Underground Lights

💥Some snaps from yesterday's Member's Only Open Mic!💥 Great to see confidence build as people took to the stage! Lots of singing and poetry all in a lovely supportive atmosphere 😊

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💫Creative Writing🖋️

We're running relaxed creative writing sessions to explore characters, ideas and themes. These sessions will help members develop monologues, explore issues important to them, and create theatre! 🖋️📖💫

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🎶 What a great singing workshop! 🎶

We had a fantastic time #singing, learning, and laughing with visiting choir master Joe from @cwnn_coventry. We worked on improving our voices and, most importantly, had lots of fun together!🎤🎶

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🎭 Explore Strength Through Drama

📅 Tues 3 Feb | ⏰ 6–7:30pm | 💻 Online
A fun, creative FREE workshop using drama to build confidence, connect with others, and support wellbeing.
✨ No experience needed!

Book: www.recoveryandwellbeing.co.uk/courses/40/1...

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We LOVE our drama workshops! They always help to brighten the day 🌞 Being together, being creative and having fun in a supportive space means so much 😊 @belgradetheatre.bsky.social💜

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Back for the Spring Term and already in week two! 🎭📖 Lots of drama, poetry, and catching up going on 😊

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As we head into the New Year we want to thank you for being part of the Underground Lights family. Here’s to another year of incredible creativity, connection, and stories on stage!

Happy New Year! 🎭✨

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On Saturday we went to watch The Tiger Who Came to Tea @WarwickArtsCentre We had a great time 🐯

🌟Join our lovely team!
We’re looking for a local Producer-Project Manager to support & grow our current programme.
🗓 Applications close: 5 January, 9am

We’re also recruiting volunteers to support our Creative Café workshops!
🗓 Apply by: 7 January, midnight

undergroundlights.org/work-with-us

End of term magic at Underground Lights! 🎄🎭 Workshops, Open Mic, drama at Belgrade, song-making & more 💜 Finalist for 2025 Community Inspiration Award!

Join us in 2026: undergroundlights.org/join

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Wow! Yesterday's Creative Café sharing and Open Mic was joyful!✨
Our groups are for and by people who have experienced homelessness and/or mental health distress - yesterday showed just how much talent & heart we have together🌟

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TOMORROW 4PM! Join us for a showcase of songs, poetry, and drama by Underground Lights.

Followed by an Open Mic - sign up to perform your own work.
6 Open Mic slots (3mins max)
Sign up in person at 3:45pm

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Created during Covid Lockdown we were pleased to share some of our Hands of Hope as part of Outside In's recent 'Art as a Refuge' exhibition at the New Art Gallery Walsall

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It's #TrusteeWeek and we're taking the opportunity to celebrate and thank our wonderful trustee board for their support and guidance.

We’re excited to introduce some of them this week - here's Tracy, our longest serving trustee!

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Yesterday as part of the Coventry's Peace Festival, we ran our 🎶Songmaking Workshop🎶 and created a beautiful song exploring themes of reconciliation and peace 💛🌍

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It’s #TrusteeWeek & we’re celebrating the fantastic people who guide and support us! A huge thank you to our board for their time, expertise, and commitment to helping us thrive.

We’re excited to introduce some of them this week - first up is Danny, one of our newest trustees!

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Join us for a fun songmaking workshop exploring themes of peace and reconciliation.

Tuesday 4th November, 2-4pm
Coventry Central Hall, CV1 2HA
18years + only
Just turn up!

Full programme: www.coventry.gov.uk/.../coventry...

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We're looking for a Karaoke Machine (ideally a JBL party box) and a conference microphone to support our workshops and activities - can you help?

A Good Thing UK
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Donate: undergroundlights.org/donate

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Last Wednesday we had a wonderful relaxed Creative Café with Chat Central, part of Voluntary Action Coventry
We made beautiful shadow puppets and created a story. Video to follow soon. Watch this space!
Want to get involved? undergroundlights.org/join-a-works... #theatrechangeslives

Our weekly drama sessions this half term at Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre have been full of smiles, positive energy and creative ideas!

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On Friday members of Underground Lights were lucky enough to watch the premier of 'After Sunday' at @belgradetheatre.bsky.social, and WOW what a powerful, gripping and poignant performance it was!

'I think it was on a different level, what a good night I'll never forget' UL Member

Fab drama workshop today at Belgrade Theatre with refugees and migrants
We played some games, explored mirroring, flocking, freeze frames and created some fun and exciting drama sketches!
Well done everyone who took part, you were amazing 🙂
Want to get involved? undergroundlights.org/join-a-works...

Happy National Poetry Day!

Check out this gorgeous poem all about 'Strength' written by Keeley, Kenny and William in our recent Recovery & Wellbeing Academy online workshop🩵

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Lovely Creative Calm shadow puppets workshop today at Coventry Mind through the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy.

We created a mix of characters in a friendly and relaxed session.

Participants had the chance to acknowledge their strengths, too :)

🎉We're thrilled to have been shortlisted for the 2025 Community Inspiration Award: Bringing People Together!

Though we didn’t win, it was inspiring to see the amazing work uplifting communities across our region 💜

✨ Congrats to all nominees - and the deserving winners!

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Fab drama workshop today at St Basils Youth Hub.
We used props and imagination to improvise various sketches. Full of energy, we danced, connected and had lots of laughs
Thanks for having us!
Here are some poems about things they love to do ❤️
"I feel seen" "My mouth hurts from laughing"

Support your #wellbeing with some gentle crafting - join us for a wonderful workshop making your own shadow puppet!

Wednesday 1st October 10am-12noon at Wellington Gardens, Coventry

Free, sign up:
www.recoveryandwellbeing.co.uk/courses/84/1...

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Have you heard of @west-midlands.streetsupport.net?

It's your local online directory to find help around homelessness relief and prevention
💚And we're a part of their wonderful network!

Find out more on at Street Support: www.streetsupport.net/wm

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Lovely poetry session yesterday as part of our Relaxed Creative Café outreach workshops

We created different styles of poetry including acrostic, rainbow, biography and What I Love poems.

Thank you Harnall Lifehouse for having us 🙂

Interested? undergroundlights.org/join-a-works...

☕ Big smiles and fresh brews! Nikola, Susan, and John enjoyed a well-earned coffee after teaming up for our start-of-term cupboard clear-out.

We’re so grateful for our lovely volunteers💛

Workshops kick off again next week - and we’re ready to go! 🚀Interested?: undergroundlights.org/join-a-works...