# RESPONSE ABILITY THEATRE LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1206912
- **Other names:** RESPONSE ABILITY THEATRE, RAT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 6, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1206912


## Contact

- **Address:** FLAT 11 WALDEN HOUSE, CRESCENT ROAD, BARNET
- **Postcode:** EN4 9RQ
- **Phone:** 07583072192
- **Email:** info@responseabilitytheatre.com
- **Website:** www.responseabilitytheatre.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THEPERFORMING ARTS BY INVOLVING PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY TRAUMA;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE NATURE OF TRAUMA AND TRAUMA-CONSCIOUSWORKING PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POSITIONS OF CARE, ON THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMSAND MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMA (AWARENESS) THROUGH THE USE OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULARBUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND TO COMMUNICATELEARNINGS FROM RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY OR INCIDENTALLY FURTHERUNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA IN THEATRE AND ARTS-BASED WAYS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION(LEARNING); AND(3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BY USING THEARTS AS A FORM OF PROTECTION AGAINST AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMA. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE CHARITABLE OBJECTS, WE UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES SUCH ASBUT NOT LIMITED TO: - THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS THAT TELL STORIES INSPIRED BYLIVED EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA. THESE PRODUCTIONS ARE SURVIVOR-LED TOENSURE AUTHENTICITY AND IMPROVE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS IN THEATREAND THE ARTS. - SUPPORTING ACADEMIC AND PEER RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT SEEK TO GATHER EVIDENCEWITH AND FROM SURVIVORS, TO RESPOND TO THEIR PURPOSES AND CO-DESIGN ANDDELIVER THEATRE-BASED AND OTHERWISE CREATIVE ELICITATION SESSIONS TO MAKE THEPROCESS TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS; EQUIP RESEARCHERS TO CARRY OUTTHEIR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH SURVIVORS IN TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS WAYS; AND TOCREATE ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH THEATRE AND THEARTS FOR THE PUBLIC. - THE PROVISION OF CREATIVE GROUPS AND PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS FOR TRAUMASURVIVORS; WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING FOR SURVIVORS AND/OR PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OFCARE FOR SURVIVORS; AND SIGNPOSTING SURVIVORS TO ADVISERS IN MATTERS SUCH AS LAW, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND ANY OTHER PRACTICAL ISSUES THEY MAY NEED TOADDRESS ON THEIR JOURNEYS BEYOND TRAUMA.

**Activities:** Response Ability Theatre (RAT) is a boldly trauma-conscious and survivor-led theatre and participation arts charity that represents and supports people who experience or are at risk of experiencing trauma through: productions, creative workshops for survivors, trauma-conscious communication training for people in positions of support for survivors, and consultancy to researchers and organisations.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £71024 | £38687 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Kathryn Brenda Langford** (Chair) — appointed April 14, 2024
- Hallie Elizabeth Banish — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- Judith Miriam Fagelson — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- Julian Jay Parmar — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- Kim Teresa Marsh — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- Miranda Eng Keast — appointed Feb. 6, 2024