17.11.15 • Multicultural Minds – True Stories Live
TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses physical abuse and suicide. Off the back of a successful partnership in 2014, Spark hosted another night with charity Mind in Haringey on the theme of mental health. Research shows that there’s much more that can be done to understand how mental health is understood and experienced in different cultures. How does our culture shape what we see as mental health or ill health, what has your experience been? If you’ve been affected by the themes within this programme, there’s always someone who can help. Please visit mind.org.uk for more information. Many thanks to Kelsey Daly for recording this episode, event producer Joanna Yates and host Dave Pickering,17.11.15 • Multicultural Minds – True Stories Live
TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses physical abuse and suicide.
Off the back of a successful partnership in 2014, Spark hosted another night with charity Mind in Haringey on the theme of mental health.
Research shows that there’s much more that can be done to understand how mental health is understood and experienced in different cultures. How does our culture shape what we see as mental health or ill health, what has your experience been?
If you’ve been affected by the themes within this programme, there’s always someone who can help. Please visit mind.org.uk for more information.
Many thanks to Kelsey Daly for recording this episode, event producer Joanna Yates and host Dave Pickering,
11.11.15 • Encore II: That’s Not Very Ladylike – True Stories Live
Part two of our night of true stories from Exmouth Market in London. Lauretta starts a new job at a prestigious milliners, making hats by royal appointment… but can she impress her highness?
Then we welcome comedians Sarah Benetto (Storytellers Club) and Jojo Georgio for two stories of tomboyism, to coin a phrase.
Thanks to Charley Harrison who compered the night and to Spark regulars Joanna Yates, Ian Barratt and Louise Adams for their support.
11.11.15 • Encore II: That’s Not Very Ladylike – True Stories Live
Part two of our night of true stories from Exmouth Market in London. Lauretta starts a new job at a prestigious milliners, making hats by royal appointment… but can she impress her highness?
Then we welcome comedians Sarah Benetto (Storytellers Club) and Jojo Georgio for two stories of tomboyism, to coin a phrase.
Thanks to Charley Harrison who compered the night and to Spark regulars Joanna Yates, Ian Barratt and Louise Adams for their support.
03.11.15 • Encore I: Be A Man/That’s Not Very Ladylike – True Stories Live
Part 1 of 2. Every day we are given clear instructions about how to behave. These orders come from passers-by, window displays, bus ads or perhaps the supermarket.
Phrases like ‘be a man’ or ‘that’s not very ladylike’ seep their way into our unconscious and lie there, heavy and immovable. On this battlefield, we must stop and take stock of our moments of weakness, as well as our moments of bravery. And one night in October, Spark audiences came together to stop and celebrate;l pause and acknowledge. Together we told stories of our experiences on this theme.
Many thanks to the charity Tender for suggesting the theme. You can find out more about their work at tender.org.uk