projects.This Gala, together with a 60p donation on tickets toThe Mousetrap – introduced for the diamondanniversary year – meant The Mousetrap helped toraise £213,000 for Mousetrap Theatre Projects.

The 60th Anniversary of The Mousetrap was celebrated in style!

Thank you to everyone who gave sogenerously to make this evening such afantastic event – the chairs, their committee,the actors, the guests and all those whodonated auction items and theatre tickets.Their support helped to make it a night toremember which raised a huge sum forMousetrap Theatre Projects. Thank you.

Right, Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, Chairman of the Trustees


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PROGRAMME SUPPORTERS

Aspect CapitalAutograph SoundBlatchington Court TrustCapital & Counties Chris de PuryDerwent LondonThe Dorset FoundationGarrick Charitable TrustHelp a Capital ChildHyde Park Place Estate CharityThe Mackintosh FoundationPLASAThe C A Redfern Charitable FoundationThe Reed Foundation through The Big Give Christmas ChallengeSedosShareGiftSt Martin’s TheatreThe Teale Charitable TrustUnileverUnity Theatre TrustWestminster ArtsWhite Light LtdThe John Younger Trust

And a number of grant-makers who wishto remain anonymous.

THEATRE GUARDIANSBOROUGH GUARDIANS

Anonymous The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts

SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL GUARDIANS

Heather Acton and Peter WilliamsGeorgina and Bernard DavidThe John Horseman TrustStephanie and Jerker JohanssonPhyllida Lloyd CBEJudith and Richard Morrissey

SCHOOL GUARDIANS

AnonymousDonna and Michael Corbat Colin and Helen David Fiery AngelRosie and Richard HytnerJayne and Hans HufschmidCatherine JohnsonCaroline and John Kennedy Rosanna King and Paul ViitaNicolette and Paul KirkbyRocco and Debby Landesman Joanne and Tom MurphyEmily and Ralph Simon George and Patti White

CLASS GUARDIANS

Anonymous x3 Roger and Rebecca AllamLouise and Vin BhattacharjeeThe Peter Beckwith Harrow TrustMichèle and Colin BurrowsFriends of Bicknacre Show Fiona and Nick GreenWilliam and Lori GibsonRoberto Hoornweg and Katleen Van Roost Jane JuniperDeborah David and Norman KurlandSimon and Penny LinnettHelen Lowe and Pete SimpsonAlison and Michael LurieDan MaceJonathan and Julie Punter Joanna Richards Douglas and Helen ShawAnthony and Marjorie Simonds-GoodingZoë Ware

FAMILY GUARDIANS

Anonymous x2 Jonathan Acton Davis QC John and Laura Banes Tim and Clare Bennett Kenneth Branagh

Colleen and Robert BrandDebbie Brayne Helen and Rick BurnettLady Susan ChinnLauren and Michael ClancyRobert and Harriet Devey Carol Doughty Sue and Stephen DownLisa Forrell and Marcel BerlinsSusan Gibson and Mark BergmanSusan Handley-JonesMichael and Angela Harding Sarah Havens and Gregg Sando John HyattElizabeth and Roderick Jack Ingrid JacobsonPortia KamonsThe Kilfinan TrustAlan Leibowitz and Barbara WeissLawrence and Peggy LevyMaggie and Bruce MacfarlaneSubita MahtaniCarolyn and Mark MishonNancy SchmidtMelanie and Richard Slimmon Rosemary Squire OBEJames and Victoria Tanner April and Mark Thomson Lisa Tedeschini and Bruce RigalHannah TsatsonisSandra and Jake UlrichCecilia and Arend VersteeghDavid and Karen WhiteDom Worcester

STUDENT GUARDIANS

Anonymous x3 Natalie and Michiel Bakker Andrew Blankfield and Bernadette HillmanKristina Borsy and Nick Turdean Lucille and Richard Briance

Liz and Nigel BrockmannCharles and Léonie Booth ClibbornPeter BryansNico and Belinda CoatsCatherine ComerfordMichael and Hilary CowanBelinda DavieCllr Robert DavisLiz and Simon DingemansCatherine and Edward FaulksMary Fulton and Barry TurnerJan Grandison Claire GuinnessAngela and David Harvey Ernest HechtAshley Herman Gay Huey Evansi2i Events GroupTimothy Lebus Sophie and Mark Lewisohn John Lorimer and Jenny Petersen LorimerSheila McKee-ProtopapasCarolyn MitchellCassie Murray and Bill PlapingerKatherine NeckenauerCarole and Pedro Neuhaus Hilary and Andrea Ponti Lyndsey PosnerMark and Lili ReinischJulia RosierJudy and Michael Ryan Amanda and Paul SalmonJessica Spencer Annemarie and Robert StarrAndrea and Peter SullivanSusie Sutton Annie TanseyElizabeth WhiddingtonGraham White Carole Winter for MJE Productions

GALA AUCTION

Anonymous x2Lari and Tom Abraham Tony Barber Graham and Joanna Barker Michèle and Colin BurrowsRichard and Sarah Buxton Fiona and Paul Cartwright Michael and Hilary CowanCarlo and Kelly Barel di Sant Albano Sara Everett Tina and Stuart FiertzFiona and Nick GreenRita Halbright and Jonathan OchSusan Handley JonesVanella and Andrew JacksonCaroline and John KennedyJudy LeverSophie and Mark LewisohnJohnnie and Kate Lloyd Helen Lowe & Peter SimpsonCarole and Pedro Neuhaus Brinsley and Deborah Nicholson John and Kym PaynterPaul and Kim PolmanMathew Prichard CBE Angus Rankine Joanna RichardsSally and Roger RobothamMichael and Judy Ryan Sarah Havens and Gregg SandoLizzie Scotcher Cliff Siegel and Karina Litvack Adam and Gay Spiegel Christopher Tabor Rick Trainor and Marguerite Dupree Charlotte and Guy Weston David and Karen WhiteHilary and Stuart WilliamsLes Woodhall

Thank you to everyone who supported Mousetrap Theatre projects in 2012-13.

