Date Ratified: 24th March 2026 Frequency of Review by the trustees:- Every year (or when legislation changes) Trustees are responsible for safeguarding. 1) Introduction This policy applies to all members of Up Close Theatre in whatever capacity they are involved. (Trustees, members, volunteers, staff). Up Close Theatre believes that: The welfa...

Up Close Theatre wish at all times to respect the privacy of those with whom we come into contact and will only publish details or photographs of our cast, members and friends with their explicit permission. At the same time, we request that anyone wanting to reuse or disseminate any material found on our site should first obtai...

The original idea for the Up Close Theatre company started with Mark Clark in 2015. He had been involved in amateur theatre for many years and having directed with local Barnstaple groups he realised that there was a strong focus on musicals and comedy but not on plays. Some groups may put on the occasional play but Mark thought there should be a g...