The Orpheus Centre is an inclusive performing arts centre founded in 1998 by British entertainer and musician Richard Stilgoe in his former family home in Godstone, Surrey, in the United Kingdom.
Previously, it offered residential care to the young disabled adults who studied performance and life skills and performed there, but in 2011 converted to supported housing wherein students are encouraged and enabled to live independently. It hosts over 40 disabled young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 each year.
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