Do you find it difficult expressing yourself?

Do you love performing? Or want to give it a try?

Do you like collaborating with different kinds of people?

Does your self-confidence need a boost?

Are you looking for a fun way to meet new friends?

...you might just be a

WORK IN PROGRESS!

Work in Progress is an inclusive performing arts group for adults aged 18+

that puts positive mental health and well-being at the heart of everything we do.

Singing

Acting

Dance & Movement

Poetry

BSL

Spoken Word

and more!

Our weekly theatre sessions are led by our resident Artistic Director and fun, experienced team as we work towards our annual Sharing.

Every year there are several opportunities to work with visiting guest artists in different fields, providing even more perspective.

We are all a Work in Progress. Together we can do so much!

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Members of the 2025 Company

Many people are interested and excited about the performing arts and want to get involved! Often we feel blocked, though, due to challenges that we perceive or that others put on us. Sometimes we feel like we don't have enough experience or that we "aren't any good"... Other times we think a disability, diagnosis, or our financial circumstances will stand in the way. Not all groups understand, respect, and accept these circumstances and we feel like the door has been closed before we even enter the room.

This is frustrating... because active involvement in the performing arts improves people’s mental health and well-being by helping them become healthier – physically, mentally, and emotionally.

It's also so much fun!

The fact that we might not feel good enough can be the cause of us losing out on so many valuable opportunities, meaningful friendships, and personal successes.

Work in Progress is here for you – whether you have been a performer all your life or just want to try something a little different. We also host visiting guest artists, so our company members can experience different perspectives as they explore the performing arts. So far we've hosted choreographers, composers, ballroom dancers, authors, community artists, poets, and more!

Art is an essential ingredient to empowering the hearts of people, and the benefits of personal empowerment cannot be overstated. The arts also play a key role in the regeneration of areas whose residents are disadvantaged economically, socially, and culturally. Work in Progress is based in the centre of the most socially and financially challenged wards in Rhyl, one of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Our sessions are FREE, making the arts are accessible to all. We want our community and our company members to feel worthy, respected, and accepted. The arts are for us all.