Saul Hewish
@saulhewish.bsky.social
Participatory arts for prisons & other marginalised groups. Artistic Director of Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation) and p/t Teaching Fellow in Theatre Practice at University of Warwick. My views are my own & not necessarily those of my employers.
We’re very excited to announce @ana-chamberlen.bsky.social and @henriquecarvalho.bsky.social whose book Questioning Punishment is such an important addition to the debate, will be joining us for a post show discussion on 11 April. Tickets here www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
March 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’re very excited to announce @ana-chamberlen.bsky.social and @henriquecarvalho.bsky.social whose book Questioning Punishment is such an important addition to the debate, will be joining us for a post show discussion on 11 April. Tickets here www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
As we came to the end of the first week of more intensive work, we asked team members to sculpt images in response to the phrase ‘criminal justice system’. These were there responses.
#PunishmentActs
#Theatre
#Workshops
#devising
#cocreation
#PunishmentActs
#Theatre
#Workshops
#devising
#cocreation
March 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As we came to the end of the first week of more intensive work, we asked team members to sculpt images in response to the phrase ‘criminal justice system’. These were there responses.
#PunishmentActs
#Theatre
#Workshops
#devising
#cocreation
#PunishmentActs
#Theatre
#Workshops
#devising
#cocreation
There is an obsession with punishment in our culture that extends beyond prison.
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 introduced a new type of punishment that disproportionately impacts the poor - the sanction.
Punishment Acts
9-17 April
For tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 introduced a new type of punishment that disproportionately impacts the poor - the sanction.
Punishment Acts
9-17 April
For tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
March 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There is an obsession with punishment in our culture that extends beyond prison.
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 introduced a new type of punishment that disproportionately impacts the poor - the sanction.
Punishment Acts
9-17 April
For tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 introduced a new type of punishment that disproportionately impacts the poor - the sanction.
Punishment Acts
9-17 April
For tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
“But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals. A pedestal may be a very unreal thing. A pillory is a terrific reality…behind sorrow there is always a soul. And to mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.” Oscar Wilde De Profundis
Punishment Acts 9-17 April
Punishment Acts 9-17 April
February 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals. A pedestal may be a very unreal thing. A pillory is a terrific reality…behind sorrow there is always a soul. And to mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.” Oscar Wilde De Profundis
Punishment Acts 9-17 April
Punishment Acts 9-17 April
“And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like scorpions on the earth.” Revelation 9:3
In the Bible, locusts are symbolic of divine wrath, but what does that have to do with the development of our prison system?
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
In the Bible, locusts are symbolic of divine wrath, but what does that have to do with the development of our prison system?
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
February 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like scorpions on the earth.” Revelation 9:3
In the Bible, locusts are symbolic of divine wrath, but what does that have to do with the development of our prison system?
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
In the Bible, locusts are symbolic of divine wrath, but what does that have to do with the development of our prison system?
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
The nights are long in prison for those who are out of time. How long is long enough?
Rideout’s new show
April 9-17
Stoke-on-Trent
Book now www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
#theatre
#prison
#livedexperience
#justice
#participatoryarts
Rideout’s new show
April 9-17
Stoke-on-Trent
Book now www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
#theatre
#prison
#livedexperience
#justice
#participatoryarts
February 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The nights are long in prison for those who are out of time. How long is long enough?
Rideout’s new show
April 9-17
Stoke-on-Trent
Book now www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
#theatre
#prison
#livedexperience
#justice
#participatoryarts
Rideout’s new show
April 9-17
Stoke-on-Trent
Book now www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sta...
#theatre
#prison
#livedexperience
#justice
#participatoryarts
A fabulous workshop yesterday at University of Warwick with Uruguayan theatre director Sabrina Speranza. Reimagining Augusto Boal’s Newspaper Theatre in a time of social media.
February 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A fabulous workshop yesterday at University of Warwick with Uruguayan theatre director Sabrina Speranza. Reimagining Augusto Boal’s Newspaper Theatre in a time of social media.
Fabulous news for Stoke-on-Trent’s Social Agency. Funding will go towards creating a welcoming, autistic-friendly meeting space with new furniture & lighting as well as regular arts sessions, and training for volunteers. Big thanks to @tnlcomfund.bsky.social for making this possible.
February 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Fabulous news for Stoke-on-Trent’s Social Agency. Funding will go towards creating a welcoming, autistic-friendly meeting space with new furniture & lighting as well as regular arts sessions, and training for volunteers. Big thanks to @tnlcomfund.bsky.social for making this possible.
A big thanks to all the presenters including those from @sociowarwick.bsky.social for yesterday’s inaugural conference of The Fear Network. So great to listen to folk from different disciplines exploring the same theme. Thinking about how this all can relate to punishment.
February 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A big thanks to all the presenters including those from @sociowarwick.bsky.social for yesterday’s inaugural conference of The Fear Network. So great to listen to folk from different disciplines exploring the same theme. Thinking about how this all can relate to punishment.
