National Recovery Month concludes today. Here, we highlight what our friends at Outside Edge Theatre Company do every week, and to our directory of addiction recovery arts organisations in the UK and beyond. There's so much going on throughout the year! Take a look at our website: recovery-arts.org

Recovery arts isn’t just for September. Got an event, workshop, or project? Comment, DM, or contact us: recovery-arts.org/contact/ We’ll amplify it in our newsletter + magazine.

Two great events are happening at the end of this National Recovery Month: Sun 28th Sep: Sober Is Fun's Comedy Night in Liverpool's Brink Cafe, doors 6pm, starts at 7pm Tues 30th Sep: @porecovery.bsky.social's African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality & Mental Health at Manchester Museum, 6-8pm

Good People of Manchester! Come see me at @contactmcr.bsky.social this Saturday afternoon for Word of Warning's Emergency 25. I'll be giving alcoholic misfortune tellings between 12-4pm on the first floor landing. See you there Xx

It's National Recovery Month and this Saturday 27th September is a big one! STIRLING Scottish Recovery Consortium: Recovery Walk CHESTER Fallen Angels Dance Theatre: Big Recovery Social ‪LONDON @recoveryfilms.bsky.social‬: Award Ceremony MANCHESTER @leonclowes.bsky.social‬: The Alcoholic's Tarot

Thank you recovery organizations! To those fearful of the road to recovery, your family and particularly children in your life will now have a different future. My wife, Dr. Toni Bellon EdD,is a survivor of an alcoholic and abusive mother. This is her story nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...

As we draw towards the end of National Recovery Month, Recoverists will gather in Manchester this Thursday 25th September for @porecovery.bsky.social's National Chaordic Symposium at The Whitworth Art Gallery. Information about the event can be found here: portraitsofrecovery.org.uk/whats-on/the...

Upcoming events in National Recovery Month: 19th: The Post Recovery Community's rave 22nd: Oscar Wyndham Lewis & @porecovery.bsky.social animated film 23rd: New Note Orchestra & @lporchestra.bsky.social concert 25th: Tracey Ford's book launch See our guide here: recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

Volunteering alert: Internship at New Central Media with @drdavidpatton.bsky.social. Supports marketing, social media, and digital outreach for our decolonial publishing platform and the upcoming LERO book. Unpaid, but with mentorship, remote-friendly, and real impact. Apply by Sept 17.

Opening today (Weds 10 Sep) is "Your City, Your Recovery", Revival Network's art exhibition at Newcastle Cathedral. On Sat 13th Sep, the UK Recovery Walk is in Wolverhampton organised by @suitwolves.bsky.social. Here's our guide to National Recovery month events: recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

Also this weekend .... This weekend from @porecovery.bsky.social and @venturearts.bsky.social, Will Belshah's Artefacts of Interaction exhibition opens at HOME Mcr ....and LOST SOULS EVENTS are at the Exhibit Bar in Balham. Our recovery month guide is here: recovery-arts.org/.../recovery...

Tonight in Winchester the latest Loud & Clear sober party is happening! See here for our guide to events on across the UK during Recovery Month: recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

There's a Sober Comedy night upcoming in Liverpool in National Recovery Month. Sober IS Fun founder Martyn Davies talks to @leonclowes.bsky.social here: recovery-arts.org/2025/09/03/s...

Tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd September) is the Post Recovery Community Chester West & Chester Recovery Walk, starting at 10am. You can find details about how to join that here: www.thepostchester.com/chester Here is our UK guide to events in National Recovery Month: recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

Happy National Recovery Month! This week @geesetheatre.bsky.social's 3-day intensive training course "The Other Side of the Wall" begins. For more information click here: www.geese.co.uk/what-we-do/t... Here's our UK-wide events guide for National Recovery Month: recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

Kicking off National Recovery Month, starting online tomorrow is "Sober Scribbles", a 6 week introduction to playwriting course with Helen Jeffrey. Book today to ensure your place www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu... Our National Recovery Month Events Guide in full recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

Ahead of September's Recovery Month - arts pioneers @porecovery.bsky.social already have two Recoverist exhibitions underway in Manchester, and - Brighton's Cascade Creative Recovery has an Overdose Awareness Day this Sunday Here's our UK guide for the month ahead recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

September is Recovery Month! Our new guide tells you about events across the country. Includes: @porecovery.bsky.social @geesetheatre.bsky.social @suitwolves.bsky.social @lporchestra.bsky.social @recoveryfilms.bsky.social @leonclowes.bsky.social READ HERE: recovery-arts.org/2025/08/28/r...

