Real and Present Theatre

Real and Present Theatre RaPT is a small, Manchester-based improvising theatre company with roots in ‘Playback Theatre’.

17/10/2025
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29/05/2025

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'The experience of RAPT was unique & deeply connecting. I laughed. I cried. I was seen & heard'.Claire, Old TraffordJuly...
27/05/2025

'The experience of RAPT was unique & deeply connecting. I laughed. I cried. I was seen & heard'.
Claire, Old Trafford

July 21st. The Carlton Club, Carlton Road, Whalley Range 8pm. Share. Laugh. Cry. Feel. Come and let others Hear you.

Thank you to the lovely audience of our show at The Carlton Club for their wonderful feedback!
07/03/2025

Thank you to the lovely audience of our show at The Carlton Club for their wonderful feedback!

Next Monday
11/02/2025

Next Monday

Real and Present Theatre, RaPT 🎭, join us at the Carlton Club on Monday the 17th to present a completely improvised show made up of your true stories! 🤩 The theme for the show will be: 'Places and faces: stories from the Carlton and beyond'. 👏

RaPT, based on playback theatre, uses a form of improvised psycho-dramatic theatre 💭 in which players listen to and replay true stories from the audience 💬. We aim to find the Extraordinary within the ordinary, and the Universal within the individual. We would love to hear your stories of people and places 🧍🏠, from the Carlton and beyond, as we come together in this vibrant and historic community building, to witness, explore and reimagine the stories, places and faces that bind us. 🙌

Welcome to the page for RaPT, a small, Manchester-based improvising theatre company with roots in ‘Playback Theatre’.We ...
13/01/2025

Welcome to the page for RaPT, a small, Manchester-based improvising theatre company with roots in ‘Playback Theatre’.

We listen to and re-enact true personal stories invited from our audience.

13/01/2025

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