THE UK's leading street arts festival is back and 2007 is its 20th birthday.
Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) is widely recognised as helping to raise the profile of street theatre and outdoor performance across the country.
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RESIDENTS who would normally never visit a theatre are to have shows brought to them.
Not only will they have the opportunity of watching a stage performance, but they will be offered hands-on experience in its production.
Drama group Three over Eden is organising theatre workshops followed by performances in neighbourhoods across Middlesbrough at the end of this month, after winning an Awards for All lottery grant of £3,750.
The workshops will be run in conjunction with community organisations, and the ensemble will take their cue for the theme and content of the plays from the feedback they receive.
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