simple8’s environmental policies

Climate Change and theatre may not be obvious bedfellows, but actually theatre is remarkably well placed to deal with some of the complex issues this difficult subject throws up. Theatre is based on the idea of re-using concepts and materials, it is centred on sharing ideas and it has always been groundbreaking.

We as a company believe in the inherent value of the enviornment and we want to make whatever difference we can. And through theatre, we reach a quite a lot of people. We hope to work with these people to come up with ideas and solutions.

Equally though, we don't want to pretend to be a saintly organisation. We know there is so much more for us to learn and so many more changes to implement.

However, so far, we've laid out the following goals which we believe are realistic and achievable, while hopefully still being ambitious and groundbreaking. Let us know what you think.

1) We want to ensure the principles of ecological sustainability are applied throughout our work. Namely, we want to reduce what we use, to waste less of what we use, to re-use what we use and to use it for longer.

2) We aim to increase awareness of climate change, the need for sustainable practices and the benefits these practices can bring.

3) We believe sustainability can become a priority for arts practicioners, without compromising the integrity of artistic work.

4) We would like to form new partners and share information with these partners, both within and outside the world of theatre, to help develop radical ideas and solutions to environmental challenges.

5) We intend to set a template for other theatre companies to follow and to form a Sustainable Theatre Company Company Group.