Phoenix Receives High Praise for Online Mental Health Project Thurrock Council have praised Phoenix and Creative Director Phil Dale following the successful completion of an online project to gain insight into young people’s attitudes towards physical and mental health. The project, entitled Boom, was designed by Creative Director Phil Dale and took place during the February Half-term and involved over 30 young people aged between 11 and 18. Phoenix recruited 3 artists to work with the young people across a range of online sessions; Theatre Director Michael Fentiman, who has recently been nominated for both an Olivier and a [...]

Phoenix Theatre Group have been engaged by Thurrock Council to design and implement an online project involving 30 young people from the Thurrock area aged between 11 and 18. Creative Director Phil Dale lead a project with the Essex based local authority just before the March 2020 lockdown to involve children in social care in a theatre skills project. The two-day event culminated in a showcase performance at the Thameside Theatre in Grays involving the young people – many of whom who were performing for the first time. A short film of the project was edited together highlighting the positive [...]