Shine

Shine, a three-year collaboration between Curve and Randal Foundation, is a ground-breaking project that seeks to address the mental health and wellbeing crisis amongst young people in some of Leicester’s most disadvantaged communities.

By working in collaboration with practitioners, therapists, academics, teachers and young people from five city centre schools, the project will explore how drama-based interventions can be an effective tool to developing coping strategies to reduce anxiety and promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

Through the programme, Curve and Randal Foundation seek to create a new framework for arts-based mental health and wellbeing support that can be taken on by arts organisations and inform national policy.

Workshops will be starting in schools from October 2025 and continuing until December 2027.

We are pleased to be working with educational partners at Fullhurst Community College, The Herewoode Academy, Sir Jonathan North College, Moat Community College and The City Of Leicester College as part of the programme.

We look forward to sharing more details on our progress and findings as the programme develops.