Mad 'Ed Theatre

Mad 'Ed Theatre Create. Encourage. Engage. Challenge. London based theatre company that was founded in 2014.

From our inception, we have gone from strength to strength and continue to love what we do. Thank you to all of those organisations who have funded, and continue to fund our work. As well as producing engaging and relevant theatre, we are often asked to deliver bespoke educational and corporate training events, successfully using drama and theatre to meet business demands through our tailor made workshops. Past workshops have supported awareness training in mental health and equality and diversity.

22/12/2020

We’re wishing all of our friends and colleagues the very best during these difficult times and looking forward to starting production on our new play ‘Butterflies’ in 2021. Watch this space and stay safe.

31/07/2018

We’re at The Royal College of Nursing to listen to our Executive Director’s lecture on ‘Nursing a Plague’ part of AIDS Cultures and Histories Festival 2018.

So, tonight we’re at Birkbeck to perform ‘Sunday’s Child’ as part of London AIDS Cultures and Histories Festival 2018. P...
19/07/2018

So, tonight we’re at Birkbeck to perform ‘Sunday’s Child’ as part of London AIDS Cultures and Histories Festival 2018. Performance followed by Q&A with representatives from MAD ‘ED THEATRE and AIDS Memory UK. Join us.

'Sunday's Child' is a new play marking 30 years since Clause (Section) 28. It explores the impact of Section 28 on HIV/AIDS services, stigma and awareness. This performance of an extract from the play will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with the play’s creators alongside historians of HIV/AID...

Our latest venture ‘Sunday’s Child’ examining the impact of Section/Clause 28 on the HIV+ and LGBTQ communities, written...
16/07/2018

Our latest venture ‘Sunday’s Child’ examining the impact of Section/Clause 28 on the HIV+ and LGBTQ communities, written by directed by gets another airing this week. Post reading panel discussion too. Kindly funded by Birkbeck, University of London.
Join us.

'Sunday's Child' is a new play marking 30 years since Clause (Section) 28. It explores the impact of Section 28 on HIV/AIDS services, stigma and awareness. This performance of an extract from the play will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with the play’s creators alongside historians of HIV/AID...

02/07/2018

‪Craig will be discussing our new play on BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey with Danny Pike at 10.30am. Tune in!‬

The rehearsed reading of our new play ‘Sunday’s Child’ is on Tuesday at The Glory, London. Join us - want your feedback!...
01/07/2018

The rehearsed reading of our new play ‘Sunday’s Child’ is on Tuesday at The Glory, London. Join us - want your feedback! Booking link

'Sunday's Child', written by Craig Hanlon-Smith and directed by Darren Luke Mawdsley, is part of the AIDS Histories and Cultures Festival 2018. The play explores the origins, immediate and long-term impact of Clause (Section) 28 on the gay community and thirty years later upon the individual. It beg...

50% of tickets for 'Sunday's Child' our rehearsed reading of new play about Section 28 at The Glory 3rd July sold. Book ...
19/06/2018

50% of tickets for 'Sunday's Child' our rehearsed reading of new play about Section 28 at The Glory 3rd July sold. Book now to avoid missing out (make a night of it folks!)

'Sunday's Child', written by Craig Hanlon-Smith and directed by Darren Luke Mawdsley, is part of the AIDS Histories and Cultures Festival 2018. The play explores the origins, immediate and long-term impact of Clause (Section) 28 on the gay community and thirty years later upon the individual. It beg...

SHARE: Tickets are shifting for    3rd July. Our new play about   BOOK NOW
13/06/2018

SHARE: Tickets are shifting for 3rd July. Our new play about BOOK NOW

Specialising in difficult subjects, MAD ‘ED THEATRE uses theatre to challenge perception and is a springboard for collaboration between the arts, medicine and social science. Our aim is to: Create theatre that explores contemporary life and lifestyles Encourage inter-disciplinary practice, appeali...

We’re mentioned in GScene magazine this week. ‘Sunday’s Child’ written by Craig Hanlon-Smith, directed by Darren Luke Ma...
07/06/2018

We’re mentioned in GScene magazine this week. ‘Sunday’s Child’ written by Craig Hanlon-Smith, directed by Darren Luke Mawdsley. Part of the AIDS Histories and Cultures Festival 2018. Read. Like. Book.

How has AIDS been experienced, represented, and remembered throughout modern history? Throughout July, over twenty events will take place across London as part of the first AIDS Histories & Cultures Festival, including workshops, film screenings, talks, parties, music, poetry and performance.

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Specialising in difficult subjects, MAD ‘ED THEATRE uses theatre to challenge perception and is a springboard for collaboration between the arts, medicine and social science. Our aim is to: •Create theatre that explores contemporary life and lifestyles •Encourage inter-disciplinary practice, appealing to a wide range of practitioners •Engage with communities/groups, particularly those who are often misrepresented or underrepresented •Challenge perceptions and raise debate about societal impact on the individual(s) As well as producing engaging and relevant theatre, we are often asked to deliver bespoke educational and corporate training events, successfully using drama and theatre to meet business demands through our tailor made workshops. Past workshops have supported awareness training in mental health and equality and diversity. ​ Our work has been the subject of national press and is regularly used in education, the training of medical professionals and as a focus of research. Articles include: Reconstructing a Theatre in Education Project and Using Drama to Teach Interpersonal Skills. ​ Thank you to those organisations who have funded – and continue to fund – our work: The University of Manchester; National Institute for Health Research (CLAHRC); City of Westminster College; Westminster City Council.