Women & Theatre would like to invite you to join an analytical round-table discussion with specialist experts from the worlds of health, social care, youth services, housing associations and the commercial sector to explore the role of comedy in health.

Women & Theatre is a Birmingham based theatre company with 28 years’ experience of using participatory drama and theatre to examine social issues, improve community wellbeing and facilitate positive change.

As winners of Birmingham and Solihull’s Big Idea Bonanza, a campaign that sought ideas to improve the health of local residents, Women & Theatre is now working with The Young Foundation to explore sustainable ways of developing its ‘Community Comedy Club’. This project utilises comedy to:

  • Tackle low level mental health issues such as anxiety and depression
  • Remove barriers of isolation and loneliness
  • Develop new approaches in mental health
  • Encourage social inclusion in health, education and the wider community
  • Raise confidence and self-esteem 
  • Provide new opportunities for genuine social engagement

This session will provides an opportunity to for you to help shape the development of this project and inform the approach we take to measuring and valuing outcomes.

The session will start with a presentation from The Young Foundation outlining insight and analysis on the evidence base supporting comedy in health. This will be followed by an interactive debate, where we will identify where Community Comedy Club outcomes successfully match different organisation’s strategic agendas and inform the development of a robust evidence base.

To request a place or for further information please contact Women and Theatre via:

Jess Williams, General Manager
Women & Theatre
T: 0121 449 7117

jesswilliams@womenandtheatre.co.uk