As part of LoungeAid 2025, Piazzo Lounge in Wimborne are partnering up with Millstream Theatre, based at the Museum of East Dorset to bring Arts, Culture and Lounging together!
Millstream Theatre is a company of learning disabled/ neurodivergent adults, led by professional Theatre-makers and facilitators Tony Horitz and Tam Gilbert.
With the Piazzo Lounge boasting some beautifully quirky performance spaces and striving to champion community collaboration, Sam Doyle (Lounge Aid Representative) approached Millstream Theatre with the hope of partnering on some colourful performances in their stunning lounge venue.
Over the past decade, Millstream Theatre has used the Museum’s collection as a stimulus for storytelling and drama. In recent years, Millstream have produced work online The Woodcutter and the Swan (produced as a result of Covid-19), outdoor site specific with Wimborne Community Theatre at Badbury Rings (Glow Badbury) as well as performing their most recent cabaret show In Harmony to audiences both at their home venue in the MED museum as well as Dorchester Arts Centre, who were “…blown away by Millstream’s tremendous humour and sheer joy”.
To combine Inclusive Arts, Culture and Lounging through public performances comes with ideal timing as Wimborne is crowned Dorset’s Town of Culture 2026. Millstream Theatre, proud to be based in the ancient town, aspires to create high-quality, original theatre and this new partnership with Piazzo Lounge showcases community excellence as a match made in Wimborne!
LoungeAid runs throughout June 2025 with a full programme of events to raise funds for Millstream Theatre including quizzes (Every Monday in June @7pm), Open Mic evening (12 June) a live poetry performance by James Kenward (19 June), Bake Sale (17-18 June), Wet Sponge throwing at Piazzo staff (21 June) plus lots more fun and games! Everybody welcome!
Come along and watch Millstream’s short new FREE Taster ‘Hats It!’ performed at The Piazzo Lounge, Wimborne Square at 12.30 pm Saturday 24 May. Donations for the Fundraiser are welcome!
For more information, contact millstream@museumofeastdorset.co.uk or to find out more about Millstream Theatre and Piazzo Lounge, visit: museumofeastdorset.co.uk/millstream-theatre and thelounges.co.uk/piazzo
