Play to the Crowd is an arts and education charity that incorporates Theatre Royal Winchester, a beautiful middle scale heritage theatre, Hat Fair, the UK’s longest continuously running Outdoor Arts Festival; and Playmakers, a range of community engagement programmes and activities. The charity also runs a trading subsidiary, Trade to the Crowd.
Our fundamental purpose is to Delight and Unite.
We believe in Bringing people together in wonder, The power and value of live performance, Nurturing talent, Improving lives through participation.
Our three strategic watch words, which enable us to prioritise and from which we hang most of our measurable strategic action are our 3 Rs: