Mais Robinson is a researcher, producer and theatre facilitator based in London.
Currently working across political and pedagogical theatre projects, they are particularly interested in combining historical and contemporary traditions to meet current political contexts in the UK.
Their producing work platforms thematically linked events, to contribute to a reinvigoration of the UK’s political performance scene (which they take a broad definition of, including movement, theatre, poetry, drag, cabaret etc.).
They are currently a practice-based PhD student at Goldsmiths, their thesis title is: Playing the picket: Exploring Theatre Techniques to Support Worker Organising in the UK Hospitality Sector.
Their activism takes them across multiple avenues and they embrace the variety of this work as recognition of the interconnectedness of multiple sites of struggle. Recently, this has taken them to spaces that focus on trade unionism, mad liberation and community solidarity building.
Below are some images from a broad scope of projects that Mais has been involved in.
Facilitating a game with a group of young people at The Orange Tree Theatre
Speaking at Equity's 2024 conference as Chair of the LGBT+ committee
Chairing a panel at Games Transformed festival
Chairing a panel at Games Transformed festival
Chairing an Equity fringe event on responding to the far-right
Facilitating a discussion at Antiuniversity on the history of Mad liberation
Producing Utopia Scratch Night '23 with Theatre of Dissent
Producing Utopia Scratch Night '24 with Theatre of Dissent
Speaking on a TUC LGBT+ panel on responding to the far-right
Organising Trans Pride Walthamstow '24
Organising Trans Pride Walthamstow '24
Facilitating a workshop at Mind with Change, Act!
Assisting a legislative theatre project with Change, Act!
Assistant facilitating the Young Company at the Orange Tree theatre
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