At Unity we are so proud of our partner organisations that make our building and community what it is. Some incredible local organisations have been able to use Unity Theatre as a home and place for them to keep doing their incredible work.

 

RAWD

RAWD is a north-west based company dedicated to helping disabled people grow through life & art by; inclusive community sessions based in theatres, professional theatre touring, individual professional development, training, accessible social events and creative access consultancy. RAWD aspires to explore new and innovative ways to turn up disabled voices in the arts as a whole, with fun, inclusivity and empowerment at its heart.

After a successful application to Unity’s Open Call programme RAWD’s Birkenhead group presented Phone Home in 2021. After this, RAWD and the Unity team saw the need for a RAWD Liverpool offer and worked together to produce a space where disabled artists could come together on a weekly basis, to work towards high quality performances, develop skills and be part of the Liverpool theatre community.

After three years, RAWD at Unity has grown from 6 to over 20 participants and is now a key partnership as a RAWD participant’s trajectory starts here at once of our venue based community sessions. The springboard of RAWD at Unity is important to help us address the following issues;

  • Social isolation and low self confidence/esteem
  • Barriers to participation
  • Emotional wellbeing
  • Lack of representation of disabled artists in theatre,
  • Lack of representation of disabled artists in leadership positions
  • Lack of paid employment opportunities for disabled artists.

20 STORIES HIGH

20 Stories High believe that “everybody’s got a story to tell… and their own way of telling it.”

Their group for young people aged 14-21 meet in our building weekly. They make plays that mash up dance, spoken word, music, song, street dance and even puppetry!

If you are interested in any of these art forms and want to make challenging plays with a difference email donna@20storieshigh.org.uk or call 07792 567 112.