Megan Holland

This Hate Crime Awareness Week within LGBTQ+ History Month has felt pretty significant. Read our reflections on discussing LGBTQIA+ history in schools.

World Theatre Day coincides with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry‘s 60th birthday! Sarah reflects on how an early experience at the Belgrade helped shape her career.

It’s fun to be in the G.M.C.A. We’ve secured funding to help aid positive social change across Greater Manchester communities.

We are saddened to hear of the loss of Peter Holden. In Peter, Manchester has lost one of its finest creatives, and one of the warmest, most generous men we had the pleasure of meeting.

Today is Time To Talk Day, a day dedicated to encouraging people to talk more openly about mental health. We’ve put together a collection of our reflections on mental health to mark the occasion.

Today is World Mental Health Day, so after spending three months on the road with Declaration, Sarah shares her experience of touring a production which speaks so honestly about your own.

Sarah has been listed on Biscuit’s Purple List, recognizing Bisexual achievement. Biscuit is a bi advocacy group that works to support the bi+ community.

Gill Powell shares her experiences of working with parents to support children with ADHD in a time before diagnosis.

Mental health Practitioner Steph Walker reflects on the need for space and time to take care of ourselves and how it informed the wellbeing room she curated to accompany Declaration on tour.

Our second guest writer is James Woods who shares his experiences of living with ADHD, advocating for mental health awareness and seeing himself in Declaration.

Guest writer Ben Foreman shares his experiences of life with ADHD; growing up with labels, being misunderstood and finding places where you fit in.

Opening our tour in Oldham felt halfway between the comfort and safety of a home audience and being out on the road with audiences we’ve never met.

Who is responsible for audience wellbeing? How can we make our spaces more comfortable and welcoming for audiences.

Dave’s Declaration review. Dave supports adults from all over Greater Manchester with his ADHD support group MADDchester.

Rachel reflects on our Equalities workshops with high school students in schools across Greater Manchester for National Anti-Bullying Week.

Sarah talks about her week working with young people during Hate Crime Awareness Week and LGBTQ+ History Month.

Read about our jaunt to Edinburgh to perform Declaration in Paines Plough’s beautiful Roundabout.

Showing thanks to the Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity, who give small grants to local grass-roots organisations.

Sarah talks to The Reviews Hub about the reason behind making Declaration – a new piece of theatre which explores gaining an ADHD diagnosis as an adult.

The Lowry interviewed Rachel for Mental Health Awareness Week. She discusses new play Declaration which has been ‘Developed With’ The Lowry.

Rachel was contacted by publication Ziggy’s Wish to contribute to a discussion around our duty of care as artists to audiences.

Sarah talks our preparations for Declaration including the fear and excitement of making something new, looking after yourself and the importance of other people outside the rehearsal room

Happy International Women’s Day! Today we will be thinking about gender equality and celebrating the historical, local and international women close to our heart.

Happy new year! (We realise it’s a bit late!). This is a big round up so grab a brew!