Buy tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/interactleeds Join us for an evening of theatre, food and conversation that seeks to lift the lid on the great taboo of social isolation in the modern age. Most of us either have been, will be, or know someone who has been affected. Everyone is welcome. There will be a 30-minute community-created theatre show, a finger buffet and conversations that you can take part in or just sit back and listen. This event is part of an ongoing series of works exploring the mental health impacts of social isolation and loneliness… Read More

This February Common Chorus Theatre will be presenting a night of performance and discussion about one of our societies last great taboos; social isolation and loneliness. We are looking for community actors, musicians and storytellers to take part in a performance that will inspire this conversation. Due to exceptional interest in this project, we have now closed recruitment for the community performance cast. If you want to join the waiting list please email Simon on simonmatthewbrewis@gmail.com  Who – Our invitation is open to anyone whose life has been touched by social isolation,… Read More

Community Writers Wanted in Leeds ‘The Lonely Society’ by Common Chorus Theatre https://commonchorus.co.uk/the-lonely-society For the next phase of our project ‘The Lonely Society’ Common Chorus theatre company are creating a script for a new community play that will explore the mental health impacts of social isolation and loneliness. We think that there is an important story to tell about how isolation impacts people’s wellbeing, and a surprising story to tell about how widespread the problem can be. We are searching for people that understand this from their own life experience and are… Read More

‘The Lonely Society’ is an ongoing series of theatre projects driven by Common Chorus Theatre during 2018 and 2019. Through workshops, community engaged performances, public conversations and finally a national tour of a new theatre production, we seek to lift the lid on the great taboo of loneliness in the modern age. The project is unfolding in three stages: Part 1 – Creating the script for a new community play. Through the Autumn of 2018 our artist team ran storytelling workshops with partners Parkinsons Halifax, Mind the Gap Academy, Carers Leeds, The… Read More