Saturday, April 20

Tag: Sarah Hogarth

8 Hours There and Back – Unity Theatre
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8 Hours There and Back – Unity Theatre

The latest production from All Things Considered is a collaborative verbatim piece exploring the stories of children affected by parental imprisonment in the UK.  The show (co-created by Time Matters UK and the Unity Theatre) has the usual warmth, humour and pathos of All Things Considered as Michael Irvine-Hall, Alivia Yemm and Adebola Olayinka creatively and energetically share testimonies from children who have had a parent sent to prison.  Indeed, at one point Yemm was so enthusiastic in her performance that she added a dramatic fall to the proceedings – a moment that she quickly incorporated into the show for comedic effect as she informed Olayinka “no you go, I’m injured!” (Thankfully she appeared to make a quick recovery).   8 Hours There and Back is intended for social workers...
The Storm Shepherd – All Things Considered
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The Storm Shepherd – All Things Considered

For eight years All Things Considered has been quietly but powerfully ploughing their own unique, socially engaged theatre furrow in Liverpool - encouraging conversations between people through intimate, participatory and immersive performance, and exploring topics from male suicide to parenthood and poverty. Their new play, The Storm Shepherd, is an extremely up close & personal, absorbing audio-kinetic/sensory/tactile and interactive experience for adults and children. And it’s brilliant! Written by ATC stalwart Stuart Crowther, The Storm Shepherd takes place in audience homes, ears and imaginations, as participants are issued with an online audio link, plus a physical storytelling pack through the post. (The initial glee I experienced unboxing the beautifully compact and colourf...
The Storm Shepherd – a new interactive, audio experience for families from All Things Considered Theatre, in partnership with Alder Hey & Unity
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The Storm Shepherd – a new interactive, audio experience for families from All Things Considered Theatre, in partnership with Alder Hey & Unity

• Tickets are on-sale for Unity’s first event of their 2021 Season – The Storm Shepherd by Liverpool-based All Things Considered Theatre. • The Storm Shepherd is an interactive, audio experience for families and is also the opening event in Unity’s Open Call Programme. • The Storm Shepherd is available to experience from home from Wednesday 21st – Sunday 25th April. Families who book will receive an online audio link and physical storytelling pack (pictured right) in the post. • At the same time, The Storm Shepherd will also premiere at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, allowing children who have been hospitalised the past year to momentarily escape their beds through this new, magical adventure. Tickets are now on-sale for the first event in Unity’s 2021 Season. The Storm Shephe...