Theatre Therapy ; Kelly Huscroft Hears How Drama Is Helping Patients On Their Road to Recovery. Culture

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Summary

WHEN the curtain goes up on a Juniper Productions play, it is not just about entertaining the audience.

Taking centre stage is a group of patients who suffer a wide range of mental health problems.

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Theatre Therapy ; Kelly Huscroft Hears How Drama Is Helping Patients On Their Road to Recovery. Culture

And drama has become part of their treatment.

Without it, many patients believe they would still be very ill.

Juniper Productions is based in the Jubilee Theatre, part of St Nicholas Hospital, in Gosforth, Newcastle.

It was set up by Jonathan Peacock in 1998 as a way of helping psychiatric patients rebuild their confidence.

He had the...