The Help was written by acclaimed playwright Sarah Woods. The play shows the complicated needs of three very different relationships to the care system:  a domestic servant in the UK caring for other people’s children in order to send money home to her family in the Philippines; a troubled young man whose mother can’t cope with him anymore and is placed in care, and a hostel worker – paid to care – but does he? 

“Amazing work and good outcomes.”
Nikki Edwards, Curriculum Coordinator, National Autistic Society

“We have many homeless people come into our hostel who need a lot of support I can see the benefit of this.”
Andrea Symmans, Senior Support Worker, South Wight HA

Cast: Lee Carroll, Alex Harrow, Terry O’Leary, Rob Pinnock, Angela Tuliyama

Impact: 34 shows in 27 hostels and day centres; two public performances at Toynbee Studios; 1,110 audience members, including 517 homeless and excluded people; 79 people signed-up to our support programme.