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Co-founded by joint artistic directors Amy Enticknap and Gaye Poole, Human Story Theatre focuses on producing new writing with a health and social care issue at heart. The productions ‘pop-up’ in any designated space with minimal set, giving a shared light, shared space experience. Human Story Theatre the podcast goes behind the scenes exploring the issues raised in the plays and highlighting the real human stories behind their work. Amy and Gaye chat to people with lived experience and thos ...
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Sharing ordinary people's extraordinary stories. What will you change after listening to just one episode of The F**k It Moments Podcast? We dare you… Presented by Clare Freeman. Music by Thomas Ragsdale. Produced by ASFB Productions.
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In the final episode of this series Happy Even After we explore the real life experiences of domestic abuse through Laura's story (not her real name). Warning: you may find this episode upsetting. We also hear from Michelle Plaisted-Kerr of Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse and Heather Walls of A2Dominion If you’ve been effected by anything in th…
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In the 4th episode of this series Happy Even After we hear from Domestic Abuse professional, Becci Seaborne, giving current advice to victims, neighbours, friends and also perpetrators, regards de-escalation and safe removal from situations of domestic abuse. If you’ve been effected by anything in this episode please visit humanstorytheatre.com for…
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In the 3rd episode of Happy Even After feelings of entrapment become stronger, exacerbated by lockdown, and extreme reactions have devastating consequences, but will there be a ‘happy even after’… If you’ve been effected by anything in this episode please visit humanstorytheatre.com for information about organisations that can offer support. ______…
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In the 2nd episode of Happy Even After by Gaye Poole there are more wedding anniversaries, a baby for Ash and Naomi, and we hear the tension that family and health issues cause both couples. If you’ve been effected by anything in this episode please visit humanstorytheatre.com for information about organisations that can offer support. ____________…
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Happy Even After: Audio Project & The Play Part 1
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Happy Even After is a brand new series brought to you by Human Story Theatre and is a special project in response to Covid-19. This is the first of a 5 part series showcasing Human Story Theatre’s play Happy Even After by Gaye Poole which explores domestic abuse; from wedding vows, various anniversaries, and into this lockdown. You’ll hear why the …
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In the final episode of DRY, Professor Marion Lynch from the NHS chats to Human Story Theatre’s Amy about why she commissioned Gaye Poole to write DRY, the theatre performance. Marion also discusses her passion for working to improve health and healthcare through using the arts. For information on the issues discussed in this episode and where you …
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In the 4th episode of DRY you’ll hear from Nicky from Al-Anon and Oliver Sampson from Turning Point. Both offer honest and frank insight into what help there is out there for alcoholics and their families. For information on the issues discussed in this episode and where you can find help, visit humanstorytheatre.com _______________________________…
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In the 3rd episode of DRY you’ll hear a real human story from Jo Huey, daughter of an alcoholic, as she chats to Human Story Theatre’s Amy about her relationship with her Dad growing up and how she’s now a speaker and trainer passionate about helping other daughters of alcoholics. For information on the issues discussed in this episode and where yo…
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In the 2nd episode of DRY you’ll hear a real human story from Paula, a recovering alcoholic, as she chats to Human Story Theatre’s Amy about her relationship with drink and her subsequent road to recovery. For information on the issues discussed in this episode and where you can find help, visit humanstorytheatre.com _______________________________…
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DRY is a brand new series brought to you by Human Story Theatre that goes behind the scenes of their new play DRY, exploring the issue of middle-aged, middle-class drinking and highlighting the real human stories behind the ethos of the play. This is the first of a 5 part series about Human Story Theatre’s production DRY by Gaye Poole which was com…
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DRY is a new play written by Gaye Poole and the subject of the first series brought to you by Human Story Theatre. The play focuses on James and Ellen Wilson who find themselves indulging in one dinner party - and one bottle of wine - too many. When supper talk turns from light and amusing to barbed and accusatory is it time for them to think about…
