Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
🧠 Did you know that Wakefield's Asylum was once one of the leading mental health hospitals in the UK?
On July 8, young people reflect on its legacy and how mental health is treated today.
🎭 Book your free tickets for our festival day and performances: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
🏁 Find out reasons you could have been admitted to the asylum with our Asylum Admissions checklist, + more interesting, provocative and powerful activities!
Join us July 8 as Wakefield’s young people shine a spotlight on mental health past and present: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
💛 This July we're launching more than a performance.
Our Humanising Mental Health festival day is moment to connect, reflect and support the creativity of local young people.
Immerse yourselves in their creativity, and leave inspired.
🎟️ FREE tickets: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
Creativity supports wellbeing and our joint Humanising Mental Health project shows it!
Join us July 8 as young people share powerful work exploring mental health, identity, and healing.
🎭 Featuring a brand new performance!
🎟️ FREE tickets & details: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
Theatre and Creativity changes lives.
Our Festival Day features original creative work by young people exploring mental health, identity, and hope.
🎟️ Come experience it: July 8 at The Mechanics’ Theatre. All the details: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
🧠 Did you know Stanley Royd was once one of the largest mental health hospitals in the UK?
On July 8, young people reflect on its legacy — and how mental health is treated today.
🎭 Book your free tickets for our festival day and performances: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
🎭 We’re looking for volunteers to join our team at Empath Theatre!
🎟️ Front of house
🎨 Creative support
💬 Social & promo
🎬 Backstage help
And more!
Gain skills, earn rewards, get FREE show tickets + join a brilliant, welcoming team 💛
📩 DM us or email hi@empaththeatre.org
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
🎭 Young voices. Big questions.
Join us for our Festival Day on July 8 as young people explore mental health past + present through powerful performances.
📍 Mechanics’ Theatre
🎟️ All the detail: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
🎭 We’re looking for volunteers to join our team at Empath Theatre!
🎟️ Front of house
🎨 Creative support
💬 Social & promo
🎬 Backstage help
And more!
Gain skills, earn rewards, get FREE show tickets + join a brilliant, welcoming team 💛
📩 DM us or email hi@empaththeatre.org
A young person peering through a cardboard cut out of a royal crest.
A stained glass window.
A memorial statue of a man in marble lying beneath a commemorative stone.
📜✨ Stories of the Stones at @WakeCathedral ✨📜
The cathedral is full of stories, and our Media Interns have been helping uncover them 1 stone at a time! 📸✨
Want to see what they’ve found? Visit our Facebook page & keep up with the latest 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/vafpjwdblz
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
A group of young people performing a theatre rehearsal.
We can't wait for our Festival Day! See new creative works, learn about the history of Stanley Royd, and engage with what our young people feel about mental health treatment today:
📅 July 8th 2PM-4PM and 6PM-7PM
📍 The Mechanics' Theatre
🎟️: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
ICYMI! Join us for our FREE Humanising Mental Health festival day featuring performances and exhibitions in the afternoon, and a full production of All In Your Head, a new play written & performed by participants:
📅 July 8th
📍 The Mechanics' Theatre
🎟️: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
Funded by @MyWakefield Culture Grants and @LiveWellWakey Small Grants, the project centres on improving wellbeing & cultural engagement among young adults.
The project is a collaboration between Yew Tree Theatre, @SparkWakefield, and Empath, working alongside the @MHMwakefield.
Join us for our FREE Humanising Mental Health festival day featuring performances and exhibitions in the afternoon, and a full production of All In Your Head, a new play written and performed by participants:
📅 July 8th
📍 The Mechanics' Theatre
🎟️: https://f.mtr.cool/ygmbxutxce
We're so excited for this!
✨ 👣 Step into the past at @WakeCathedral for #Artwalk!
Four people tied to the Cathedral's history return in our living museum performance — catch them at 6:30pm & 7:30pm.
We’ll be there all evening sharing more about Stories of the Stones, too! ✨
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Last Call!
🎭 Calling all young performers!
Join us for a FREE drama workshop full of fun, games & imagination ✨
📅 Wed 28 May | 🕐 1–2:30PM
📍 Queen’s Mill, Castleford
👧🧒 Ages 6–12 (adult must stay with their children)
🎟️ Book: https://f.mtr.cool/kkjcytvyin
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TICKETS GOING FAST:
🎭 Calling all young thespians!
Join us for a FREE drama workshop full of fun, games & imagination ✨
📅 Wed 28 May | 🕐 1–2:30PM
📍 Queen’s Mill, Castleford
👧🧒 Ages 6–12 (adult must stay with their children)
🎟️ Book: https://f.mtr.cool/kkjcytvyin
A group of actors involved in a play sequence with glowing objects.
🎭 Calling all young storytellers and their guardians!
Join us for a FREE drama workshop full of fun, games & imagination ✨
📅 Wed 28 May | 🕐 1–2:30PM
📍 Queen’s Mill, Castleford
👧🧒 Ages 6–12 (adult must stay with their children)
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/kkjcytvyin
Just a reminder friends that unfortunately we've had to postpone the remainder of our Strange Creatures libraries. We will reschedule as soon as we can!
Thank you everyone who joined us for our first two events!
✨ 👣 Step into the past at @WakeCathedral for #Artwalk!
Four people tied to the Cathedral's history return in our living museum performance — catch them at 6:30pm & 7:30pm.
We’ll be there all evening sharing more about Stories of the Stones. Come say hi! ✨
A group of actors involved in a play sequence with glowing objects.
ICYMI: 🎭 Free Kids Drama Workshop!
📅 Wed 28 May 2025 | 🕐 1–2:30PM
📍 Queen’s Mill, Castleford
👧🧒 Ages 6–12 (with adult supervision)
90 mins of fun, games & storytelling to spark young imaginations!
🎟️ Booking essential – kids only: https://f.mtr.cool/kkjcytvyin