Turning Points - Playback Theatre Performance

We specialize in the practice and performance of improvisational / storytelling theatre (Playback Theatre) in a wide range of contexts as a service to the UK Chinese Community and the wider British public – making our stories visible.Our regular members are both theatre professionals as well as people from a wide variety of professions.We also produce theatre for mainstream arts venues, create theatre-in-education programmes, as well as storytelling events.We have the capacity to work multi-lingually - in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin - to encourage cross-cultural integration and areTheatre-in-Residenceat theUniversity of East Londonin University Square, Stratford E15 1NF.We are a registered Charity (No. 1147657) and over the years since our beginnings in 2006 our projects have received funding from Arts Council England, Big Lottery Fund, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Trust for London, Grassroots Grants, BBC Performing Arts Fund, Grundtvig LifeLong Learning Partnerships, private donations and support in kind from many organisations.Previous performances and events include:Living Stories-Well over 100 performances ofPlayback Theatrein a range of venues since 2006On the main stage our theatre productions have included:Sweet Mandarin-performancesof work-in progress;Face;In the Mirror;73A;Golden Child.BIG FAMILY - Chinese Festivals in a Flash!-a scripted show in English and Cantonese - was a commission by the Arts Council England as a TIE pilot project. This eventually toured 12 London Chinese Supplementary Schools with support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation; and to primary schools in Plymouth by invitation of Plymouth City council. Also performances in public venues such as the Arts Depot and Lauderdale House.For the Museum of London -Belonging: Voices of London’s refugeesandBeyond the Public Face– facilitating the Chinese community’s contribution in the creation of a permanent exhibition at the Museum of London, with artist Hale ManArts for Multicultural Communities: a two-year European-funded Grundtvig Lifelong Learning Partnerships project which included colleagues from Austria, Cyprus, Estonia and HungaryWorld Playback Week- At the New Diorama Theatre, True Heart hosted Playback Theatre groups from around the UK and EuropeFor theChinese National Healthy Living Centre–Workshops/PerformancespromotingMental Health awarenessand dealing with shame of mental illness in self, family & community.Playback Theatre performancesfor theChinese Mental Health Association’s Oral History Projectat the National Portrait Gallery and City HallFor the Chinese Information & Advice Centre-Voices from a silent community... and many commissioned performances – such as at weddings and other special occasions or contexts -contact us!Our international affiliationsTrue Heart Theatre is Group Member of theInternational Playback Theatre Network

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Turning Points: Exploring the ‘Sliding Doors’ Moments of Life — share your story or simply watch. No theatre experience needed!

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Turning Points: Exploring the ‘Sliding Doors’ Moments of Life- A Playback Theatre Performance by True Heart TheatreJoin us for an evening of improvised storytelling as True Heart Theatre presents the culmination of its year-long Improvers’ Network Programme — where practitioners met monthly to deepen their craft and explore real-life stories through Playback Theatre.This special performance centres on Turning Points — those moments when a choice, coincidence, or unexpected event opened a new path… or left us wondering, “What if?”Come and share your stories, or simply watch and reflect - just bring your curiosity and an open heart.Let’s come together as a community to listen, connect, and celebrate the moments that shape who we are.--Playback Theatre is a deeply moving and spontaneous art where audience members share personal stories, moments of joy, struggle, hope, and transformation, which are then immediately brought to life on stage by actors and musicians. There is no script, only truth, listening, and a shared commitment to making meaning through performance. It is a celebration of our shared humanity, where every voice matters, and every story becomes a bridge connecting us all.https://trueheart.org.uk/Production listConductors:Diane OndineSarah WilliamsActors:Carol ManckeDaudauDiane OndineSarah WilliamsShanell JohnsonMusician:Melody ChinTHT Supports:Ferran LuengoRitz LuiSze Kan Aemiliana CheungThelma SharmaProducer:Cecilia Ung

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