Headlong Futures
Fostering bold conversations across a divided nation.
The UK is in turmoil. The zeitgeist is one of division and defiance. Headlong Futures is a response to this confusion. Working in collaboration with the local communities, exploring how we can work together across generations, across backgrounds and across the nation.
From 2016 - 2021 I was an Associate for Headlong Theatre. I developed and led their first community project, Headlong Futures and subsequent large scale show, Acts of Resistance.
Headlong Futures was a bold and ambitious project which brought together four distinctive communities across England over 2-years.
Revealing stories from communities that uncover the fractures within our country, Headlong Futures worked with Bristol Old Vic, New Perspectives, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Brewery Arts Centre to create four local shows. Over 6 months, award winning writer Stef Smith took these shows and fused them into one larger play, Acts of Resistance, which was performed by a community cast at Bristol Old Vic.