2026
With over twenty years of experience in co-created drama and facilitation in the field of health and life improvement, Operating Theatre is proud to offer its services to health providers, medical schools, and public health experts, as well as leading researchers and policy makers.
Helping you make sense of it all
According to numerology, 2026 is known as a Universal Year 1. A time of renewal and innovation. A chance to start again
We at Operating Theatre are not numerologists, but agree that this year is an opportunity to find new ways to support researchers, health practitioners, patients, and service users, and champion the need for a renewed focus on health and wellbeing.
WE FACE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH CONCERNS OF A POPULATION THAT IS LIVING LONGER AND FACING THE PROSPECT OF overstretched services, creeping privatisation, and outsourcing.
NEW ROLES ARE BEING CREATED TO EASE PRESSURE ON SERVICES, BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THESE POSITIONS ARE BEING CREATED TO PLUG GAPS RATHER THAN IMPROVE CARE. THE INCREASING USE OF AI NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED WITH ROBUST RESEARCH, AND THE CARE CRISIS IS STILL A CRISIS. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE HEALTH LITERACY AND DISPEL DANGEROUS MYTHS AROUND VACCINATION AND NUTRITION. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVOLVE PATIENTS IN DECISION-MAKING AT EVERY LEVEL, AND WE NEED TO DRIVE INNOVATION.
WE AT OPERATING THEATRE HAVE OVER TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING RESEARCH PROJECTS, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
We can help bring your ideas to new audiences
Contact Us to discuss how we can help you create a dynamic and engaging project that will enlighten and help to inspire change
BREAKING NEWS – DIVIDED HOUSEHOLDS – A CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR CHANGE
We are delighted to be contributing to an incredible research project that explores the impact on children and young people of having a family member in prison. This highly acclaimed research project was presented in Newcastle Upon Tyne on the 21st of January.
We have contributed a 5-minute film called Better for Everyone to reflect some of the changes the children and young people are calling for, and we are now disseminating the film so that it reaches as many people as possible.
Watch our film
Our previous collaboration resulted in Lockdown Life…
Young people tell it how it is. They want to be heard, and we can’t afford to ignore them any longer.
LOCKDOWN LIFE – Our acclaimed collaboration is now LIVE
WATCH OUR TEN-MINUTE FILM MADE WITH A GROUP OF REMARKABLE YOUNG PEOPLE.
Lockdown Life was made with Dr. Stephanie Scott, an NIHR ARC Senior Research Fellow based at Newcastle University. We worked with young people over the summer with support from NE Youth and conducted interviews to co-create Lockdown Life, a ten-minute film. Watch the film and see how Operating Theatre can take academic research and bring it to a wider audience. Contact us if you think we can help you get your findings out into the wider world.
Email us at operatingtheatre@inbox.com
or contact Alex Elliott, Artistic Director, on 07980 895001
Challenging Health Inequalities
A NATION DIVIDED See the piece published by The Morning Star on Operating Theatre’s work
WHAT WE DO
We deliver plays, monologues, theatre-based workshops, training films, and educational events. We have worked with all sorts of organisations and healthcare professionals and know that what we do helps to make a difference. Our Script Service page is a good place to go for more information
Contact us to discuss your project, in confidence, and we will be happy to use our experience to craft a proposal that best suits your needs. We believe health and well-being concern us all and better health comes through collaboration. Let’s get started.
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