Mate Productions

General information

MATE Productions (previously Merseyside Arts Theatre & Education) is a vibrant and successful community arts organisation based in Knowsley, led by Director Gaynor La Rocca and a team of professional practitioners.

Gaynor set up MATE in March 2000 in response to a local need for a community theatre company with professional standards, led by professionals, that would provide a training ground and exciting opportunities for both aspiring professional performers, and for community performers who had chosen to pursue other career paths (or made other life choices) but retained a passion for the arts. MATE uses the mediums of theatre, film, storytelling and music to engage with local people, communities and young people across Merseyside.

MATE has a reputation for staging exciting high quality productions in a wide range of genres; from physical comedic storytelling to multi-media productions, new music theatre to adaptations of classic texts, social community drama to site-specific promenade theatre and theatre in the parks. The company performs regularly in theatres, arts and cultural venues, parks, schools and community venues, local festivals and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

MATE offers a wide variety of services and opportunities for young people, performers of all ages, the community and for schools. For more information email: director@mateproductions.co.uk or ring 1015 281 8461 / 426 4979 / 07833 204058.