Keep the heart of Spark! beating

Aim

Our performers are the heart of Spark! The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating financial impact on them and we need your help.

*STOP PRESS*

North East LEP will DOUBLE THE FIRST £5000 we raise! 

Be an early supporter and help us reach our £10,000 target even sooner. Thank you! 

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Hello friends. We hope you and your families are staying well in these challenging times.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve seen one of the hundreds of spectacular Spark! shows we do all around the world each year. We reckon we’ve performed to at least a couple of million people since Spark! debuted in 2012. Where did you first see us?

As lockdown measures begin to ease and places begin to open up again, the event and entertainment industry is still a long way off from returning back to normal.

We pose for hundreds of photos after most shows and, whilst you might have gotten up close with our performers, you won’t have ever heard them speak. Like the true professionals they are, they stay in character until the end. Mysterious!

Now we need your help. So let us introduce you to Francesca, Jack, Carly, Brendan, Mark, Adam, Edwin, Daniel, Aidan, Lizzie, Nicola, Charlie, Dave and Ashling. Ta-da! No make-up!

These are the hard working, multi-talented professional performers that entertained and captivated you at the last Spark! show you saw. 

Their skill, passion, enthusiasm and energy has driven Spark! for the past eight years and whether it be through connections during the show or whilst taking selfies with the public afterwards, they’ve made long lasting impressions on audiences of all ages, all over the world.

How you can help

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that all of our shows this year have been cancelled. All of our income as a company comes from the shows we do. No shows = no income. 

This has had a devastating financial impact on our performers. Most of them perform with other groups, shows, or they teach. Most of this work has gone too. We’re asking for your support to help them weather this storm and have Spark! come back even stronger.

We’ve gone from having a packed calendar of shows lined up, to having no idea when performances can happen again. Although lockdown measures are beginning to ease, the event and entertainment industry is still a long way off from returning to normal.

But we will be able to perform again and when we can we want to be ready to hit-the-ground-running and bring our joy and light to you all as soon as possible!

Let’s turn this difficult period into an opportunity 

With your help, we can pay our performers to work on new ideas and music for the show; create teaching videos for you so we can have more audience involvement in a bigger version of Spark! in the future, and keep the show fresh and ready to go.

Every pound you donate will go directly to the performers to help them keep working during this time. As soon as conditions allow we’ll be back stronger and better, spreading the fun to even more families.

What’s in it for you:

You’ll get a warm glow knowing that you’re playing a really important part in helping something that you love survive and the satisfaction that you’re supporting the performers and their families too. 

You will also get:

• A personal “thank you“ just for you from one of our performers. They’re a multi-talented group and you might get a poem, a picture, a song… Who knows? You’ll have to wait and see **
• Be our Guests of Honour. As soon as we can we’ll stage a big free show in Whitley Bay where Spark! began - and you’re invited!. You’ll get to see the premiere of the new material that you helped to create, and of course there will be a live-stream for those who cannot attend **
• Get backstage access and updates on our creation and rehearsal process. At first we’ll do this remotely, but will begin in-person rehearsals as soon as we can. We’ll share with you regular video updates of how it’s coming together. 

MATCH FUNDING. DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!

North East Local Enterprise Partnership will match the first £5000 we raise. So a £20 donation from you becomes £40 like magic! You’ll double the help you give by being one of our early supporters and help us reach our target sooner.

So please donate if you can and we'll get to work creating some great new Spark! showstoppers that we know you'll love. Thank you for your support and we can't wait to see you out there as soon as possible!

** If you’d like the personal “thank you” and the invitation to the free show then make sure your donation isn't anonymous. Even better, leave a comment with your donation and tell us your best Spark! memories.

This project successfully funded on 27th July 2020