Let DIY Theatre Company take you on a magical journey into the forest We are going to follow the trees Into the woods, Into the woods Full of wonder, what will we see? Into the woods, into the woods Our multi-sensory performance Hanging by a Thread is our third show specifically designed for sensory audiences. Created by our […]
Our first ever outdoor arts production! Looking Back: Facing Forward was an original piece of promenade theatre. Incorporating live music, props, puppets, music and installations. Audiences were invited to join DIY actors on a journey and take time and space to Look Back on Salford’s History and Face Forward to all our Futures. It opened […]
DIY Leaders are Leaders with Lived Experience. But what does that really mean? We made a film called ‘Exploring LEx Leadership’ In this film DIY Leaders with lived experience of learning disability explore what lived experience means to them and how their experiences of social issues help them to be good leaders. The film was […]
“I Wish Everything Was Back to Normal!” When Lockdown was announced in March 2020 DIY members started exploring different ways of telling our stories. Because live theatre was no longer available to us we had to find other ways to connect creatively with each-other as performers and with our audiences. We turned to a combination […]
Following Patient 36 is DIY’s performance piece exploring Learning Disability History and the resilience of people with learning disabilities in Salford and Greater Manchester. Following Patient 36 in 2020 During the early part of 2020 DIY developed a positive relationship with the Working Class Movement Library in Salford, which was once itself a hostel for people […]
Give Me Space! was DIY Theatre Company’s second interactive, multi-sensory show for PMLD audiences. It blasted off into space to explore the universe, touring extensively during 2018 and 2019.