It was good to attend the book launch for Calling Barnsley last night. A project by @lungtheatre.bsky.social working with all aspects of the community, collecting stories about the lives and communities of our town. The book is a collection of monologues from these tales, in store soon! #booksky

Read some of our praises for our Calling Barnsley Publication. Grab your tickets and party with us on 7th November at #callingbarnsley 🥳 📅 Friday, 7 November 2025 ⏰️ 7.30pm 📍Barnsley Civic Theatre 🎟 £15 including a copy of the Book barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/callin...

The Woodhill Families Group represented by Janet walked with the United Families & Friends campaign last month to remember all those who were and are still loved and who were killed by the state. #woodhillfamiliesgroup

Thank you to the Criminal Justice Alliance for this nomination for Woodhill! Honoured and well chuffed!

The Children's Inquiry production legacy continues to take us in exciting directions! 🎬 We're currently filming a series of 4 training videos for social workers, bringing together the voices that matter: young people, foster carers, parents, and social workers themselves. More updates coming soon!

🚨 FLASH SALE ALERT 🚨 Our Calling Barnsley Launch is having a 50% sale from now till Oct 20th. Tickets are now at £7.50 instead of £15 including a copy of the Book barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/callin... 📅 Friday, 7 November 2025 ⏰️ 7.30pm 📍Barnsley Civic

Last week we relaunched our exhibition at the Labour Conference ‘IPP sentences - Abolished but not gone’ Thank you to @lungtheatre.bsky.social for partnering with us for this event and the ones to follow. Film by: instagram.com/immanentproduc… Photos by: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

We're partnering with @ungripp.bsky.social to create community painting events to support the plight of IPP prisoners leading to an installation that politicians cannot ignore. Read it more here : www.lungtheatre.co.uk/campaigns1/i... Film by www.immanentproductions.com

“I just need someone to hear these words to know what it’s like for me and people like me.” UNMUTE podcast is live, and The Book is out. LISTEN NOW & BUY THE BOOK (link in bio) Content guidance: Strong language + themes some may find distressing. Recommended for ages 15+

Visit the link to read the full interview! smk.org.uk/art-and-soci...

Our collaboration with @ungripp.bsky.social kicked off this Monday at the Campaign Fringe event, held at the Labour Party Conference! Pebbles were painted, important conversations were had, and new connections made. Video shots by www.immanentproductions.com

Repost from @ungripp.bsky.social Thank you to Bambos Charalambous MP For stopping by and for your continuous support. x.com/UNGRIPP/stat...

📅 Friday, 7 November 2025 ⏰️ 7.30pm 📍Barnsley Civic Theatre 🎟 £15 including a copy of the Book 📕 Ticket holders will be treated to a live performance of these electric stories, an exclusive Q&A with the project creators, and a free, signed copy of the book. barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/callin...

We are still buzzing from last night. Here’s Tom and Tamara’s speech when they accepted our Sky Arts Theatre Award

Winners of the Sky Arts Awards 2025 announced 🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/312774/news/... #SkyArts has revealed the winners of its annual #SkyArtsAwards 2025. Held on 16 September at #Roundhouse hosted by #BillBailey Theatre winner: #LUNG for #TheChildrensInquiry Congrats to all winners

Wishing a huge congratulations to @lungtheatre.bsky.social on their win at the Sky Arts Awards last night for The Children's Inquiry! 🥳🎭 www.thestage.co.uk/news/lung-an...

LUNG contributed to a resource published by A New Direction. You can read the the article on the link below. www.anewdirection.org.uk/cultural-sec...

@skyarts returning to London’s Roundhouse on 16 September, and LUNG is nominated for Best Theatre for The Children's Inquiry! www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...

It's a wrap! The YCCM summer sessions culminated yesterday with a banger - everyone coming together from all 4 locations for a day of sharings, comedy, dress up, song writing, badge making, dancing, and more games! Thanks to our brilliant hosts Lawrence Batley Theatre, and other fab partners! ❤️

It's summer and the Young Carers Creative Makers sessions have kicked off! 💫 Puppetry, games, singing, devising, dancing, friendships, and pizza all around... 🍕Thank you to all the amazing young people from Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale who joined! ❤️

Another sneaky peek 👀 on our 'How To Build A Family' card game . Can't wait to share more! Photos by our card designer Heedayah Lockman. #comingsoon

Our Communities and Campaign Producer, Sarah Kadir, will be speaking on a panel at Public Inquiries: A Route to Justice for Communities?

Our friends at @newearththeatre.bsky.social are recruiting! Check out this wicked opportunity. www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/were-lo...

📢 We’re excited to announce that we have received grant funding from @kfcyouthfoundationuk. 🌞 LUNG was selected amongst various local organisations across KFC restaurant communities in the UK, with the aim of empowering young people to fulfil their potential.

LUNG METHOD online on Thursday, 17th July 2025. "Took away things I can start using, clarity throughout what was being shared." - (Participant Feedback) 📅 Thursday 17th July 📌 Online. Register via eventbrite. Link on bio 🤵‍♀️ Led by Helen Monks 💰 Pay What You Can: suggested contribution of £5

Hey huns, our latest newsletter just dropped! shorturl.at/jCNnb 🎉 We've got some cool updates on what’s been happening with our community and reflections from our recent production of The 56 at @bradford2025.co.uk

#Repost @chewboyproductions 📢Big Shoutout to Grace Amui @chewboyproductions is currently running a Creative Associates program throughout this year, and we're so proud to see Grace Amui in the mix. Grace was our previous Harrow Young Creative Artist 🌞🤗

It was a proper privilege to be in the audience for the dress rehearsal of @lungtheatre.bsky.social The 56 today. 40 years on from the fire and 10 years on from the play first being on. Very special and moving afternoon.

