The Social Model...& More Festival on sale now! Coming to Theatre Deli this November, the festival will explore new perspectives on disability and the relationship between disabled people and the world around them this autumn. Running from Wednesday 8th November - Saturday 25th November 2023, the festival, which has been curated by artist Caroline Mawer and produced by Theatre Deli, will feature artists and organisations from across the UK. Over 18 activities including workshops, performances, exhibitions and discussions will take place online and in person across Theatre Deli's Sheffield and London venues as part of The Social Model…& More Festival. Funded by Arts Council England, the festival will also include a series of podcast interviews with disabled artists and academics, released in the weeks leading up to its launch. “We started by listening to what you wanted from a festival about the Social Model of Disability. Now we’re sharing the World Class Theatre you've produced - in response to what YOU said. Enjoy! Enjoy!“Caroline Mawer, Curator for The Social Model...& More Festival The Social Model… & More refers to ‘The Social Model of Disability’: a way of viewing the world that says that people are disabled by barriers in society, more than their impairment or difference. The term was coined as part of a movement of disability rights protests in the late 20th century that has since influenced changes in attitudes, policies and laws. The Social Model…& More Festival asks if this model is enough to cover the complexities of a range of disabilities, what else can be done and compares it to other models. “I am massively proud of The Social Model... & More Festival, which highlights amazing disabled artists from across the country. Disabled artists are often excluded from theatre, and we all lose out as a result. The work on show here is diverse, funny, moving and brilliant, and I can't wait for our audiences to experience it.” Miranda Debenham, Producer for Theatre Deli Sheffield The Social Model...& More Festival Line Up Scroll down to discover the line up for The Social Model...& More Festival. Online and at Theatre Deli Sheffield, 8th - 11th November Burton Street Foundation Installation ExhibitionArt installation celebrating local disabled artists. Brought to you by Burton Street Foundation, a community of artists living with disabilities, using the language of art to express their unique perspectives.Find out more about the Burton Street Foundation Installation Wednesday 8th November Social Model...& More Festival Opener with Caroline Mawer | 4pm - 5.30pm Dicsussion This presentation summarises what we’ve done so far for the Social Model... & More Festival, and poses three fundamental questions... Find out more about the Social Model...& More Festival Opener with Caroline Mawer and book now Something to Take Off the Edge by Errol McGlashan | 7pm - 8.15pm Performance A one man show tragicomedy set in a prison.Find out more about Something to Take Off the Edge by Errol McGlashan and book now Thursday 9th November Arts Council England - National Lottery Project Grants Information Session | 12pm - 13.30pm Workshop An Arts Council England information session for anyone who would like to know more about National Lottery Project Grants.Find out more about Arts Council England - National Lottery Project Grants Information Session and book now Cards for Inclusion-Workshop with Unlimited | 3pm - 4pm Workshop A free interactive workshop on the social model.Find out more about Cards for Inclusion-Workshop with Unlimited and book now Islands of Solace by The Disabled Flâneur | 8pm - 9pm Performance Holiday of the ordinary.Find out more about Islands of Solace by The Disabled Flâneur and book now. Friday 10th November The Hubbub Way - co-leadership & co-creation with kindness at the heart | 11am - 1pm Workshop Jen will lead an interactive workshop to introduce The Hubbub Way of working with kindness & equity at the heart. Find out more about The Hubbub Way - co-leadership & co-creation with kindness at the heart and book now. Assigned Earth at Birth by Zoyander Street | 7pm - 7.45pm Performance Assigned Earth at Birth is a live-digital hybrid, interactive sci-fi comedy about doomerism, neuroqueerness, and the pain of living in a world that works against your survival. Find out more about Assigned Earth at Birth by Zoyander Street and book now Saturday 11th November How can we work with chronically ill people? With Sophie Helbig | 2.15pm - 3.45pm Workshop An interactive workshop around the question of how to be more inclusive for chronically ill people Find out more about How can we work with chronically ill people? With Sophie Helbig and book now Naomi Moon Dance presents NEUIRON | 6pm - 8pm Performance NEU I RON is immersive quantum Butoh theatre that circles many lifetimes of Black British experience in no particular order.Find out more about Naomi Moon Dance presents NEUIRON and book now Online and at Theatre Deli London, 22nd - 25th November 1st November - 30th November Artist of The Month: A Gap Year For the Soul Exhibition Wednesday 22nd November Broken: Not Broken by Tom Shakespeare | 2pm - 2.45pm Discussion A talk about disability and difference. Find out more about Broken: Not Broken by Tom Shakespeare and book now A Quest for Rest by Ariella Como Stoian & Mushmoss Collective | 7pm - 8.45pm Performance An interactive adventure about how we choose to rest, energy management and taking care of a querulous umbrella plant. Named Sven. Find out more about A Quest for Rest by Ariella Como Stoian & Mushmoss Collective and book now Thursday 23rd November Changing the Conversation: Performance Inclusion and the Language of Performance with Lou Stein | 2pm - 5pm Workshop Challenging how rehearsals and skills training models usually happen, the power of inclusive interaction is explored. Find out more about Changing the Conversation: Performance Inclusion and the Language of Performance with Lou Stein and book now KLAZO by Bold Mellon Collective | 7pm - 8pm Performance Bold Mellon’s KLAZO is a raw, autobiographical dive into contrasting experiences of the onset of Tourette’s Syndrome.Find out more about KLAZO by Bold Mellon Collective and book now Friday 24th November Cards for Inclusion with Unlimited | 2pm - 3pm Workshop A free interactive workshop on the Social Model of Disability. Find out more about Cards for Inclusion with Unlimited and book now Mara Ba by Sonali Shah | 7pm - 8pm Performance A shortened version of a two-act semi-auto-biographical play, written in English, Gujarati and Swahili. Find out more about Mara Ba by Sonali Shah and book now Saturday 25th November Devising with Integrated Creative Access with FlawBored | 2pm - 4pm Workshop How to integrate access in a way that is fun and cohesive. Find out more about Devising with Integrated Creative Access with FlawBored and book now The Cycle by Vilma Jackson Productions | 6pm - 7.45pm Performance This compelling live performance features two Deaf women from different racial and privileged backgrounds, both sharing similar traumatic experiences of domestic violence.Find out more about The Cycle by Vilma Jackson Productions and book now Manage Cookie Preferences