As we celebrate Learning Disability Week (19 to 25 June) DIY Theatre is celebrating its role in ‘Transforming Leadership’. This new national arts programme is putting learning disabled and autistic people at the heart of cultural leadership. Transforming Leadership is being coordinated by Access All Areas (AAA) who are known for making disruptive theatre by […]
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Telling the Following Patient 36 story online – in film, sound, text and images. When Covid-19 meant we couldn’t perform live, we decided to make an online version of our ‘Following Patient 36’ story. Following Patient 36 is DIY’s current show. It explores Learning Disability History and the resilience of people with learning disabilities. The story […]
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4 exciting courses – all for free and all run safely using Zoom. This September we will run sessions using Zoom so we can stay safe and connect online. Click here to see a ‘How-to-use-Zoom’ Easy Read guide. Many thanks to Learning Disability Wales for the use of this resource. You will need access to a phone, computer or […]
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DIY tour the country this coming weekend! Kicking off at Manchester Histories Festival on 5th September, then down to Watford on Sunday to perform at Enrich Festival then up to Gateshead to join the Lawnmowers for Connect LD+ … and all without leaving Manchester. Manchester Histories DigiFest 2020 Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September Due to Covid19 […]
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Together in our Separateness Visual Artist Claire Hignett has made ‘Together in our Separateness’ for DIY. Claire has been working with DIY for many years. Recently she has been running our Making for Theatre and Print and Stitch classes. When these were cancelled, because of COVID-19, we asked Claire to make an artwork thinking about […]
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“I Wish Everything Was Back to Normal!” DIY members have made a new film which will be Premiered on Friday July 17th. Working online with film maker Hilary Easter-Jones, different DIY members have recorded sections which are brought together in this film. The film gives members personal views of their experiences of Lockdown. At 12.30pm on […]
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Even though we are all in lockdown and can’t meet face to face, DIY members have continued to be amazingly active and creative during this challenging time. Some of the things we have been doing include: Resource Packs Every week DIY has sent out resource packs to our artists and regular participants. Some of these have […]
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We’re staying safe at home – but that doesn’t mean we can’t Create + Connect! What does a theatre company do when we can’t meet together to make theatre? The answer is, we try to find other ways of collaborating. Here are some of the things we’ve been doing since the government said we should […]
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DIY’s activities have all been cancelled for the time-being. This is because of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Update 17 March 2020 Advice from the Government is that we should stay home as much as possible and stay away from large groups. Because of this DIY will be stopping all of our usual activities and our Sharing Events […]
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“Welcome to the Circus – it’s Fun & Sparkly Bright!!” Passing the Baton*: DIY’s Youth Arts Programme will be working with circus artists & professional musicians in 2020! Thanks to funding from Salford CVS Youth Wellbeing Fund, we have been developing our Circus Skills!! In November 2019 we visited The Lowry to watch Circus 1903! […]
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New Year, New Courses, New Skills! There is much more to theatre than acting and performing! Because of this DIY Theatre Company provides a variety of learning opportunities. Over the years DIY has run a wide range of courses including performance skills, sound and voice, volunteering and visual arts. Two visual arts courses are very […]
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