A NEURODIVERSE led theatre company’s free workshops in Malvern have been dubbed a hit.
Group, Strange Futures, has been running free Theatre in the Making workshops at Malvern Cube with the support of a Worcestershire County Council Public Health grant.
The sessions ran for nine weeks and were aimed at a variety of local residents including refugees, asylum seekers and those living with neurodiversity, or a physical or sensory impairment.
Skully, 29, who participated in the sessions said: “I think this has been a great outlet for me. I don’t get these kinds of opportunities every day. I get to use my creativity and connect with new people.
“I have already made one friend. The things we have done I would never have thought to do myself. I immensely enjoyed it and find the sessions very soothing and comforting and I think it’s therapeutic.
“I also like that I have been encouraged as an adult to use my creativity this way.”
William Moore, co-artistic director at Strange Futures extended a ‘massive’ thank you to The Cube and Worcestershire County Council’s Public Health Team for their support on the project.
He added: “We aim to provide opportunities to engage in inclusive creative arts activities.
“We at Strange Futures, as well as our collaborating artists, and workshop participants are immensely grateful for your support.”
The county council’s Public Health Grant programme, which has made the workshops possible, provides funding to support community schemes aimed at improving health and wellbeing.
Lisa McNally, director of Public Health at Worcestershire County Council said: “These sessions are brilliant and have had a measurable impact on the health and wellbeing of all those who attend.”
Visit https://insights.worcestershire.gov.uk/health-champions to sign up to the county council’s Health Champions Newsletter to hear more about Creative Health in Worcestershire.
