Hospital

Theatre NEMO has an established reputation in delivering successful workshops in psychiatric hospitals in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. We have worked within Leverndale, Rowanbank, Gartnavel and Stobhill facilities to engage and stimulate those with severe mental ill health. Participants generally feel less stigmatised and isolated and have the confidence to take part in community activities when leaving hospital. Our hospital workshops generally consist of 3 hours a week for ten weeks. Activities generally focus on animation – character sculpting, storyboard and script development, use of camera and computer equipment, set design and build.

 

Leverndale Hospital

We are currently working on an animation project with patients in Leverndale hospital learning difficulties wards. This is the first time we have worked with this group and the results have been excellent. All the patients have really enjoyed the experience and their have been noticeable improvements in levels of participation and concentration. The finished animation will be shown within the hospital in May and will be available to view here soon after.

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The power of the arts to bring about change in psychiatric hospitals

Theatre Nemo believes in the power of people. That is the ethos that underlines all their work in the field of those with mental health issues. You can perceive that in the way they treat people with real meaning, empowering individuals to learn recapture and reawaken lost talents and abilities. Why is this so powerful? Because they are dealing with individuals caught and entrapped in institutions that can cower the human spirit. We are also dealing in some cases with people who through their mental illness have criminal pasts, and for some of these patients this is fortunately where Theatre Nemo can help.

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