The Young Runaways Live @ Bantock House

See Rage Arts’ music video of the Young Runaways live online @ www.closer.rage.org.uk

Rage Arts creates productions using film, theatre and music and gives others the opportunity to work with professionals to create their own productions. Through these productions participants gain self esteem and confidence and skills to help them in life, education and their careers. To find out more about the work of our charity visit:-  www.ragearts.org.uk

Rage Arts discovered the Young Runaways, a band whose members come from the Black Country and the West Midlands on Twitter where they were looking for someone to make a video to promote the single Closer from There Is A World Outside their forthcoming Ep which they will be launching at the Yardbird in Birmingham on the 15^th June.

The Young Runaways create music that will get people talking.  They consist of a six-piece who use violin, trumpet, trombone and keys blended with electric guitar, drums and bass to produce rock ‘n’ roll one moment and elegant chamber pop the next.  The band, comprising a set of siblings and friends is fronted by Matt Pinfield and Harriet J Woodcock.  The Young Runaways have a special talent which will carve their orchestral infused songs into your brain and leave them there forever.

Further Tweeting resulted in Rage Arts bringing together a crew of people consisting of crew from Wind-Up World Films (a collective of film makers from Hereford) and Director James Webster, with whom Rage has worked on a number of projects including a community theatre production of Our Country’s Good at the Birmingham Old Rep last year.

The Dining Room at Bantock House in Wolverhampton was the ideal setting for a live film of the band performing their song Closer, the room’s Arts & Craft decor with carved wooden panelling providing an exquisite backdrop to the brass and other wooden instruments. You can see the film produced by Rage Arts for the Young Runaways online at www.closer.rage.org.uk & you can catch the band live at the Yardbird in Birmingham on the 15^th June at their single launch.

Rage Arts have provided work experience for young people at school, university students, unemployed and those seeking to develop their careers. They are interested to hear from local people aspiring to enter the film industry and may be able to provide work experience or assist with film projects.  Anyone who is interested should contact Rage via their website.

In 2007 Rage set up The Urban Film Club to give people the opportunity to work with professionals to create their own short films.  Films from the club have been screened at film festivals and company AGMs.

We have recently started Digital Stories a project to give people the opportunity to work with professionals to make their own film as part of this project we are seeking to replace our old editing system and buy new camera equipment. You can support this project by searching the internet and clicking on the results. Thank you to all the individuals and companies who have supported the project so far including:- BeachTek Inc.,  Hawk Woods,  Nexto DI Uk,  Noise Industries,  Red Giant Software , Sorenson,  Zacuto,  Cineroid/Octica. You can also make a donation by visiting our website

 Christmas will once again see Rage Arts taking the magic of theatre to young people throughout the Black Country and surrounding counties with their exciting new production Grumpy Old Scrooge adapted from Christmas Carol which will be touring to primary schools throughout the West Midlands, Black Country and surrounding counties.

We are developing plans to set up a Community Arts & Media Centre which will provide opportunities for people to come and work with professionals to create their own productions and we are looking for somewhere to create this centre eg school, youth centre or other organisation working in a community.