Nell Hardy

Actor/Writer
Theatre Director/Facilitator
Founder @r_a_theatre
rep @thedazeyhillsco

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

To anyone who wished they could go to church today.
Anyone who did go and doesn't know how to help.
Anyone who can't reconcile their decision to leave or stay in their faith.
Anyone who can't make out their own spiritual needs and values from those of others.
This one's for you.

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

We couldn't be happier/more relieved to announce that I, Lord is now ARTS COUNCIL FUNDED!

It’s been a heckuva road. But survivors of spiritual and/or faith-based trauma deserve to be heard, and we weren’t going to stop until we got that platform.

https://t.co/EBxOuDYNWI

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

We're thrilled to announce our founder is Creative Producer of the 1st year of Old Diorama Arts Centre's One Roof program for artists with lived experience of homelessness.

We're celebrating with a premiere of RAT's new short film! Check out our website blog for more info 😍

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

We don't hang out here very often anymore, but if you're one of the remaining few, happy holidays to you too 😁

Why not check out our new blog post to find out about a few of the things with which we'll be starting 2025...

https://t.co/GTER4Agc7s

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

Blog post here: https://t.co/pS0NCynoLt

Copied out in images on a thread because we really want you to read it 🧡

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

A call for Justin Welby to resign. - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/KllIhqycCH via @UKChange

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@ReshapersCIC I'm violently ill today - can barely get out of bed to throw up - and I never get ill. Last time anything like this happened I was under severe stress from mental health hospital institutional abuse. Just saying...! Solidarity ✊

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

A year ago today, we performed 'Milestones' for one night only. Today, we celebrate by making the full play available to watch on our website!

Scroll to the bottom of
https://t.co/EbN1r5fB9v
and click play - there's your evening sorted 😊

See the play that led to policy change!

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

Make some noooooooooooooooise

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

The brilliant folk at @SPCLeicester have asked us to run a creative session for their interfaith community exploring next steps in tackling spiritual abuse!

2-4pm
Sunday 6th October
St Philips Centre,
Leicester LE5 5UB

Free to attend. Sign up now! https://t.co/xOGFwSPoNU

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

New blog post!

Following our 2nd core group session, our confirmed, co-created Vision, Mission and Values - with a little preface explaining more about how what we do is different to what's already out there, and why it is needed.

Happy Sunday reading!

https://t.co/t2f9f6DO0j

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@turtleandturtle I often think that if I had been able to finish my degree I might have become someone who waits around for stuff to come to me rather than having to make stuff happen. And I certainly wouldn't have as strong a sense of purpose as I do now.

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

With 4 days until our 1st ever core group session, we're reflecting on the common mistakes in practice around trauma, preparing ourselves to start differently, & continuing to learn!
Our latest blog post shares what we think the biggies are. Do you agree?
https://t.co/X4vX7fHMcJ

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

If you follow me but don't follow my charity @r_a_theatre, we're starting our first core group for trauma survivors on Sunday 4th August 2-5pm at @olddiorama and I can't wait!

Check out details here: https://t.co/rIRN8xZ69Y 😍

[Response Ability Theatre @R_A_Theatre]

Thanks to @olddiorama and @camden_giving, we can finally start running our first core group for trauma survivors!

Check out our latest blog post to find out why we're doing it, where and when, how you can sign up, or how you can support us: https://t.co/Oq5jadDMs6

🥰

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

Pleasure was all mine, guys!
What an amazing bunch of people 🥰

[Arts & Homelessness International @artshomelessint]

Thank you @our_MoH for hosting our 3rd Associates Leaders cohort first meet up. We enjoyed your bespoke arts leadership trauma workshop & @nellhardyactor ran a creative session of object stories from their collection. She also shared what it was like being on the programme. 💫

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@ReshapersCIC @Rgt71Robert @NewStatesman @churchofengland @synod This is where I don't totally agree that apologising to keep one's integrity intact is sufficient. That's all still about the perpetrator. Letting the survivor control the narrative, absolutely; but accepting they can't make amends? Only if they still do whatever they can to try.

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@WAPtheatre Yes please!

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@thevicarswife @ReshapersCIC @ChurchTimes @GenSyn Of course. I'm so sorry that happened to you.

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@thevicarswife @ReshapersCIC @ChurchTimes @GenSyn Okay, thanks so much for explaining.

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

@thevicarswife @ReshapersCIC @ChurchTimes @GenSyn I'm one of the survivors sending in feedback on the CCM, and one of the main points I'm making is that I want to see more detail on what makes something a grievance, misconduct or serious misconduct. Is that what you mean by code of practice?

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

But that's an extreme example. Putting a year's time limit on going through a complaints process shows a complete lack of awareness of how trauma works, let alone the practical risks involved in complaining (which are many, with countless nuances for different circumstances).

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

So glad to see @ChurchTimes drawing attention to this. The executive power of one person to decide if I had "good reason" not to complain within a year of misconduct, and to do so with misogyny and ableism, was the final straw of me not being able to return to the CofE.

[Church Times @ChurchTimes]

A survivor writes about the emotionally exhausting process of making a CDM complaint out of time — only for it to be refused

https://t.co/cd8tEH7C8a

[Nell Hardy @nellhardyactor]

In my case, my "good reason"s included not knowing misconduct was happening (he was covering up the abuse I had reported to him and as far as I knew I was patiently waiting for an outcome), and being homeless and hospitalised therefore unable to access Internet and info freely.