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Nottingham Post
|October 23, 2025
THE Ups & Downs theatre group was formed in 1995 by three music teachers who worked at an additional needs school and recognised that young peo-
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ple with Down syndrome had a particular musicality and love for theatre.
The trio wanted to create a group that allowed these children to express themselves with the right support and free from any constraint or judgement.
Ups & Downs is now led by Lorna Leggatt, whose son Ellis, 26, has been a member of the group since he was five. She says: “Young people with Down syndrome can be funny, frail, musical, mis-
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