Addiction is a family illness. One person may use, but the whole family suffers

One not to miss! This September, the brilliant Sober Is Fun team are heading to The Brink Liverpool in support of the Taking Action on Addiction campaign for The Forward Trust. Book your tickets now!

Only 2 weeks left to see The White Chip. We have LIMITED FREE tickets for those who can’t afford to attend otherwise! Email [email protected] with: 👉 Number of tickets needed 👉 Preferred date/time 👉 Your email for ticket delivery The show closes on August 16th! #TheWhiteChip

We're huge fans of The White Chip at @swkplay.bsky.social. Our latest issue (recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...) features playwright @seandaniels.bsky.social, lead actor Ed Coleman and a poetic response from @wedossett.bsky.social. Book to see the play here southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/...

Thrilled to have my poetic response to the play The White Chip in the latest issue of Performing Recovery. Go and see the play at @swkplay.bsky.social if you can! @performingrecovery.bsky.social

Today (Sun 13 July) is the final day of #AlcoholAwarenessWeek – and it's also the last chance to grab The White Chip tickets for just £22 at Southwark Playhouse Borough. The play runs until 16 Aug. Use code AWARE22 at checkout: southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/... @swkplay.bsky.social

In time for The White Chip UK’s first preview, our latest edition is out now!

Issue 11 is here for the UK premiere of The White Chip at @swkplay.bsky.social. Featuring @seandaniels.bsky.social, @wedossett.bsky.social, Outside Edge, @suitwolves.bsky.social, @mazonoace.bsky.social, @leonclowes.bsky.social, Recovered 1440 Read free online: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

Have you seen the extraordinary extended storytelling platform insidethewhitechip.com created by super whizz Joel Hall yet? Big thanks to the lovely people of @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social for the links to their fabulous resources which you can find in the Quiz section.

We have a special offer for our @performingrecovery.bsky.social followers. We are partners on what promises to be a thrilling, hilarious and heartbreaking theatre production about alcohol recovery. If you stick around after I’ll be doing Alcoholic Misfortune Tellings with my special tarot. X

🌟 Special Offer for The White Chip 🌟 Celebrate Alcohol Awareness Week with us! Book your tickets for The White Chip from July 9 to August 16 for just £22! Use code AWARE22 when booking online. 🎟 Tickets: southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/the-white-chip #PerformingRecovery #AlcoholAwarenessWeek

TOMORROW (Tuesday 10th June) AT 5PM ON ZOOM: Get the inside track and top tips from filmmakers and judges for the Recovery Street Film Festival. Join Maddie Kitchen and Lisa Selby talking and taking questions on making entries for the competition. Sign up here to join buytickets.at/addictionrec...

🧡 The EDGE Café has a packed week of free groups & workshops from 14–20 April! From addiction recovery support to arts, games & friendship groups, there’s something for everyone. 📍Mill Road, Cambridge 📩 [email protected] for info

On Wed 25 June 7-9pm, the @joinclubsoda.com folk host a Q+A with @seandaniels.bsky.social Danielle Tarento + Ed Coleman ahead of The White Chip's UK premiers at @swkplay.bsky.social. Early bird tickets from £10 and special offers on Everlead drinks that night. www.tickettailor.com/events/clubs...

On Thur 26 June there is a free day of workshops and performances open to adults in recovery from addiction and with mental health challenges in Merseyside This will take place at @liveveryplay.bsky.social (5–11 Hope St, L1 9BH) @zoezontou.bsky.social Booking: everymanplayhouse.com/join-in/comm...

