The Big House Editor

The Big House is a place where people who may have given up on themselves gain the skills and confidence to turn their lives around. They work with care leavers who are at a high risk of social exclusion and provide a platform for them to participate in the making of theatre and to have their voices heard. They use theatre to inspire their members and to facilitate personal growth. Through the use of theatre, the development of life skills and therapeutic intervention, The Big House nurtures a relationship of trust with their membership to work on behavioural and emotional problems. By tackling these fundamental needs they unleash their members’ creative potential and build their core skills to help them manage the stressful complexities of taking up a positive role in the community.