Our Purpose
Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation) was established in 1999 in order to develop innovative, arts-based approaches to working with prisoners and staff within U.K. prisons. We’ve retained a special emphasis on working in the Midlands where the company is based. The prisons where we’ve worked most extensively are HMPYOI Swinfen Hall, HMP Birmingham and HMP Dovegate, each of which have hosted a number of programmes. This prison-bound work has additionally extended to encompass national issues of prison and criminal justice reform.
Since 2014 our portfolio has diversified to also include work with non-offending populations, especially autistic adults and/or adults with mild learning disabilities who live in the North Staffordshire region.
Current Projects
The Catalogue of Imagined Provenances
A Drama and Writing Project for Prisons The National Justice Museum in Nottingham is the UK’s leading criminal justice museum. Its collection includes a vast [...]
Roundabout Tales
In Summer 2021, Rideout was commissioned to consult with serving prisoners to facilitate a contribution to the VOICES Transitions Prison Release Project. This involved the [...]
Sounding Out
Sounding Out is a collaborative research project commissioned by Dr Sarah Bartley at University of Reading, and delivered in partnership with the Prison Reform Trust [...]
Commissioned Workshops & Conferences
Over the last 20 years, Rideout has delivered numerous one-off drama workshops in a variety of community and custodial settings, for both service users [...]
Past Time Toolkit: A Learning Resource about Victorian Prisons
Following the success of our Past Time project, the company was invited to contribute to an additional piece of work funded by Warwick Ventures. Working once [...]
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