About Us

Founded in Barnsley in 2015, LUNG is a campaign led verbatim theatre company that tours work nationally.

We work closely with different communities to make verbatim theatre and hidden voices heard. LUNG creates work that shines a light on political, social and economic issues in modern Britain, using people’s actual words to tell their stories’ to:

LUNG works closely with different communities to make verbatim theatre and hidden voices heard. We make plays, work with communities and run national campaigns.

OUR TEAM

  • Madiha Ansari

    LUNG CREATIVE

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  • Rachael Brimley

    FUNDRAISER

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  • Gitika Buttoo

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

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  • SARAH KADRI

    PRODUCER (COMMUNITIES & CAMPAIGNS)

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  • Camille Koosyial

    PRODUCER (WORK & ARTIST DEVELOPMENT)

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  • HELEN MONKS

    CO-DIRECTOR

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  • MATT WOODHEAD

    CO-DIRECTOR

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No Balloons was made as part of the National Theatre’s Speak Up programme with Theatre Royal Wakefield and teachers & students at Trinity Academy Cathedral.

Partners of LUNG

LUNG are partners with The Lowry. Read more about our partnership here.

We are also Creative Associates at the National Theatre on their Speak Up programme. Read more about that project and LUNG’s involvement here.

our Sponsors

LUNG are a National Portfolio Organisation. We are hugely thankful to Arts Council England for their support.