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Bedazzle Arts brings together bespoke education, accessible performing arts training, community theatre, inclusive production opportunities and charitable support — creating ambitious, person-centred opportunities for young people and adults with additional needs.
Specialist education & inclusive performing arts
Specialist education and inclusive performing arts for young people and adults with SEND.
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Instilling Confidence
Inspiring Creativity
Increasing Connections
Improving Communication
What we do
Our core programmes
BAPAA
Accessible Performing Arts Academy
Professional performing arts training
Exceptional performing arts training for young people with SEND, built to industry level and beyond.
Train in singing, acting and movement, perform in an annual showcase and gain real experience across stage and screen. Graduates leave with accrediatations in Performance arts, IMDb credits, professional materials and may be invited to join the Inclusive Talent agency.
★ OCR Exams
★ Trinity London award
★ Acting for Stage & Camera
BESPOKE EDUCATION
Individually tailored education
EHCP- funded & private places available - ages 16+
Person-centred education programmes for young people with SEN/D — built around each student’s interests, delivered in community settings across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Peterborough.
★ ASDAN
★ AQA Units
★ Stage 4 Approved
★ Work Experience
MORE WAYS TO JOIN BEDAZZLE
OUR CHARITY
Registered Charity No: 1140390
Bedazzle Projects
Its aim is to advance education for the public benefit in the arts, in particular for those who are disadvantaged. Bedazzle helps fund new endevours and offers financial support through a limited number of bursaries:
★ Creating new ventures
★ Making arts accessible
★ Financial support
★ Championing Disability
★ Fund-raising
INCLUSiVE TALENT
Open to ALL performers
Bedazzle Talent Agency
iT represent all performers with particular emphesis on disabled and neurodivergent adults who wish to be represented and submitted for all performing arts media, iT is a recognised voice for inclusivity in the arts.
★ Theatre
★ Film & Television
★ Advertising & Marketing
★ Live Events
★ Voice-over
BiP
Bedazzle Inclusive Productions
Professional stage, film & media
BiP creates award-winning, original theatre and screen prodcutions with inclusivity at its heart, championing d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent cast and production crew. It also offers work placement and mentoring
★ Stage shows
★ Film & TV productions
★ Inclusive cast & crew
★ Inclusive media content
★ Industry affiliations
THEATRE GROUPS
The inclusive community theatre group
Bedazzle Community Theatre
Weekly 3-hour musical theatre sessions for adults with additional needs, creating an environment for singing, acting and movement; our groups offer meaningful connections across local communities:
★ Cambridge - Saturdays
★ Huntingdon - Tuesdays
★ Chelmsford - Wednesdays
★ 5-day summer Workshops
★ Annual prestigious shows
Built from a passion for inclusive arts
Dame Judi Dench
PATRONS INCLUDE
Actor & President of the National Theatre
Points of Light
RECOGNITION
Prime Minister's Office
Edinburgh Fringe
PERFORMANCE
Original productions
★★★★ The Scotsman
PRESS REVIEWS
I'm Non-Typical, Typical
Stage & screen pathways
PRODUCTIONS
inclusive casting at the core
Est. 2006
FOUNDED
20 years of Inclusive Arts
Partner
Supporting strategic development, operations and the continued growth of Bedazzle’s education and delivery offer.
Helen Feather
Co-founder & Director · Art Director
Phil Janssen
Co-founder & Director · Actor
Diane Janssen
Our Founders
Bedazzle Arts was founded by actor Diane Janssen and art director Phil Janssen in 2006, with a shared belief that young people and adults with additional needs should have access to ambitious, high-quality arts and education opportunities. Drawing on their own experience in the creative industries, they built a provision where additional needs were never a barrier to creativity, confidence or achievement. Today, Bedazzle brings together specialist education, performing arts training, community opportunities, inclusive production opportunities and charitable support across the wider Bedazzle family.
Built from a passion for inclusive arts
“Bedazzle was built to unlock potential through creativity — meeting every person without assumptions, labels or limits, and helping them go further than anyone expects.”
Helen Feather
Partner
Supporting strategic development, operations and the continued growth of Bedazzle’s education and delivery offer.
“Bedazzle was built to unlock potential through creativity — meeting every person without assumptions, labels or limits, and helping them go further than anyone expects.”
Phil Janssen
Co-founder & Director · Art Director
Diane Janssen
Co-founder & Director · Actor
Built from a passion for inclusive arts
Bedazzle Arts was founded by actor Diane Janssen and art director Phil Janssen in 2006, with a shared belief that young people and adults with additional needs should have access to ambitious, high-quality arts and education opportunities.
Today, Bedazzle brings together specialist education, performing arts training, community opportunities, inclusive production opportunities and charitable support across the wider Bedazzle family
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07494 091077
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Performing arts & bespoke education for people with additional needs. Founded in Cambridge, 2006.