Welcome to True Heart Theatre
We specialise in the practice and performance of playback theatre as a
service to the UK Chinese community – making our stories visible. We
aim to work multilingually in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, to
encourage cross-cultural integration.
What is Playback Theatre?
Improvisational theatre which re-enacts real stories from the community, click here to find out more.
Playback Theatre and Community Bonding
The vehicle of theatre and the ritual structure of the playback form
creates a safe space for people to meet each other through heartful
communication. In the ephemeral moment, we can still imprint deeply,
through sharing our living stories, wise lessons about life which are
rarely available to us in the classroom or in front of the computer.
Playback Theatre and Oral History
Listening to each other’s real stories with respect is a fundamental
value in playback theatre practice and oral history research. Whereas
the oral historian listens to document and archive, in playback theatre
we enable the listening and telling of stories to be a living community
experience through the immediacy of improvisational theatre. We archive
these stories directly into our collective hearts and minds - in the
present moment.
Playback Theatre & Creativity
We trust the power of the performing arts to move, inspire and generate
personal & social transformation. Creativity and spontaneity are
embedded in the core of playback theatre. Several of our members are
professionally trained in drama and dance education, and can offer
workshops in the performing arts from basic levels for community
groups, to specific playback theatre training as professional
development for youth & social workers, teachers and
educationalists.
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