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 Social Agency – Remote Operations
The Social Agency is Rideout’s ongoing arts-based support group for autistic and adults with mild learning disabilities living in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. Further details [...]
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight is a site specific promenade performance, with food, about street homelessness, first performed at the B arts building in Stoke-on-Trent in [...]
Staging Time
Staging Time was a programme of activity delivered throughout 2019 at HMP Stafford. This activity concentrated on the facilitation of three 10-day performing arts [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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