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the outreach team of Jellicoe-Neville Performing Arts, named after Father
Basil Jellicoe and Miss Edith Neville, who led the conversion of slums
into decent housing in Somers Town, inner London, in the 1920s and 1930s,
and whose motto was "Housing is not enough". We celebrated their
achievements in our first production "Jellicoe" the Musical in
2003.
Our area is one of the most deprived in Britain, with a minorities population of forty percent, high poverty and unemployment, concern about identity, and a "generation gap" in all cultures. As St Pancras International is completed and King’s Cross Central Development – the biggest in Western Europe, gets under way, house prices are escalating and small businesses are being forced out. The gap between "haves and have nots" will exceed the national figures. The challenges society encounters in London and Britain today are here in abundance. We seek to get to grips with them in our continuing project "Performing Arts for Community Cohesion"."Jellicoe the Musical" portrayed the old neighbourhood that our long time residents still recall. It also told new neighbours e.g. from Bangladesh and Somalia, the story of the homes and streets which they now inhabit. Thus the whole community celebrated a common history. Together we have formed artsXchange to increase our mutual understanding. Our production "London with a Swing" contributes a strong component of English culture to the exchange. Musical Flying Squad dealt with identity and ‘Britishness’ in our tour of 20 schools with "Travellers Tales – How the World Came to Camden". After showing that Britain evolved from successive waves of immigration we concluded: "When you think of all you’ve seen, what does being British mean? Some things good and some things bad, Some things that maybe we can add." "Grassroots – A Carnival of Initiatives" celebrated the achievements of Black and Asian role models; "Cutting the Wire" was about courageous people of all races who opposed persecution. "Elizabeth Garrett Anderson" was about Britain’s first woman doctor whose women’s medical school and hospital for women were on our doorstep. "Hub Song – the World Around King’s Cross" shows how railways shaped our community, from Stephenson and steam till today. Jellicoe-Neville Performing Arts, a not for profit limited company No 4669570, was formed in February 2003. We are grateful for past funding from The Refugee Council, Awards for All, CTRL, Argent, SPH Housing, Hampstead Wells, LB Camden and the following Camden organisations: Central Partnership, Community Umbrella, Community Chest, Groundwork, Arts and Tourism and Equalities. Community Involvement: We have a professional core of
performer/tutors, and use our work to stimulate community involvement in
writing and performing. And we are always grateful for help. If you would
like to be involved, onstage or backstage, please contact Rob Inglis,
Artistic Director, Jellicoe-Neville Performing Arts, 27 Goldington Street
NW1 1UE, tel: 020 7387 4942, E-mail: artsXchange@btinternet.com
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