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Forum Theatre

Brave Conversations About Identity, Race & Conflict

Forum Theatre workshop in action

Forum Theatre is a laboratory for real-life change.

This is not role-play. This is not diversity training. This is not team-building.

This is applied theatre for social change — where participants become active experimenters testing strategies in a safe environment.

What Happens in a Session

1

See

Participants watch their own real situations turned into short theatre scenes.

2

Stop

They stop the action at critical moments — where things could go differently.

3

Step In

They enter the story to try different responses, testing new approaches.

4

Reflect

Together, we analyse what worked, what didn't, and why.

Who It’s For

Schools

Teachers, headteachers, student support staff

  • Race & identity in the classroom
  • De-escalating conflict with students and parents
  • Building shared approaches to difficult conversations

Social Services

Frontline social workers, team leaders

  • Handling angry or fearful clients
  • Navigating racialised dynamics
  • Managing escalation and staff wellbeing

Healthcare

Emergency dept staff, nurses, reception

  • Relatives under stress
  • Language barriers
  • Cross-cultural misunderstanding

Corporate

HR, DEI teams, customer-facing staff

  • Internal DEI work
  • Customer-facing training
  • Handling racism from customers
Community dialogue

What You’ll Walk Away With

Concrete language and strategies for difficult situations
Understanding of how identity and race play into everyday conflicts
Increased confidence when things get heated
Leadership insight into patterns and pressure points

Core Intentions

Identity & Self-Knowledge

People cannot effectively intervene in conflict or injustice if they don't understand themselves first. Self-knowledge is the foundation for bystander intervention.

Real Practice, Not Theory

We create spaces where people rehearse better responses to conflict, identity, and race — together. This is about embodied practice, not just theoretical discussion.

Addressing All Violence

My thematic focus includes visible and invisible violence, bureaucracy leading to bad outcomes, racism, microaggressions, conflict, and exclusion.

Ready to Transform Your Team?

Book a conversation to discuss how Forum Theatre can help your organisation handle difficult conversations with skill and confidence.

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