‘Did Not Attend’ – NEW theatre show touring – February 2024!

CoCreate Theatre group are excited to share with you a new informal
theatre performance & open conversation called ‘Did Not Attend’.

CoCreate Theatre group is made up by people who have lived experience of mental health issues, together we’ve been working on a short Forum Theatre performance that we’d like to share with other groups with similar lived experiences.

If you’re interested in booking the play FREE of charge for your community group or service please contact us we’d love to hear from you!

You can read more about how to book the show here

What is the play about?

‘Did Not Attend’ is all about discovering more about the reasons people with poor mental health might miss NHS appointments, and discovering ideas together for what might change to improve this.

Forum Theatre is a form of theatre where the actors play out a story where a character faces a difficulty or challenge, and then the audience suggest different ways the play could go.

We see the play twice; the first time the audience watch the story, the second time they can stop the action and suggest different ways the actors might react to try and improve the outcome.

This play will focus on some of the reasons we think NHS appointments get missed, and then with the audience we’ll try and discover some ways things could improve together. 

Why is this play, now?

‘Did Not Attend’ is an active and creative way to find out what people affected by the issues think;

By sharing the performance, and talking about the issues it raises with people it affects, we hope we can really understand the barriers, and contribute to improving access to healthcare. 

We’ll create a report using your feedback and ideas to share with Community Action Network and Public Health Dorset.

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