About
Blue Apple Theatre supports people with a learning disability to develop and showcase their performing arts skills.
Blue Apple is an ambitious creative company that supports performers with a learning disability to develop theatre, dance and film productions that are performed within a variety of large and small scale public venues.
Blue Apple is based in Winchester but our ever-expanding programme of workshop groups and outreach sessions is spread throughout Hampshire, whilst our performers tour throughout the southern counties and appear further afield nationally and internationally.
A learning disability is a lifelong reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities. Associated conditions include Down’s syndrome, Williams syndrome and SYNGAP1.
In May 2025, Minstead Trust and Blue Apple Theatre became one charity.
Together, we will build brighter futures for people with learning disabilities - supporting them to live independently, grow in confidence, and express themselves through the performing arts.
Blue Apple continues to produce bold, inclusive performances led by artists with learning disabilities. Its work inspires audiences and aims to challenge perceptions across the UK.
This partnership strengthens everything we do. It brings together high-quality social care, supported employment and creative expression, all under one roof.
About Minstead Trust
Minstead Trust supports people with learning disabilities and autism across the south of England. Since 1986, the charity has been helping individuals build the skills and confidence to live independent lives. Through supported living, day opportunities, employment services and inclusive enterprises like Furzey Gardens and Hanger Farm, we help people thrive on their own terms.
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