Today was Rideout’s 2nd session working with folk at Expert Citizens. Participants each created a character with whom we will start exploring our core theme of punishment. Funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & the Arts and Humanities Research Council #stokeontrent #cocreation #PunishmentActs
January 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today was Rideout’s 2nd session working with folk at Expert Citizens. Participants each created a character with whom we will start exploring our core theme of punishment. Funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & the Arts and Humanities Research Council #stokeontrent #cocreation #PunishmentActs
@michaeldaly64.bsky.social Not sure if you’ve posted this one before - apologies if you have. Sweet - the most expensive band in the night!
January 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@michaeldaly64.bsky.social Not sure if you’ve posted this one before - apologies if you have. Sweet - the most expensive band in the night!
A fabulous first day of R&D on Rideout’s new show, Punishment Acts. Big thanks to all involved and esp @sarahbartley.bsky.social whose AHRC funded project this is all part of. #stagingjustice
December 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
A fabulous first day of R&D on Rideout’s new show, Punishment Acts. Big thanks to all involved and esp @sarahbartley.bsky.social whose AHRC funded project this is all part of. #stagingjustice
Exploring Mooli Lahad’s Six Piece Storymaking process as an assessment strategy for dramatherapists #dramaandhealing
November 29, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Exploring Mooli Lahad’s Six Piece Storymaking process as an assessment strategy for dramatherapists #dramaandhealing
A great day today at Restoke with @sarahbartley.bsky.social and Terri Ann exploring all things Transformative Justice. A lot to consider and deconstruct. Loved working with notions of harm, justice, and accountability. Really useful slide here from the Resist and Renew podcast
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 PM
A great day today at Restoke with @sarahbartley.bsky.social and Terri Ann exploring all things Transformative Justice. A lot to consider and deconstruct. Loved working with notions of harm, justice, and accountability. Really useful slide here from the Resist and Renew podcast
Today I had another one of those, ‘Fuck I’m old’ moments when talking to my UG. I told them about going to see Laurie Anderson. In trying to explain who she is I said she was married to Lou Reed. ‘Who?’ Finally I said, he used to be in The Velvet Underground. ‘Oh them - we know them!’ #allisnotlost
November 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Today I had another one of those, ‘Fuck I’m old’ moments when talking to my UG. I told them about going to see Laurie Anderson. In trying to explain who she is I said she was married to Lou Reed. ‘Who?’ Finally I said, he used to be in The Velvet Underground. ‘Oh them - we know them!’ #allisnotlost
Oooff - what an extraordinary full day of conversations about prison arts at the #captivearts symposium today. The voices of lived experience were strong in the room and added real weight to the debate. Massive thanks to @ana-chamberlen.bsky.social Roo, Faye and Sally for pulling it all together.
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Oooff - what an extraordinary full day of conversations about prison arts at the #captivearts symposium today. The voices of lived experience were strong in the room and added real weight to the debate. Massive thanks to @ana-chamberlen.bsky.social Roo, Faye and Sally for pulling it all together.
I am extremely grateful to The Chatsworth Players who are raising money for Rideout as part of their current production of Our Country’s Good. Tickets still available for Wirksworth Town Hall for 21 & 23 November. Book here www.tickettailor.com/events/chats... #amatuertheatre #community #prisonarts
November 18, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I am extremely grateful to The Chatsworth Players who are raising money for Rideout as part of their current production of Our Country’s Good. Tickets still available for Wirksworth Town Hall for 21 & 23 November. Book here www.tickettailor.com/events/chats... #amatuertheatre #community #prisonarts
Last night I saw Laurie Anderson’s new show Ark V in Manchester. Beautifully bonkers in only the way Anderson can do. Worth seeing if you know her work. Tonight a v different cultural experience - Our Country’s Good by the Chatsworth Players who are kindly donating all proceeds to Rideout. #art
November 17, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Last night I saw Laurie Anderson’s new show Ark V in Manchester. Beautifully bonkers in only the way Anderson can do. Worth seeing if you know her work. Tonight a v different cultural experience - Our Country’s Good by the Chatsworth Players who are kindly donating all proceeds to Rideout. #art
One of the modules I teach at Warwick is an introduction to Psychodrama and Dramatherapy. Today we looked at processes of Projection and Role. With their permission here are some examples of students’ reflections/perceptions of their own roles.
November 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
One of the modules I teach at Warwick is an introduction to Psychodrama and Dramatherapy. Today we looked at processes of Projection and Role. With their permission here are some examples of students’ reflections/perceptions of their own roles.
Hi Ralf - I’m Hartley, also a Patterdale/Lakeland. I have a similar temperament although I do love a long walk.
November 15, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Hi Ralf - I’m Hartley, also a Patterdale/Lakeland. I have a similar temperament although I do love a long walk.
If you’re in the vicinity of Warwick University over the next 10 days, head over to the Faculty of Arts to have a look at Monstrous Reputation. Co-created with young men in prison. Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, Medieval bestiaries and ideas drawn from narrative criminology. #prisonarts
November 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM
If you’re in the vicinity of Warwick University over the next 10 days, head over to the Faculty of Arts to have a look at Monstrous Reputation. Co-created with young men in prison. Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, Medieval bestiaries and ideas drawn from narrative criminology. #prisonarts