MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK
Mental Health Awareness Week is happening from 9th to 15th May 2022 with the official theme of loneliness. This year, we’re inviting our audiences and students to donate to local mental health charity Changes Bristol to raise awareness of this important event.
At the Bristol Improv Theatre, we believe improv can be a fantastic additional treatment for mental health challenges or to overcome social anxiety and isolation (particularly pressing during the pandemic). Taking part in an improv class gently opens participants up to vulnerability, allowing space for insightful conversations, active listening and enormous amounts of support.
We’ve witnessed the transformative effect improv can have on people’s lives and that’s why we want to raise awareness and invite conversations around our mental health throughout the month of May. All of the donations we receive from the events below will go to Changes Bristol. So come along, give improv a go and help us raise money and awareness for a worthy cause!
ABOUT CHANGES BRISTOL
Changes Bristol is a community based mental health charity that provides free peer support groups to help improve people’s mental wellbeing. They run 18 weekly peer support groups, a twice weekly walk and talk service and telephone befriending for one-to-one support.
EVENTS
IMPROV JAM AND SOCIAL
Thursday 5th May | 20:00 | PWYD
Join us for an evening of improv games, socialising and fun at our indoor jam! Tickets are pay what you decide, with all donations going to Changes Bristol.
Stand-Up Comedy Class with Angie Belcher
Saturday 7th May | 10:00 – 17:00 | £65/£55
Learn how to write your first 5-minute set using comedic devices used by professional stand-ups.
GAMES NIGHT
Wednesday 18th May | 20:00 | £5pp
Bring your friends to games night; a social evening of classic and new games! Our hosts will bring the games, we’ll bring the atmosphere, all you need to do is turn up and have fun.
IMPROV TASTER SESSION
Saturday 28th May | 14:00 – 16:00 | £12
Give Improv A Go! A great chance to try improv and connect with others in a playful way. The perfect class for improv newbies!