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

The Society of London Theatre through the Theatre Development Trust

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap The Colwinston Charitable Trust

The Eranda FoundationGuildford Academic Associates

ICAPLondon Stock Exchange Group Foundation

John Lyon’s CharityVictoria Palace

Also a huge thank you to the theatre producers and theatres across London who heavily subsidise the cost of theatre tickets.


Notes Unrestricted Restricted Year to 13 Months to Funds Funds 31 August 2012 31 August 2011

INCOMING RESOURCES

Incoming resources from generated funds:Voluntary income:Donations and gifts 2 281,513 - 281,513 149,896Guardianships (memberships) 45,535 - 45,535 54,308Grants receivable 3 112,079 141,400 253,479 285,702

Investment income 9,112 - 9,112 6,610

Incoming resources from charitable activities:Gala evening tickets 73,395 - 73,395 -Theatre tickets 93,946 - 93,946 82,000Programme fees, workshops & other services 58,596 - 58,596 57,311Theatrecraft event 9,000 - 9,000 -Grants receivable 4 - - - 14,469

Total incoming resources 674,176 141,400 824,576 650,296

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Cost of generating fundsFundraising 69,021 - 69,021 116,804Gala evening 78,657 - 78,657 -

Charitable activities:Access 204,348 211,757 416,105 374,111Creative Learning 158,592 - 158,592 182,697Audience Development 103,097 - 103,097 94,168Michael Northern - - - 500

Governance costs 7 16,770 - 16,770 18,706

Total resources expended 5 630,485 211,757 842,242 786,986

Net movement in funds 52,691 (70,357) (17,666) (136,690)Balances brought forward at 1 September 2012 445,539 105,693 551,232 687,922

Balances carried forward at 31 August 2013 498,230 35,336 533,566 551,232

All of the charity’s transactions are derived from continuing activities.The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

Statement of Financial Activitiesfor the period ended 31 August 2013

Financial Summary

Notes 2013 2012

£ £ £ £

Fixed AssetsTangible Assets 11 4,926 6,140

Current AssetsDebtors 12 76,834 42,939Cash at bank and in hand 493,369 547,399

570,203 590,338

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 13 (41,563) (45,246)

Net current assets 528,640 545,092

NET FUNDS 533,566 551,232

Income fundsRestricted funds 15 35,336 105,693Unrestricted funds 448,230 355,539Designated funds 16 50,000 90,000

17 533,566 551,232

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the smallcompanies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for SmallerEntities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the Board on 20 January 2014 and signed on its behalf by:

Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen Bt Raymond Gubbay CBETrustee Trustee

Notes to the accounts Notes are in the full accounts available on the Charity Commission website or by contacting Mousetrap Theatre Projects

Reserves PolicyThe Mousetrap Foundation for the Arts’ general reserves represents funds of the charity that are freely available, excluding designated funds andrestricted funds. In order to provide a quality, effective and efficient service to its beneficiaries, the Trustees have set a reserves level that in the eventof funding not being sufficient to cover expenses in the future that a smooth transition can be made to a lower level of service. The Trustees have atarget of approximately six months of budgeted operating expenses, being £450,000 (2012: £350,000). Unrestricted reserves at 31 August 2013 are£448,230 (2012: £355,539).


Balance Sheetas at 31 August 2013

How we spent them

Where our funds came from

Theatre attendances by beneficiary group

Access 45%

Creative Learning 16%

Audience Development 11%

Support costs 10%

Gala evening 9%

Fundraising 7%

Governance 2%

Grant-making trusts 31%

Corporate donations 14%

Investment income 1%

Participants’ ticket fees 11%

Programme participation fees 7%

Individual donors & fundraising events 36%

Mainstream School students 58%

Special School students 7%

Families 12%

Youth Groups 3%

Independent theatregoers 15-23 yrs old 18%

Deaf and visually impaired young people 2%


Facts & Figures 2012- 2013 Patron’s Reflections


Jamie Lloyd

“I love everything that Mousetrap stands for andam thrilled to have been involved with their greatwork over the last year. When I directed JamesMcAvoy in Macbeth, it was exciting to see somany Mousetrap kids at Trafalgar Transformed –many of whom were experiencing Shakespearefor the very first time. Their comments andquestions after the show were genuinelyinsightful, inspiring and intriguing. I had thehonour of opening TheatreCraft this year, too. It is a brilliant event that motivates young peopleinterested in those all-important behind-the-scenes roles. The energy in the Royal OperaHouse that day was infectious. Most recently, I collected an award at Mousetrap’s own TheatreAwards, voted for entirely by teenagers. Theperformances which took place at the ceremonyby the young people were amazing. It was anuplifting evening. It’s vital that we nurture thenext generation of theatre makers and Mousetrapplays such a significant role in this. I’m totallyproud to be a Patron.”

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Mousetrap annual review 2013-14

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