# OUT OF CHARACTER

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161399
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 23, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161399


## Contact

- **Address:** 165 Haxby Road, York
- **Postcode:** YO31 8JL
- **Phone:** 01904 652252
- **Email:** n.rowe@yorksj.ac.uk
- **Website:** http://outofcharactertheatre.squarespace.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, BY REASON OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- PROVIDING THEATRE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADULTS WHO USE OR HAVE USED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES- PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH THE USE OF THEATRE.

**Activities:** The purpose of Out of Character is to promote social inclusion among people who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society by reason of mental illness, in particular by:- providing theatre opportunities to adults who use or have used mental health services.-promoting an understanding of mental illness through the use of theatre




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- City Of York
- Leeds City
- Lincolnshire
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Yorkshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **JULIET FORSTER** | Chair | Jan. 1, 2009 |
| Matthew Harper |  | Sept. 28, 2017 |
| NICK ROWE |  | Jan. 1, 2009 |
| Professor Dianne Willcocks |  | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| Simon Procter |  | Oct. 3, 2024 |




