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.

[1] In an article for The Times on 11 November 2008, trustee Danny Boyle described the aims of Dramatic Need: For children - and for many adults - art plays a vital role in helping them to express feelings and difficulties that they aren't otherwise able to articulate.

Of course, water, food, and first aid are essential during a crisis, but none of these things can restore human dignity to a person dying from disease or help a rape victim to cope with their outrage.

it featured the adapted stories of children's first-hand experiences in South Africa being retold and re-interpreted by and performed by actors such as Sir Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Gemma Arterton, and Eddie Redmayne.