Step into someone else’s story with Mum Points — a powerful, research-based theatre game exploring the tough choices, crises and realities of drug dependency and motherhood. Created by acclaimed writer and director Jude Christian, this moving production brings to life verbatim accounts from women, midwives and social workers during the perinatal period.

Developed from King’s College London’s Stepping Stones Study and produced by Outside Edge Theatre Company, Mum Points offers free tickets for health and care professionals, and anyone else who is eager to grow their trauma-informed practice.

When the world went into lockdown, one of our groups in West London refused to let isolation write their story, so The Anti-Loneliness Club was born. On March 30th 2021, they performed their first virtual variety show, Never Be Lonely. Directed by Hannah Hauer-King (The Swell, The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs) it was a heartwarming night of music, spoken word and humour, bringing the OETC community together, even through our screens.

Devised by people in recovery, Check-in/Check-out plunged the audience into the heart of addiction, presenting performers’ personal stories of substance misuse.

Co-facilitated by veteran West End performer Christopher Holt and Matt Steinberg, Check-in/Check-out followed the structure of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous’ 12 Steps of Recovery. Performed by OETC The Company members at VAULT Festival 2019.

Based on his acclaimed memoir of the same name, writer-performer Simon Mason recounted the madcap adventures of a wannabe rockstar and supplier of party favours to Britpop aristocracy. This remarkable memoir was adapted for stage by former Artistic Director of Outside Edge Theatre Company, Dr Cathy Sloan and performed at the Tristan Bates Theatre.

A powerful piece of forum theatre and perception changing workshop, Living on the Edge was written and directed by founding Artistic Director of Outside Edge, Phil Fox. Audiences followed the story of an addict, Alan, from using to abstinence and were invited to think about the choices they might have made to do it differently to get a better result.