Staging Recovery

“You can just be whoever you want. You can be as stupid as you want. You can be as serious as you want. It doesn’t matter. You can be you”

– Ensemble member

“Someone actually thinks you’re good at something… Geese, it is a good confidence builder, it’s absolutely amazing.”

– Staging Recovery Ensemble member

“This performance made me feel reassured that there is creative work happening with non-mainstream community groups and I think people expressing themselves through theatre is necessary.”

– Audience member

“It’s nice belonging to a group… having that ‘belonging’ feeling… it’s like a little family group.”

– Staging Recovery Ensemble member

“It felt like a really honest performance that came from a very true place – wonderfully poignant.”

– Audience member

“The Geese practitioners are lovely people… there is a trust element… they don’t cast any doubts over anything you are doing.”

– Staging Recovery Ensemble member

“As a person studying applied theatre, it’s work like this that inspires me and gives me passion for the work. Thank you for sharing wonderful work.”

– Audience member

“This is what I’ve had to look forward to and has helped me with my recovery. I’ve met some amazing people and feel confident. I don’t feel trapped anymore, I feel positive. Instead of feeling nervous, embarrassed and scared I wake up happy. “

– Staging Recovery Ensemble member