Roundtable: Parental Incarceration and Theatre for Social Change
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Roundtable: Parental Incarceration and Theatre for Social Change
In Episode one, Sarah Hogarth (All Things Considered), Adebola Olayinka (Performer), Lorna Brooks (founder of Time Matters UK) and Janine Davies (Time Matters UK) join us to discuss new theatre show 8 Hours There and Back, created to raise awareness and give voice to the 300,000 UK children impacted by parental imprisonment. We discuss why and how this new show has been created, the work of Time Matters UK and the role of theatre in sharing untold stories and driving social change.
Find out more:
Time Matters UK: https://www.timemattersuk.com
8 Hours There and Back: https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/8-hours-there-and-back/
All Things Considered: https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/all-things-considered/
About Roundtable:
Roundtable is a brand-new interview series, delivered by Unity, bringing together creatives and communities to discuss key talking points from across the arts sector, the city and beyond.
Each week we will be joined by performers, creatives, leaders, charities, local businesses and more for a half an hour chat about a topic, issue or hot talking point.
Season one launches on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 with new episodes added every few weeks. The first ten episodes will discuss the following topics:
- Roundtable: Parental Incarceration and Theatre for Social Change
- Roundtable: Working as an Artist in Liverpool
- Roundtable: Grief and Healing through Art
- Roundtable: Disabled Stories Centre Stage
- Roundtable: Building a Career in the Arts
- Roundtable: What did Arts Leaders Learn in the Pandemic?
- Roundtable: Activism in the Arts
- Roundtable: What do we mean by Creative Community?
- Roundtable: More Than The Beatles? Scouse Representation on Stage and Screen
- Roundtable: Twitch, Tik Tok and The New Stage for Stand-Up
You can watch the full Roundtable series on the Unity Theatre YouTube channel.
