Ch ch ch changes

Ch-ch changes ‘Ch ch ch ch changes’ was written by ex Chumbawamba musician Boff Whalley, and directed and performed by Jane Morland. This was alongside co-performer Tanya Cusan. It was a compelling and vibrant play that debuted on 22 September 2016 at Allerton CE Primary School in Moortown. The play used original songs to focus on the journey from primary school to …

Evie’s Story

Evie’s Story Coronation Street script writer Ben Tagoe was commissioned by Space2 to produce Evie’s Story, a thirty-minute play that was performed in libraries, community centres, luncheon clubs and older people’s networks across Leeds in October and November 2015. The use of community venues ensured the play reached a wider and more diverse audience. Evie’s story offers a unique insight …

Suitcase 2016

Suitcase Suitcase was an ambitious bid to tackle the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in young people, aimed at 11-14 year olds. The play was an innovative and creative approach for young people to discuss their feelings and emotions via a gripping one woman show written and performed by renowned Leeds-based poet and writer Michelle Scally Clarke, performed …

Jeans, whose Genes?

Jeans, Whose Genes?  ‘Jeans, whose Genes?’ was a cross culturally sensitive play performed around the North of England in Summer 2018, developed by the Yorkshire and Humber NHS Genomic Medicine Centre in collaboration with Space 2. The play aimed to raise awareness of genomics and genetic diseases, incorporating these issues within a humorous, colloquial chat between two Caribbean and South …

Hope

Hope In October 2016 Shantona Women’s Centre, in partnership with Space 2 and Allerton Grange Secondary School led a creative project aimed at raising awareness of emotional health and wellbeing in young people, touring primary and secondary schools across Leeds exploring issues around bullying, peer pressure, identity, poor self-image and mental health. Entitled ‘Hope’, the specially commissioned animation was created …