Learning about Black Theatre History on the job
by Camille Cabral-Oluwole This has been one of the most interesting projects that I have worked on in a long time. To be honest, I’d never done any work as a research assistant before this, so I was incredibly grateful and excited that Kate was giving me the chance...
Creating this year’s Black Theatre History Month exhibition
by Kate Dorney, Head of Drama and Film The purpose of the Black Theatre History Month exhibition is to celebrate the long Black presence of Manchester and the works and artists who have appeared on its stages. The project team gathers data about Black theatre and...
See My World and the Pan-African Legacies Heritage Trail
Woven deep into Manchester’s tapestry is a vibrant thread of Black history, so rich and far-reaching that its light transcends the confines of these borders. It is a history that stretches across continents, connecting people, ideas and movements. From this history,...
Kids Talk Climate
Andy Smith, acclaimed theatre maker and part-time lecturer in theatre practice at The University of Manchester was supported by Social Responsibility to create Kids Talk Climate, a new play for young people promoting discussion, reflection and action on this theme. ...
Syrian Stories
Syrian Stories is a textile art project involving a group of Syrian women from refugee backgrounds in Burnley. It is supported by a Cultural Engagement Award as part of SALC’s Social Responsibility programme. Dr Alison Jeffers in Drama teamed up with textile artist...
Seeds of Hope and Action Project
Nóra Blascsók, Marketing and Events Officer at the Confucius Institute, shares highlights from the Seeds of Hope and Action Project The aim of the Seeds of Hope and Action project, funded by the SALC Social Responsibility Fund, was to raise awareness of the...
Preserving Our Stories: An African-Caribbean Oral History Project
Project overview: Preserving Our Stories is a collaboration between Manchester-based community historian, Linford Sweeney, local collaborators, and a team of scholars and archivists working at the University of Manchester that aims to preserve the oral history of...
2024/25 Key Stage Three History Documentary Contest
While the history department at the University of Manchester has run a contest for local Key Stage Three students for several years, 2024/25 saw a big shift. Rather than asking students to produce a piece of writing, we instead asked them to work in groups to create a...
A look back at Black Theatre History Month 2025
In 2025 Kate Dorney and Lerato Mokate researched and created an exhibition and set of blog posts focussed specifically on Black Theatre history for Black History Month funded by the University of Manchester. The aim of the project was to create wider awareness of the...
Exploring History Through Street Names: A Community Project with Polish Supplementary Schools
What stories do our street names tell? And what happens when those names change? These were the questions at the heart of Cultural Heritage and Street Renaming: Perspectives from the Polish Community, a recent community project led by Dr Ewa Ochman (History) in...
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