What happens when you spend 3 days with a diverse group of people who have experience of the impact of mental health in Uganda and then ask them to stage a production in the national theatre with just a few hours of practice?

Back in 2016, Sharing Stories joined forces with Odd Arts to pilot a Forum Theatre project in Manchester and Liverpool. After the success of these events, we spent the next two years working hard to secure grants, fundraise, plan, and organise a Forum Theatre project in Uganda. This took place in July 2018.

After a long evening of planning and debriefing (with a slight break for Becky’s critical appraisal of the implicit association task…not quite sure how we got onto that one), we were up early again on Wednesday for the final day of our Forum Theatre workshop.

Today saw the start of our Forum Theatre workshops in Kampala; a joint venture between Sharing Stories and Odd Arts, supported by MAITS. For the uninitiated, Forum Theatre is a set of techniques designed to produce a drama performance; the characters, the script and the themes of the performance are produced collaboratively between participants and facilitators.

This event brought together experts by experience, students and professionals to discuss 'Community Support & Participation in Mental Health Recovery'