Geese Theatre Company

Description

Geese Theatre Company is an applied-theatre charity that uses theatre and drama to enable people in criminal justice and social welfare settings to make positive changes. Established in 1987, the company devises and delivers interactive performances, groupwork projects, creative projects, films and staff training programmes across the UK and internationally. It works with people in prison, on probation and in mental health settings, with people who have lived experience of homelessness, substance misuse and mental ill-health, with young people at risk of offending, and with the professionals who work with these groups. Its practice centres on the use of mask and drama-based, experiential methods to explore behaviour, build skills and support wellbeing, rehabilitation and recovery. The company is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

Its international theatre partners are aufBruch in Berlin, Second Chance Theatre Company in Cape Town and Theatre Tsvete in Bulgaria, alongside recovery and justice networks in the West Midlands and health, justice and theatre partners in the UK and Australia.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

1987

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Partner Infrastructures

National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA)

The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance is a network whose vision is to ensure the arts are used within the criminal justice system as a springboard for positive change. The Alliance promotes, dev… read more about National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA)

Partner Universities

Birmingham City University

Edge Hill University

Goldsmiths, University of London

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

University of Birmingham

University of Warwick, Coventry

University of Worcester

Additional Partnerships

Recovery-Arts Network; Co-Creating Change Network; Sharing the Stage; West Midlands Health and Justice Forum; aufBruch (Berlin); Second Chance Theatre Company (Cape Town); Theatre Tsvete (Bulgaria); Emotion Coaching UK; Oxford Health (NHS); Ingeus Justice Services; Sydney Theatre Company / Department of Corrections, New South Wales; HMP Oakwood; HMP Pentonville; HMP Wormwood Scrubs; HMP Rye Hill; HMPPS Offender Personality Disorder Pathway; Service User Involvement Team (SUIT), Wolverhampton; West Midlands Police