Outreach Workshops News Stories
I Can Do That
This project was delivered in partnership with Screenability, who found the funding for the project through the European Social Fund. The theme of the project was employment and the project involved drama and film working with a core group of 14 participants from Bridgend Young People First.READ MORE..
This Is Me
Over ten weeks in the autumn nine users of Cardiff West Services and their support workers put all their energy into looking at who they are, what they do and what they want to do. Over the ten weeks the group took part in games and exercises designed to help to increase their confidence and learn about the whole process of gaining employment.READ MORE..
Peeling Away The Masks Returns
In July 2006, Hijinx Outreach undertook a week long residency with young members from Bridgend People First entitled Peeling Away the Masks. The devised piece explored the issues of bullying by looking at the masks that are often played through masks, drama, sign language and art. READ MORE..
Power To The People
Hijinx Outreach showed that people with a learning disability really have a lot to say at the All Wales People First conference in Llandrindod Wells. The two day event enabled Outreach to open the conference with a piece of invisible theatre with members of Cardiff Young People First planted in the audience. READ MORE...
Peeling Away The Masks
Hijinx Outreach undertook a week long summer school with 25 participants from Bridgend People First in July culminating in a piece of mask theatre entitled, Peeling Away the Masks. The performance explored the issues of bullying with mainly young people with learning disabilities from Bridgend through drama, sign language and art. READ MORE..
The Lost Call
Hijinx Outreach in July collaborated with the St Davids Hall Arts Active Soundworks project. The Soundworks group consist of two different groups of people with learning disabilities from all areas of Cardiff day services that undertake twice monthly music workshops. 37 adults with learning disabilities in total with their support staff came together and performed the devised piece of theatre, The Lost Call. READ MORE...
Outreach Is Hotting Up For The Summer
It has been a very busy time for Outreach. Since April, Outreach has undertaken many workshops and projects and planning is hotting up for future projects. Outreach has just finished a 10 week project with Rhondda Cynon Taff day services. READ MORE...
A Life Less Ordinary
Hijinx Theatre are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and what a year it already promises to be! Hijinx have been collaborating with Cardiff People First on an outreach project entitled A life less ordinary with 10 members from Young People First, a group of young people with a learning disability.READ MORE...
By The Seaside By The Sea
Hijinx's Outreach Officer undertook four drama sessions before Christmas with Trinity Care Club near the sea in Porthcawl, South Wales. An earlier taster session last summer preceded the four sessions which was deemed successful and lots of fun so the group worked really hard over the summer to raise the funds to bring Hijinx back to the seaside. Trinity Care Club is a part time local day service for adults with a learning disability. READ MORE...
Principality News
Principality staff in the words of the company's slogan really did 'get closer' in a two hour workshop led by Hijinx Theatre. Hijinx Theatre led a fun, creative workshop with 12 employees from Principality on Thursday 6th October. The workshop was led by Artistic Director, Gaynor Lougher and Outreach Officer, Nick Llewellyn. The workshop aims were quite simply to facilitate a creative workshop and to begin to explore communication and body language for the employees. READ MORE...
Every Little Helps
Hijinx Theatre's Outreach strand has recently undertaken new innovative work by appearing in disguise at this year's All Wales People First conference in Llandrindod Wells. This years conference theme was the area of work and Hijinx were approached by the organisation to perform two role plays for the delegates on this topic. READ MORE...
Outreach Has Begun
Hijinx Theatre have recently expanded their drama provision for community groups including adults with a learning disability and/ or carer groups throughout South Wales. READ MORE...
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