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October 2011

Support us during our October 2011 Fundraising Month

image of parachutesWhile mental health is the focus of one day in October (10th), Emergence has chosen the remaining 30 to create awareness of personality disorder and raise much needed funds to continue to educate and fight the stigma associated with this poorly understood mental health condition.

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How can I buy tickets for the October fundraising events?

Emergence has teamed up with the website Brown Paper Tickets to make it as simple as possible to buy tickets for all the October fundraising events, apart from the fundraising concert taking place at Dorking Halls, Surrey*.

Please note, we are constricted by seat numbers for each event ... so please order quickly to avoid disappointment.

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A staged reading of Blood Relations

Lizzie Borden took an axe,

Gave her mother forty whacks,

When the job was nicely done,

She gave her father forty-one… 

In 1892 no one would believe that a well-bred young woman could have committed such a violent and bloody crime. Lizzie Borden was accused, tried and acquitted. Based on these events, Blood Relations is a powerful exploration of the fact and fiction that has become the Lizzie Borden legend. Given a certain set of circumstances, is anybody capable of anything?

Sharon Pollock’s award winning play finds Lizzie, years later, in the same family home, entertaining a friend and playing with the endless question… Did she, or didn’t she?

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Resurgence Theatre Company

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'Resurgence' is a professional theatre company committed to the production of quality ensemble work. We aim to explore urgent contemporary issues alongside refreshing interpretations of existing texts, producing work that is provocative and entertaining.

Our approach is to research and develop pieces over a longer than usual period of time. This brings together people from a variety of backgrounds, occupations and disciplines, all contributing to the creative process and producing work that has had a chance to evolve a richly realised world.

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‘Open the Parachute’ fundraising concerts

Emergence is holding two captivating fundraising concerts – called ‘Open the Parachute’ during October Fundraising month - presented by the Resurgence Theatre Company.

Each concert will present an enticing mix of songs, readings, poems and sketches woven together to create a funny, captivating and thought provoking afternoon’s entertainment.

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Voices from Both Sides of the Fence

A chance to catch the screening of a number of extraordinary short films made by residents on a number of secure units and shown alongside films made by those affected by PD in the community, and works by contemporary artists some of whom are exploring the theme of PD through film making.

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