#Interview: @lungtheatre.bsky.social's Matt Woodhead tells us about their latest project, Calling Barnsley "So far, we’ve collected 30 monologues that have been performed by actors and put into a classic red phone box" #theatre #Barnsley #fringe #monologue everything-theatre.co.uk/2025/05/inte...

Last Saturday's pebble painting went brilliantly! Diverse voices in the room, with incredible energy from everyone's personal experiences.

You’ve heard the news! LUNG is now a resident company at @nationaltheatre.org.uk It was announced by the National Theatre last Tuesday, as part of new director Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season. We are beyond thrilled and excited to be spend the next two years developing new work with the NT.

Bestest bits of this announcement (for me) are theresident companies - the mighty @lungtheatre.bsky.social and the brilliant @middlechildhull.bsky.social two of my absolute fave companies in the country. Also the schools touring because LONG LIVE schools touring! And whatever STORMZY is doing

Incredible day last Saturday with our Young Carers Creative Makers #youngcarercreativemakers at the Lawrence Batmey Theatre in Hudds!

Join us at National Theatre on April 26th for"IPP: Imagine People's Potential" -an afternoon of short films, discussions & pebble painting with the #woodhillfamilies Have u or ur family been affected by the prison system? We'd love❤️ to see u there. Contact [email protected] for details.

What a journey! After touring 30 schools, meeting incredible young people, and enjoying exchanges for all the depth and humour, we're now crafting all their brilliant inputs into a game for young people and their guardians. P.S We'll miss the Jelly Bean assembly activity #TheChildrensInquiryLegacy

At LUNG, we're recruiting for three new roles! 💫 Development Manager (maternity cover) 💫Producer (productions & artist development) 💫Trustees (for LUNG's board) To find out more and apply, visit: lungtheatre.co.uk/recruitment

On 26th April, Lung Theatre in collaboration with the Woodhill families group are hosting an afternoon where people affected by the prison system can join them in a range of activities, some which relate to those affected by IPP sentences Sign up here: tinyurl.com/2bczbkba @lungtheatre.bsky.social

Kevin died a self-inflicted death the day after he was put on an indeterminate IPP jail sentence at HMP Woodhill in 2013. @lucybrisbane.bsky.social speaks to Lee Jarman and Sarah Kadri about @lungtheatre.bsky.social & campaigning through verbatim theatre. Please listen www.inquest.org.uk/podcast

We're halfway through our 'How to Build a Family' journey in schools. Students are responding with everything from intricate, beautiful details to bold, brave ideas. 🌟 The creativity we're witnessing will directly shape our nationwide interactive game for young people in care and beyond.

We're excited to offer a one-off online workshop where we’ll share insights, discuss our process, and answer your questions. The LUNG method: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lung-m... 📅 Thursday 17th April 2025 ⏰️ 5-6.30pm. Online 👨 Led by Matt Woodhead 💰 Pay What You Can: suggested contribution of £5

This Saturday is our FINAL WEEK of arts and crafts. Are you a family with under 10s? Then come on down to @barnsleycivic.bsky.social 11am-4pm and get involved! See you there!

It is our penultimate arts and crafts session at @barnsleycivic.bsky.social tomorrow 11am-4pm. Free for families with under 10s. Come on down and get creative. We can't wait to see you there ❤️❤️❤️

Want to find out more about LUNG or how to support our work? Get in touch with our Development Manager [email protected] or visit: www.lungtheatre.co.uk/support-us ❤️

We won! 🤩 Congratulations to the whole creative and production team of #thechildrensinquirymusical

We are honoured that #TheChildrensInquiry has been nominated by @everything-theatre.co.uk for an Ettie for Best Musical. Winners to be announced tonight at 8pm. You can tune in here to listen along live: runnradio.com/shows/the-ev....

More on #callingbarnsley pop up workshop updates with our residency partners. It's a 👐 getting-messy-with-your-hands Clay Day at Feels Like Home & Salvation Army and Creative Writing exercise at Cooper Gallery. ✍️

What a joy it was to see our Woodhill families reunited with a special visit from Lee. Shout out to INQUEST doing great work with their podcast 'Unlawful Killings', listen out for our feature on the third series to be released soon. #woodhillfamilies

At LUNG we're proud to announce that we'll be reviving #The56 to mark the 40th anniversary of The Bradford City Fire as part of Bradford 2025. Adapted solely from real-life testimonies, we're honoured to bring this story home to this momentous event in the history of Bradford.

📢 Be part of the LUNG family. Sign up for our mailing list and get updates on what we're currently working on & what's brewing in the company. Link to Join Our Mailing List here stats.sender.net/forms/en5RKp... We will be sending our next quarter mail next week 😀

#CallingBarnsley is in bloom! Out pop up exhibition has our garden blooming, front door filling up with more and more stories to hear make sure you come and visit! ☎️☎️ Running time: Drop in Dates: Every Saturday in Jan & March Time: 11am-4pm