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A (but by no means 'the') trauma-conscious response to the new government's manifesto
So - the nation has very decisively spoken. Whether most people were voting out of conviction, or fear of the alternatives, Labour has an...


Meet Our Trustees!
It's been just over two months since our registration as a charity came through and we've been having a grand old administrative time...


Theatre leads to tangible change - and we can PROVE it!
With just over 24 hours left in which to stream I, Lord from our performance at the Space last month, let's have a look at what our...


Right in time for show week: RAT becomes a charity!
We couldn't be prouder to tell you, at the beginning of our show week for I, Lord at The Space, that RAT is now a registered charity,...


1 week to go: all the ways to engage with 'I, Lord'
It's been a busy month of preparations and now we're so excited to bring 'I, Lord' back to the stage: this time in the more intimate...


I, Lord: The survivor-led design journey - OUT NOW!
Happy New Year, one and all! We're aware that the festive season brings as many challenges as it does delights, and the turn from 2023 to...


In case you missed it: I, Lord post-show panel discussion exploring spiritual abuse
On 30th October 2023, I, Lord premiered at the Bloomsbury Theatre, followed by a panel discussion exploring spiritual abuse, how our...


Milestones and I, Lord: two months, two shows!
… And breathe. The last three months have without a doubt been the busiest in RAT’s life so far. What follows is a blog post that...


Introducing our parallel children's show for 'I, Lord'
RAT's shows explore topics that often get neglected by theatre and other media, from the perspectives of trauma survivors whose voices...


I, Lord design session 5: goodbye - for now
A lot of us mentioned anticipating coming into the space with sadness to our last survivor design workshop. Five weeks have really flown...


I, Lord design session 4: sound and music
There's a phrase that I think a lot of survivors struggle with a lot, when hearing it in response to sharing their truths: "I feel...


I, Lord design session 3: our stained glass window
It's taken me a little longer to write the post this week because honestly, I haven't known how to do justice to what happened in the...


I, Lord design session 2: setting the scenes
This week's was one of those sessions that remind me that trauma survivors are natural artists. The world around us after our trauma is...


I, Lord: survivor design workshops begin!
How do you make a show about trauma, that does due diligence to that trauma, that people who haven't experienced anything like it will...


Sheroes: the e-zine has landed!
Once upon a time - approximately a year ago, in fact - two theatre-makers, a musician and a group of social workers trod the mysterious...


SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: I, Lord to premiere at the Bloomsbury Theatre!
We're positively giddy over here and we're pretty sure it's not sunstroke… That can only mean one thing: IT'S A SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Not...


Have we gone quiet? Have we heck...!
Anybody else wondering how we're already over a third of the way through the year? We're absolutely baffled! They say time flies when...


NONSENSE!
Did you know that dinosaurs aren't really extinct? They've just had their heads buried under beanbags for the last several millennia. And...


Jul-Nov 2022: skating Shakespeare, female-led folk tales, no more NoMad (for now) and... nonsense!
It's been a while since we've updated you all, hasn't it? It's been an extraordinary few months for all of us, in good and not so good...


Our second co-production: A DIY Midsummer Skate Dream!
And now for big announcement number two... R.A.T. will also be working with the Grove DIY skatepark in South London to bring fresh new...
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