Beyond Caring is a powerful new play by Christina Castling that takes a frank, humorous and heartbreaking look at life behind the doors of a care home.
It’s been a privilege to represent carers & speak their truth. This play has really touched people, it’s been a wonderful job with beautiful words & inspiring creatives. Lush to play both my childhood home & my old youth theatre. Sharing a stage with these two Dames was a dream��
And just like that, the Beyond Caring tour has drawn to a close. We've worked with 7 theatres, 14 community venues and 2 education settings to put on 25 performances, and the show has been seen by nearly 1500 people! Watch this space for what's next...
With just 4 performances left on the @Beyond_Caring tour, each presented by @HighlightsRural, you can catch the play on:
📍2 Nov - Casterton Village Hall
📍3 Nov - Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club
📍4 Nov - Frosterley Village Hall
📍5 Nov - Middleton & Todridge Village Hall
Wednesday night's performance of Beyond Caring @LiveTheatre is now sold out.
But don't worry. Extra tickets have just been put on sale for tomorrow night (31 Oct) at 7.30pm.
If you're looking for an alternative way to spend Halloween then this is could be for you. 🎃
We've just released some more seats for the performance of @Beyond_Caring tomorrow Tue 31 Oct - its's only here for 2 nights & the other performance is SOLD OUT so be quick to get your 🎟 for this frank, humorous and heartbreaking look at life behind the doors of a care home.
https://t.co/w8NsQlaRaQ
"After a lifetime of domestic familiarity, the residents find themselves permanently displaced... Are we too willing, the play asks, to farm out our elderly relatives to a place that is home in name only?"
@Beyond_Caring@ChristinaCastli
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Here's even more wonderful feedback from audiences who saw Beyond Caring @GalaDurham & Blackhall Community Centre. If you like what you hear, come & join us in County Durham, Newcastle, Cumbria & Northumberland before the tour ends on Sunday 5 November.
🎟️https://t.co/VKsWwkms95
Audiences are loving #BeyondCaring! Here's some more fantastic feedback from @JeffAB61 at BBC North East & Cumbria & County Durham's Councillor Jonathan Elmer...
🎟️ For tickets visit https://t.co/VKsWwkms95.
📷 Matt Jamie
#AudienceFeedback#ACESupported#NationalLottery
@owensaunders98 Hi @owensaunders98 thanks for such positive words about Beyond Caring. We'll make sure that this is shared with the creative team and cast.
Out of area this eve to watch @Beyond_Caring in Trindon Grange Community hall. A beautifully crafted, tender, thought provoking play about life for staff and residents in a care home by @ChristinaCastli . Not shocking or scandalous but based on real stories which pull on every..
...heart. All three actors were superb and I doubt there was a dry eye in the house. Highly recommend if you're in Co Durham this coming week see https://t.co/UFOSPqMbq3
"This tender telling of tales from the perspective of residents, care workers and relatives struck a chord and pulled on it."
Another great review for #BeyondCaring, this time from the lovely people @NorthEastBylines...
🎟 https://t.co/VKsWwklUjx
https://t.co/ecBGOV5hHJ
To ensure that staff & residents at care homes (& their families) can watch Beyond Caring together, we have a digital recording of the play available to be screened, free of charge, in care homes until 5 Nov. Contact us & we can share a link to the film with you.
#ACEsupported
Highly recommend seeing this if you can. Such a carefully crafted, sensitive play with some of the most authentic performances I've seen in a long time. Really stunning theatre.
We're nearly halfway through the #BeyondCaring tour & the play is proving to be a big hit with audiences. See what they have had to say... 💬
🎟️https://t.co/VKsWwklUjx
📷 @mattjamie
We were thrilled to perform #BeyondCaring as part of the fantastic @DarlingtonXtra Awards this week. Congratulations to all of the newly qualified students working across adult & child services who were attending the event & received awards. 🎉