In The Boat Theatre Company is an integrated company of 15 adults with learning disabilities and 4 artists (Mary Turner, Lena Sass, Val Regan and Mickey Dixon) from Action Space Mobile. 

 
The company was established in 1984 by Artistic Director, Mary Turner and meets weekly at the Heeley Institute in Sheffield. 
 

As well as developing their artistic talents, social integration and creative learning skills, the group devise and develop a yearly production that tours to small scale venues in the region.  There current touring production is Cabaret Twilight.

Below photo: Scene from Cabaret Twilight
 
To date the company has an extensive portfolio of work including the production of many touring performances, songs, books, films and animation.
 
The company have also delivered projects such as anti bullying workshops in schools. ITB has attended many events performing to wide audiences in this country and abroad.
 
The International work has taken them to Germany, Lithuania and Norway; it has also involved skills sharing work with groups from France, Romania and Greece.
 

In The Boat Band

 
Certain In the Boat Theatre Company members are also involved in the renouned 'Band', an integrated band consisting of a mix of musicians.  
 
Val Regan is the musical director of the band, look out for more information on them. 
 
Photographer of band photos - John Bates

 

LATEST NEWS


 
Cabaret Twilight

 

is In The Boat's new production for 2009/10

 

The emotional interactions of the clientele who frequent Cabaret Twilight are presented by the company through dance, live music provided by the brilliant In the Boat Band, songs and the clever interplay between characters and their projections in film and image. 

 

It is a show that invites its audience to share the same environment, a place between fantasy and reality. A table awaits you. 

 

The entertaining and hilarious Cabaret Twilight will be performed at the following venues in 2010:
 
Otley Courthouse
on Friday 30 April 2010 at 2.30pm
Ticket Prices: £8, Concessions: £6
Box Office: 01943 467 466
Courthouse Street, Otley, LS21 3AN
 
 
Acomb Parish Church Hall
on Friday 7 May 2010 at 7pm
For Tickets contact Maja Koch
on: 01904 701 869
Front Street, Acomb, York
 
Sheffield Theatres Studio
on Thursday 20 May 2010
at 2pm & 7pm
Ticket Prices: £12,
Concessions: £10
Box Office: 0114 249 6000
55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield,
S1 1DA

Below photo: Scene from Cabaret Twilight

We successfully opened the show at the Greentop Circus Centre, Sheffield on the 3 July.  The performances were enthusiastically received by our audiences, who enthused that Cabaret Twilight was "One of the best In The Boat shows I have seen." and "Wonderful show, touching, funny, entertaining, made me laugh, made me cry, do it again! The dancing, the music, the acting. Thank you!"

 

Cabaret Twilight is suitable for adults & young people aged 15 + 

Duration of performance approximately 1 hour 

Click here to see Cabaret Twilight photos

 

 

In The Boat Artists: Mary Turner, Lee Sass and Val Regan