
MADHOUSE re:exit
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“One of the most important pieces of theatre I have seen in recent years… Access All Areas have released a creative call to arms.”
– London Theatre
Inspired by a refusal to be silent, and a history of being ignored, five learning disabled artists take us on a wondrous adventure underground.
A goddess, a baby, a bird, an eater and an escapist guide us through a maze-like institution, growling to be heard, and waiting for the revolution that is forever promised.
As they tear back the walls to their lives, past and present spin together in a powerful expression of what it feels like to have a learning disability in today’s world.
Over two years, MADHOUSE re:exit built on the legacy of Mabel Cooper, a resident of a long-stay hospital for people with learning disabilities, who pressed the button that blew up one of the last of these institutions in the UK. Now, award winning company Access All Areas returns with a fantastical, disruptive, immersive experience that explores what this history means today.
Dates and Venues
Shoreditch Town Hall, London | March 2018
The Lowry at Barton Arcade, Manchester | May 2018
Cast

David Munns
Creatives and Crew
- Patient 36 (London) and SingerKali Joy
- Patient 36 (Manchester)Amy Carter
- Sharron Casey
- Angela Chadwick
- Daryll Duncan
- Chrissy Jones
- Charlotte Little
- Cathy Rothwell
- Anna Ward
- SingerAdam Smith
- DirectorNick Llewellyn
- ProducerPatrick Collier
- DramaturgMax Barton
- DesignerJoanna Scotcher
- Costume DesignerCarley Hague
- Costume SupervisorAnnelies Henny
- Lighting DesignerKatherine Graham
- Associate Lighting DesignerStuart Glover
- Movement Director for DJ HassanIta O’Brien
- Video DesignerNathan Theys
- AnimatorAlex Uragallo
- Sound DesignerJethro Cooke
- Production ManagerIan Moore
- Deputy Production Manager/Video EngineerDom Baker
- Stage ManagerDannii Ryalls
- Deputy Stage ManagerIna Berggren
- Technical Stage ManagerZak McClelland
- Construction ManagerElouise Farley
- Production SoundTom Hackley
Creative Devisors and Performers
Doctor | David Thackeray and Hayley Hill
Sandra | Francesca Burgoyne
Sally | Lesley Ewen
Sue (London) | Jess Mabel Jones
Sue (Manchester) | Kat Bond
Patient 36 (London)
Paul Christian
Jolene Sampson
Rachael D’Arcy
Tyson Bushe
John Danielson Fuller
Luke Fox
Rufaro Asuquo
Neil Thomas Bennet
Deen Hallissey
Kali Joy
Ellen Goodey
Patient 36 (Manchester)
Amy Carter
Sharron Casey
Angela Chadwick
Daryll Duncan
Chrissy Jones
Charlotte Little
Cathy Rothwell
Anna Ward
Singers
Kali Joy
Adam Smith
Madhouse Pop Ups
The Associate Artists took their characters all over London and beyond. Characters popped up at: Liberty Festival; South London Gallery; Steakhouse Live at Arts Admin; Rich Mix; The British Medical Association; Duckie and The Place in London and at The Lowry in Manchester.
Madhouse, My House?
A three-year digital and creative learning programme that ran alongside ‘MADHOUSE re:exit’ production ensuring as wide an audience as possible could engage in the performance and surrounding activities.
MADHOUSE re:exit was developed with Barbican Centre, Shoreditch Town Hall, The Lowry, Battersea Arts Centre, Wellcome Trust, Arts Council England, and the Open University.
MADHOUSE re:exit was developed with Barbican Centre, Shoreditch Town Hall, The Lowry, Battersea Arts Centre, Wellcome Trust, Arts Council England, and the Open University.