The Club is based in Harehills, Leeds and takes place Monday after-school at Hovingham Primary and Tuesday after-school at Harehills Primary and Shakespeare Primary during term-time. Each term we invite a range of diverse professional local artists to come and deliver new and inspiring workshops for the groups. Now in it’s second year, the Tutti Frutti Club has introduced participants to artforms such as craft, drama, storytelling, writing, music, movement, circus skills and puppetry.

We also run open sessions at The Compton Centre, Leeds through the year.

‘Tutti Frutti Club is good as it helps mental health, makes my Monday so much better, love the snacks especially biscuit’- Participant Feedback

‘Beautiful session, children engaged well and enjoyed the process of learning the song and singing. Some of them were amazed at how well they can sing’ – Teacher

Each year the Club explores a different theme through the arts. From this September the groups will be exploring the theme my community. The Club provides a nurturing, inclusive space for participants to engage creatively and express themselves.

‘Tutti Frutti Club has been a great addition to our programme of events, complimenting it while offering something different to our usual repertoire. It offers children the opportunity to engage in creative play and movement exercises in ways they might not have before, helping to shape positive associations with physical activity and performance arts and to greatly boost their confidence. I think promoting the arts from an early age is especially important in deprived communities to combat the belief that art is not something ‘for’ them or accessible to them, and I am very grateful to Tutti Frutti for bringing this opportunity to my library’- Librarian, Compton Library

If you are interested in bringing the Tutti Frutti Club to your community space or school (after school hours), are a local creative theatre artist who would like to join our pool of workshop leaders, or if you are currently studying in the creative arts in Leeds and would like to offer some time to help run our workshops please email Arts Engagement Coordinator, Suvi Saraf, at suvi@tutti-frutti.org.uk. All our teams are DBS checked.

We deliver the Tutti Frutti Club thanks to funding from Leeds Inspired, Didymus Charity, the George A Moore Foundation, Leeds Community Foundation, Pears Youth Fund and The Mohn Westlake Foundation.

‘The children’s sharing of their work was ‘GLORIOUS’ and (song writer) Stella involved the parents to sing with the little ones which was very special for them. The parents love sending the children to Tutti Frutti Club’- Teacher

Creative Team

Lladel Bryant

Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist

Lladel Bryant has enjoyed over 10 years in the industry performing as an actor. Lladel’s theatre credits include Nine Lives, Road, Europe, A Christmas Carol and The Night Before Christmas for Leeds Playhouse, Shed Crew and Bittersweet Sunshine for Red Ladder Theatre Company, Carnival Chronicles for Leeds West Indian Carnival & Committee Concrete Jungle for Manchester Fringe Festival.

Sonia Wrightson

Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist

Sonia is an actress born and raised in West Yorkshire. She trained at Anglia Ruskin university graduating in 2015 with a Ba Honours in performing arts. Since graduating she has been involved in Star Academy for United Education Camp, and recently performed at the Pleasance Theatre in London.

Delicia Sorhaindo

Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist

Delicia Sorhaindo made her debut as Assistant Designer with Leeds Playhouse on Nine Night. She previously worked with Leeds Playhouse on a wardrobe department placement during her time at Nottingham Trent University before returning as a freelance postgraduate. While on placement Delicia worked on R&D for So Much.

Dora Rubinstein

Dora trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Credits include Cinderella (Cast, Doncaster), Digital Ghost Hunt (York Theatre Royal), Peter Pan, Aladdin (The Dukes, Lancaster), The Wizard of Oz (Leicester Square Theatre), Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth (The Young Shakespeare Company). She also performs and teaches circus skills such as contortion and acrobatics.

Carly Blackburn

Carly is a Movement Director, Choreographer and Yoga teacher. With over 15 experience as a Professional Dancer (London Studio Centre 2006 -2009).

Recent work: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, Choreographer, Secret Cinema, Doctor Who: Time Fracture' West end, Movement Director, BBC/Immersive Everywhere, 'National Theatre Connections 2021' workshop Movement facilitator and ‘Swallows & Amazons’, Movement Director, York Theatre Royal.

Safia Lees

Safia graduated with a BA(Hons) in Dance from Leeds Beckett University in 2023. Since her third year, she has been assisting in various dance and arts classes at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Theatre Led Arts, and Tutti Frutti Club. She will be starting a postgraduate course in MA Creative Practice at Leeds Arts University in September, hoping to develop her dance film and photography skills. Safia’s passion is to open up dance to everyone, no matter their age, ability or circumstances.

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