About us

 Who we are at Osun Arts

About us

Visiting theatre company travelling across the UK & Europe

Theatre workshops for schools – and much more

At Osun Arts, we are specialists in delivering theatre workshops for schools and community groups both in the UK and internationally.

Thanks to our extensive work with both primary and secondary schools, many people think of us as a visiting theatre company, but we offer much more than that.

Our workshops include dance, drama, music, storytelling visual arts, performance and exhibitions and cookery. We don’t believe in a “one-size-fits-all” approach to work – we are happy to tailor any of our workshops to suit your individual requirements.

We take our name from and African river which is said to be the epitome of vitality, endurance, prosperity and hope.

Among Africans, the free-flowing and pure water of Osun symbolises the eternal spring of life, since Arts and Culture are never viewed as being separate from the day-to-day life of every African. This name signifies our history and traditional arts in living in combination with our culture.

We’re a visiting theatre company you can trust

Why choose Osun Arts? We’ve been delivering workshops and putting on performances for community groups and schools for more than 20 years, so you know you can trust us. We even received a “Points of Light” award from the Prime Minister for our work.

We’re not an agency – we’re an artist-led organisation with many members of our team having worked with us for many years.

All our staff are fully DBS checked and Osun Arts holds Public Liability Insurance as well as having a functional Child Protection Policy in place to safeguard vulnerable people.

Our workshops are authentically African

Everyone involved with putting on our workshops is from Africa and knows the real African tradition so you are guaranteed an authentic African workshop when you book with Osun Arts.

We are based in Merseyside but we perform all over the UK and can travel to anywhere in Europe to deliver workshops or performances.

No matter how last-minute your booking is, you can rest assured that we won’t ever let you down.

We are passionate about what we do and strive to make sure all our workshop participants get the most out of their experience.

Our aim is to bring cultures together

Whether we’re working in schools or with community groups, at Osun Arts we believe our workshops can help bring different cultures together.

Many of the pupils who take part in our primary school workshops have never encountered African dance or learned an African language before.

Similarly, when we work with community groups, we do our best to make sure that everyone gets involved by ensuring there is a warm, relaxed atmosphere at all times.

One of our best testimonials came from a headteacher who said that a child who had previously found it hard to relate to his fellow pupils actually spoke and smiled in front of the whole class following a visit from Osun Arts.

We enjoy being asked questions about African culture, which we do our best to relate to British culture, and when you book a workshop with Osun Arts, you can be guaranteed that everybody involved will be given the opportunity to put forward their opinions and discuss solutions on how the issue of racial harmony can be promoted.

However we can help you, get in touch.

Whether you're looking to book us for your school, your community group or just want to find out more about what we could do for you, we'd love to hear from you.

Give us a call on 0151 922 2911 or send us an email using the form. We can't wait to hear from you!

Get In Touch

    However we can help you, get in touch.

    Whether you're looking to book us for your school, your community group or just want to find out more about what we could do for you, we'd love to hear from you.

    Give us a call on 0151 922 2911 or send us an email using the form. We can't wait to hear from you!