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Dramatic Need was a UK-registered charity established in 2007 that sent international arts professionals to host workshops in underprivileged and rural communities in Rwanda and South Africa. The charity promoted creative expression as a tool for conflict resolution, social development, gender empowerment, and the assimilation of health messages in underprivileged communities.
Dramatic Need was dissolved in 2021.
The official patron of Dramatic Need was Lindiwe Mabuza, former South African High Commissioner to the UK. The board of trustees included the Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle, and previously included the South African-born actor Antony Sher.
Dramatic Need was wound up on 15 November 2021.
The charity sent international arts professionals (such as musicians, artists and actors) to host workshops in underprivileged and rural communities in Africa, specifically Rwanda and South Africa.
Dramatic Need provided art, music, and film-making equipment to schools in South Africa and Rwanda. Volunteers on the Dramatic Need programme worked with the children towards producing a performance or exhibition based on the issues that directly affected their communities. The charity was particularly effective in encouraging young people to discuss and challenge the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Boyle co-directed another performance of the play in 2015 at the Royal Court Theatre, and again in 2017 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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