I've been teaching my 5-day Fools School for 10 years! It's such an immersive course that I rarely remember to take any pictures, let alone any video! But last month, when I ran the course in Sheffield, I had the unique opportunity of having not one, but two glamorous assistants in the room!

As well as supporting the group, my assistants, Charlie Hammond and Saskia Solomons, took it in turns to document the process, with the generous permission of the participants. 

Hear how the Fools described the course

You can also find that video on youtube.

Filmed by Charlie Hammond

Edited by Holly Stoppit

Singing by the group during treat time

The following text was transcribed from the video above and the photos were taken during the week.

Describe Fools School in 3 words:

"Inspirational, fun and emotional"

"Safe, individual and poignant"

"Body, body body"

What have you got from the week?

"I've been able to focus on myself, deepen and expand my performance practice  and I've made lots of nice friends!"

"A deeper understanding of myself, a great connection with so many people who I didn't know very very before this, lots of respect for the creative process and more confidence... and a different way of thinking about the world..."

"A completely new sense of how bits inside me relate, different parts of myself and that's magic, magic for play and actually really helpful in my family life."

Anything else you want to say?

"I would highly recommend this to anybody interested in personal development, increasing self awareness, meeting new and exciting people or just wanting to learn new skills or ways of being in a supportive space."

Well there you have it! Big thanks to the Sheffield Fools, my two glorious assistants and Sheffield Theatres for letting us use their rehearsal space.

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