"From the outset Magnet Theatre has always conducted skills workshops and outreach projects alongside its productions. These skills workshops and outreach projects are designed to teach a whole range of performance and life skills to young people in particular, and to develop new audiences and participants for the performing arts in the future. In September 1998, in an attempt to formalise the training and development aspects of the company’s work, The Magnet Theatre Educational Trust was established. We believe that we all have a responsibility to develop a more just, free and peaceful society. Transformation can never be just about developing skill. Fundamentally it involves developing the ability to imgaine alternative realities and dream different futures. For 13 years The Magnet Theatre Educational Trust has invested in young people in the Western Cape through sustained, long-term interventions that develop creativity, imagination, skills and a commitment to ongoing education. Our work is focused on two geographical areas: the sprawling urban townships around Cape Town and the small rural communities that make up the Cederberg Municipality along the N7. The communities in these two areas face the multiple challenges of poverty, crime, HIV-Aids, drug and alcohol abuse, and high school drop-out rates. They are also full of bright and creative young people excited about the future despite the obstacles they face. Our commitment to these two areas extends over 10 years. During these 10 years we have guided 9 students to University, trained another 20 to become employable in the industry and enriched the lives of hundreds of others. We believe we have the programs to develop confidence, creative thinking and skill in these young people, to make them more employable, to provide a buffer to their absorption into gangs, and to provide concrete stepping-stones into further education. MORE EXCITING NEWS: Magnet Theatre will be taking in a new group of trainees in March 2012. There are a limited number of bursaries available. Click here for more information. "We are seeking partners who want to invest with us. Who share our passion to change the lives of young people in our country by offering them alternative futures through the creative and imaginative potential of the arts. For further information contact Margie Pankhurst on +27-21-4483436. YVONNE BANNING It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Yvonne Banning a great supporter of Magnet Theatre and a trustee of The Magnet Theatre Educational Trust. Read more... ANNUAL REPORT 2005/6 For a pdf copy of The Magnet Theatre Educational Trust annual report presented to the Board of Trustees please click on the link below. Download Annual Report 2005/6 ANNUAL REPORT 2007/8 Download Annual Report 2007/8 ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10 Download Annual Report 2009/10

DIRECTOR'S WORKSHOPS 2002 - 2007 CLANWILLIAM ARTS PROJECT 2001 - 2010 COMMUNITY GROUPS INTERVENTION 2002 - 2008 COMMON PLANTS 2006 MAGNET TRAINING PROGRAM COMMUNITY ARTS DEVELOPMENT THE CHILDREN AND THE BEES 2011 WHAT'S HAPPENING?