Transforming Leadership is an exciting national initiative to develop learning disabled and autistic cultural leadership. It is being led by Access All Areas and is funded by Arts Council England. It will run until March 2025. The aims are to: Share skills and best practise in co-directing and inclusive governance amongst all partners Create training and pathways for […]
How can people with learning disabilities be supported to engage with the urgent environmental issues of today? As a Learning Disability Theatre Company we believe we have a distinct part to play in ensuring that everyone is offered opportunities to engage in environmental issues and to move towards environmental activism. For a while now, DIY […]
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 […]
Gamechangers are working on their Leadership Profiles DIY Gamechangers is DIY’s Creative Leadership Training Programme, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. As part of the training programme DIY’s Gamechangers have been creating their own profiles to express how they see themselves as leaders – to portray their unique leadership styles. The completed profiles will be […]
DIY’s Core Company has been working on our next performance project ‘Hanging by a Thread’. This will be a multi-sensory performance piece based on environmental themes and highlighting the importance of connecting with nature. Over the Autumn term the Company has explored and tested out new ways with multi-sensory interactions, considered the environmental messages we […]
It’s a great time to get involved and try something new at DIY!! As well as new weekly sessions and courses for people with learning disabilities we have fantastic new leadership opportunities as well! Click to quickly find out more about : Sessions for young people with a learning disability Courses for adults with a […]
Looking Back: Facing Forward was DIY’s first ever outdoor arts production! It was also our first production since the pandemic began. A year ago, in June 2021, DIY actors hesitantly started meeting face to face again in Peel Park after a long period of meeting on Zoom. We were all nervous about meeting in person, […]
DIY’s Youth Drama group has succeeded in securing funding and Young Leaders have shared their views on inclusion with city leaders. It’s a big thumbs up from Youth Drama members! We are so excited to be able to develop and use new skills in our performance! Youth Drama members are very proud that their […]
Looking Back: Facing Forward During Spring 2022 DIY’s core company has been dividing its time between The Angel Centre and Peel Park as we worked on our Heritage Lottery Funded Looking Back: Facing Forward project. We wanted to explore what we could learn from history to help us in the future: We have been looking […]
BUDS are Re: Connecting this spring! This Spring DIY BUDS wanted to start re-connecting with each-other in person and in a safe, supportive space. This is why BUDS are working on a new project called ‘Re: Connect’, funded by the National Lottery Awards for All Programme. During our Re: Connect drama sessions BUDS have been […]