Equality

A group of students work on their equalities activity

30 years since Section 28: Our LGBTQ+ History Month Equalities work

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

A board that reads 'what do I need?' where participants have pegged up notes

#TimeToTalkDay: Theatre and Mental Health

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.

Sarah taking a mirror selfie and grinning

World Mental Health Day: Touring a play about your own mental health

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.

Two participants enjoy a hot drink and participating in an activity for SPACE

Do we need ‘SPACE’?

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.

Participant enjoying a hot drink while another participates in a wellbeing activity for SPACE

Devoted & Disgruntled: Rachel on audience wellbeing

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

Rachel facilitating a group of young people in an equalities workshop

How can we make equality a reality? Youth perspectives on equality

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

Group of LGBTQ+ young people with the mayor

Giving platforms and listening to young people

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

Sarah speaking in a workshop

Sarah: How ADHD has shaped her career

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.

Rachel drinking tea

Rachel talks to The Lowry for Mental Health Awareness Week

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

An audience watches a performance at a venue

Whose responsibility is it to make arts venues a safe space for vulnerable peope?

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

A small light box on a table reads Share A Story #IWD2016. Behind it is a map on the wall with luggage tags pinned to it.

Happy International Women’s Day!

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.