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Andy Smith & Lynsey O’Sullivan
A Citizens' Assembly
If you are a presenter interested in attending this performance, email hannah.slimmon@fabric.dance
ABOUT THE SHOW
We are the citizens! This is our assembly! We are the actors in this story!
What are we doing about the climate emergency? What are we not doing? What more could we be doing? What more should we be doing?
Be part of the story and join the debate with A CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY, a new work by acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith created in collaboration with applied arts practitioner Lynsey O’Sullivan. Part of a series of works called Plays For The People: plays written to be performed by the people in the room.
Developed with the support of The Dukes Theatre Lancaster, The Social Responsibility Fund and The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at The University of Manchester.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Andy Smith is a theatre-maker based in the North-West of England. His most recent works include the PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE project, The Preston Bill and SUMMIT. Andy has collaborated with Tim Crouch since 2004, co-directing (along with Karl James) a number of plays including An Oak Tree, The Author and Truth's A Dog Must To Kennel. He is also a part-time Lecturer in Theatre Practice at The University of Manchester.
Lynsey O’Sullivan is an Applied Theatre practitioner, Arts Leader & Coach. She was Executive Director of Learning & Engagement at The Lowry for 10 years and has worked extensively as an Applied Theatre practitioner in a range of settings including Prisons & probation, schools & grassroots community spaces across Greater Manchester as well as internationally in Asia & Europe.
Photo: Ross Finnie
"Smith’s optimism is infectious" Total Theatre