Shout, Grow, Mend: Stories of disability Playback Theatre York

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Following the success of Explore York’s recent showcase of Shush, Snip, Rip, which explored the histories of disabled people inspired by the city’s archive collections, the exhibition returns with a new performance-based curation by the award-winning, disability-led theatre company Next Door But One, artist Stephen Lee Hodgkins and Explore York. 

What happens in the past doesn’t stay there, it sends ripples throughout the years that follow and if unaddressed can grow into irrepressible waves that come crashing down on us. Or put simply, history risks repeating itself. No clearer example is there than when we look back at the treatment and exclusion of disabled people throughout history, and ask ourselves ‘how far have we really come?’ Only by unpacking the archives, understanding what history has to teach us and applying that to our contemporary society can we find the answer to this.

Join us for a Playback Theatre performance which encourages attendees to share their own stories from 2025 connected to York’s history of disability.

Find out more about Next Door But One, artist Stephen Lee Hodgkins and Explore York.

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