The Laughing Boy Project

Manchester Metropolitan University funded a small project to explore the impact of the play ‘Laughing Boy’ and how storytelling can change what we think or know.

We held a workshop with a group of audience members who work together in a self-advocacy group and interviewed 6 members of the cast.

This is what we found (link to resource):

The resource is also available as a powerpoint file:

Steve Unwin, director and scriptwriter also wrote a background to the play.

Project team: Francesca Ribenfors and Sara Ryan (Man Met University), Jo Billington (Reading University), Sharon Smith (University of Birmingham), Steve Unwin (Theatre Director and Playwright).

Thanks to everyone who took part in the project and Beth Richards for her feedback on the resource.