Tanya Meyers talks to Rachel Ward about the challenges of turning 60,000 words of research into a compelling and accessible show about dementia.
The National Lottery Awards take place yearly and recognise the achievements of Lottery-funded projects across the UK. The awards are split into seven categories: art, education, environment, health, heritage, sport and charity/voluntary.
This year’s arts category features seven finalists whose projects range from Glasgow’s 2014 cultural programme, which fed into the Commonwealth Games, to smaller entrants including a free writing workshop for youngsters in east London.
One nominee is the theatre project Inside Out of Mind. Social scientists at The University of Nottingham commissioned a new play that looked at NHS research to show the reality of living and working with dementia and the impact on carers – those employed in health care as well as family and friends. The result is a courageous and tremendously important piece of work representing life on a dementia ward from the perspective of the patients, staff and visitors. Care home staff, home care workers and the general public were encouraged to attend the theatrical production which toured six cities in the UK earlier this year... Keep reading on The Telegraph
The National Lottery Awards take place yearly and recognise the achievements of Lottery-funded projects across the UK. The awards are split into seven categories: art, education, environment, health, heritage, sport and charity/voluntary.
This year’s arts category features seven finalists whose projects range from Glasgow’s 2014 cultural programme, which fed into the Commonwealth Games, to smaller entrants including a free writing workshop for youngsters in east London.
One nominee is the theatre project Inside Out of Mind. Social scientists at The University of Nottingham commissioned a new play that looked at NHS research to show the reality of living and working with dementia and the impact on carers – those employed in health care as well as family and friends. The result is a courageous and tremendously important piece of work representing life on a dementia ward from the perspective of the patients, staff and visitors. Care home staff, home care workers and the general public were encouraged to attend the theatrical production which toured six cities in the UK earlier this year... Keep reading on The Telegraph