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5: Matt Mahmood-Ogston: The Real Life Cost of Homophobia
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When Naz told his family he was gay, he didn’t receive the reaction he was hoping for. Days later, when they rejected his honesty, Naz took his own life. It’s a decision that will forever be marked on his partner, Matt Mahmood-Ogston’s heart forever. Now Matt runs the Naz and Matt Foundation, dedicated to show others to never let religion come in t…
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4: Sheridan Voysey: Life After Infertility
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“There is this deep fear that if this doesn’t work our lives are over...” Sheridan and his wife tried for children for 10 years but it wasn’t to be. In this episode of The Fuck It Moments Podcast, he tells those going through the fertility process that life without children isn’t the end. That there is “still identity and purpose if you don’t get t…
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3: Amy Enticknap: The Woman Who Walked A Lion
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Mid-30s, Amy found herself divorced without the family and life she'd always dreamt of. Her world suddenly looked bleak; a fuck it moment imposed on her with little notice.Her solution? Escape. Travel. Think. And reset.It's a journey and process which saw her climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, volunteering in African AIDS centres and even - for someone wh…
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2: Katie Davidson: Waiting To Die With Kindness
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Nine days before she was due to marry, 29 year-old Katie discovered her breast cancer had come back. And this time, the diagnosis was terminal.Understandably, the years that followed and the never ending treatments left her feeling every emotion under the sun. But in 2018 she decided to look at life from a different perspective. For 100 days Katie …
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“We’re all human, not robots. I thought mental health problems were something that happened to other people, not me.”Former search and rescue paramedic Andy Elwood talks host Clare Freeman through some of the biggest moments in his life - changing careers, facing divorce upon returning from a gruelling tour in Afghanistan to learning to manage sign…
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6: Karen O'Neill: The Travel Bug & Being Human
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Life as an emergency department nurse in the NHS is probably manic enough for most people to handle. But it's not the only thing which drives 37 year-old Karen O'Neill - so does travelling the world.You'd probably be imagining she loves escaping to far away islands watching sunsets and backpacking across Australia with a pal or two…and yes, that's …
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5: Chris Lubbe: From Shanty Town To Nelson Mandela
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How many people can say they spent nine years as the former president of South Africa's body guard? Nope, not us either.But Chris Lubbe is so much more than his 'headline' suggests. The youngest of 10, whom experienced apartheid first hand and spent years of his life vehemently campaigning for his and his countrymen's freedom. From witnessing polic…
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4: Bethan Galliers: Adopting - Without Mr Right
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Bethan Galliers had given up on finding 'the one', but she still wanted to be a mum. In her 40s, Bethan went through the adoption process - single. But it wasn't as easy as 'boy meets mum, mum meets boy'. Along the way she was scrutinised - financially, physically and emotionally. And when a photo of two brothers she was unable to help continuously…
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3: Jeffrey Knopf: The One Cancer Left Behind
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Artist Jeffrey Knopf didn't think he'd end up a widow in his 40s. But six months ago, his wife Tara lost her fight with terminal cancer - leaving Jeff and their daughter Ruby heartbroken. So as the midnight bell tolled signalling that start of a new year, Jeff has decided to embrace his inner 'fuck it' mentality and make a new start. 2018 for him i…
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2: Shaun Attwood: How Life Behind Bars Saved Me
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The former ecstasy drug dealer and stockbroker millionaire Shaun Attwood spent 6 years in one of America's deadliest jails.He was lucky - his sentence should have been 200 years.But after his family back in the UK begged for forgiveness, remortgaged their house and sold some of their pension funds to pay for legal costs, the judge softened on his '…
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They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade... So whether you choose to make a snap decision and change, or found that fate dealt you a crap card, what f**k it moments will you look back on as your days come to an end?The Fuck It Moments Podcasts ponders the handful of moments that define us, and make us the person we are today - no matter h…
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