With two weeks until our Heritage lottery funded show ‘Through the Front Door’ at the Frome Memorial Theatre we would like to show you some of the stories we uncovered during our research, which have shaped our creative work and the content of the show! First up, we learned about the places that people with […]
How our research has shaped our show through the front door Read More »
Ellie says: I am really excited at performing at the Memorial Theatre. I was excited to see half the costume for the show. I am really excited to be performing a story from mythology. I am singing a song – we have permission from the artist who actually wrote it so I am very nervous
Through the front door news from backstage Read More »
New year, new chair! Alex says: It’s with real pleasure that I can announce that our new Chair of Trustees is Sally Davenport. Some of you will already know Sally as she joined the board as a trustee in the summer. Since then, she has been leading on our inclusive governance work with Joe, Ellie and
Introduce our new chair Sally Davenport Read More »
Alex says: In March of 2020 I made a phone call. ‘Lock down’ and ‘furlough’ were not what I had signed up for when I took on the job of Director at OpenStoryTellers just a couple of months before. Our wonderful former chair, Tracy Rose needed to urgently step down and look after her own
Saying goodbye to our chair Sarah Read More »
Through The Front Door – presented by Open Storytellers TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!! A journey of dreamworlds, music hall, poetic histories, asylums and workhouses; laws of the land; hands in the earth and The Harmony Ball. We’re all waiting for the curtain to be parted, waiting for the overture to get everything started. Take
Through the front door Performance on 31st of January 2025 Read More »
A “Hullabaloo” – a noise or fuss made by people who are angry or excited about something. In collaboration with Green & Healthy Frome; OpenStoryTellers have bought together four local creative practitioners to work alongside a collective of talented artists with learning disabilities, to explore how the changing environment impacts on their world. This
An All Round Hullabaloo An Exhibition by OpenStoryTellers Read More »
We have recently started a new project all about self-advocacy in Somerset. We are trying to link together all the groups in Somerset who do self-advocacy and to find the right audiences to hear their stories. We have Clemma who is Special project Advisor, Ellie who is a Supported Intern, Joe who is also a
Our new Self-Advocacy project Read More »
We are looking for a Project Manager who will co-lead with 3 other people who have a learning disability. This role is part time (details at the end of this blog) We have prepared a short explainer film that talks about the main areas of the role and the kind of gifts, talents and experience that
We are recruiting! Read More »
Through the Front Door Project update- creative phase Here at Openstorytellers, we have begun to introduce the themes that we have been discovering through our research. We will share more of this as the project continues, but just for now we wanted to show you Joe’s work on his set design. Doors are featuring strongly
Creating our Heritage show is well and truly underway Read More »
Through the Front Door Project update- site visits! Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Through the Front Door is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to visit
Our Heritage Fund Researchers in Action Read More »