Playing On brings together theatre professionals and people with lived experience to tell untold stories.

Playing On is a theatre company that works in close collaboration with people who have lived experience of mental health services and other marginalised communities. We use drama to create space for honest conversation, empowering participants to shape and share their stories. Through powerful, co-created performances, we challenge stigma, promote empathy, and foster social change—on stage, in services, and in society.

Our Core Values

Co-Creation

We create theatre which brings together experts by experience and experts by profession: mental health service users co-create with doctors; care leavers with carers; young people with youth workers; prisoners with officers.