UPCOMING EVENT Creative Healing in Focus: Inside the 2025 Recovery Street Film Festival – a free online seminar for people considering applying to @recoveryfilms.bsky.social 🗓️ Tues 10 June, 5–6pm 🎤 With Maddie Kitchen FRSA (Sobriety Films UK) & Lisa Selby 🎟️ Tickets: buytickets.at/addictionrec...

New podcast out today: @seandaniels.bsky.social talks with Lucy Rocca (Soberistas founder) about the @swkplay.bsky.social run of The White Chip & debunks myths about alcohol, including the fantasy that it fuels creativity. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4eW2... 🎟️ southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/...

Four cutting-edge emerging theatre companies. One spectacular week of entertainment. It's FORGE Festival 🔥 Join us for innovative world premieres of works-in-development created by the companies selected for a year’s residency at Southwark Playhouse as part of the FORGE artist development scheme.

Our latest newsletter has landed with recruitment, training, case studies and more... mailchi.mp/062b5dbf613a...

Deidre Kashdan's The Missing Project will be in The Front Room of The Beaney Museum in Canterbury from Saturday 12 July until Sunday 7 September. One not to miss. Read an interview with Deirdre in our "Affected Others" issue: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

🎭 Performing Recovery presents our next networking webinar: Matt Ryan, director of The White Chip UK, in conversation with Molly Mathieson of New Note Orchestra. 🗓️ Thursday 22 May 🕔 5–6.30pm 🎟️ Book a ticket now www.tickettailor.com/events/addic... With thanks to Tarento Productions for the support.

Take a listen to this great @joinclubsoda podcast conversation with The White Chip's playwright @seandaniels.bsky.social. Club Soda and Everleaf drinks are partners on the London UK premiere of the play which runs at @swkplay.bsky.social 9 July - 16 August. open.spotify.com/episode/4igv...

A Very Happy Ten to the fantastic and inspirational @performingrecovery.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

The University of West London, working with The Poppy Factory, is running a free 10-week music-making course for veterans. Fridays 12–4pm from 23 May, lunch provided. Open to London-based veterans. Promo video: youtu.be/P6Tel21sJuo?... Sign up: forms.office.com/e/nMgrBN052p #Veterans #MusicCourse

We are TEN! In our latest issue: Sobriety Films UK The Detox Factor @suitwolves.bsky.social Gugu Keswa David Collins David G Taylor Praise Jourdain Passenger Recovery Rein Carnation Essex Recovery Foundation @leonclowes.bsky.social @mazonoace.bsky.social READ HERE: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

We might win an award tomorrow! Good luck to everyone in the runnning and huge thanks to the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance for shortlisting us. You can tune into the online award ceremony for free. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chwa-award...

Theatre maker @seandaniels.bsky.social spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative last Autumn about how the arts are critical in supporting recovery and his speech is now available to watch: youtu.be/HagjNVt36hU?...

Now on sale! 🚨 A dry comedy about drying out. Follow Steven’s life from first sip to first love and all the way to rock bottom, where he begins his hilarious and heartbreaking journey to recovery. The White Chip is playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough 9 July - 16 August.

We are recruiting for a performer / group facilitator to join our team working across criminal justice settings. After successful completion of a probation period this becomes a permanent position, with salary, 35 days annual leave, pension etc. #appliedtheatre www.geese.co.uk/news/we-are-...

See what our team have been up to in the community in March, including planning the #NationalRecoveryWalk with ‪Good Shepherd Services, Wolverhampton Today & Recovery Near You . Save the date - 13th September 2025! youtu.be/j-rooXfL9UY?...

Our latest e-newsletter is out, with information about a vacancy, some forthcoming training and a look back on projects delivered in the last month... mailchi.mp/a97c8b006a5b...

The White Chip by @seandaniels.bsky.social is coming to @swkplay.bsky.social this summer! We are thrilled to be involved and will be connecting and involving people leading up to and during the play's run. Read all about it in @whatsonstage.bsky.social: www.whatsonstage.com/news/annalei...