How's your father? A theatre show about challenged and challenging dads

Dr Georgia Philip is a lecturer in social work and sociology based in the Centre for Research on Children and Families at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk. She has undertaken research on father engagement and fathers’ experiences of children’s services and/or the family court for over ten years. She has worked on two Nuffield-funded projects: Counting fathers in: Men’s experiences of the child protection system (2014 to 2017) and Up Against It: Understanding the scale, pattern and dynamics of fathers’ recurrent appearance in care proceedings (2017-2019/20). Her previous research looked at fatherhood in the context of private law, divorce and separation. In addition to her teaching and research roles, she is actively involved in a range of dissemination, training and public engagement work around fathers and father inclusive practice.

Simon Floyd is a community theatre producer, director and performer. As well as his freelance work in training and performance, he is founder and director of award-winning Norwich-based theatre company The Common Lot. He has directed and produced many locally inspired, original theatre events with and for the people of Norfolk. Recent projects include the city centre hit Anglia Square: A Love Story, Norfolk Archaeological Trust’s historical research to theatre project Imagined Land, and Stories Down the Line a community theatre project about Marriott’s Way for Norfolk County Council. He was previously SHARE co-ordinator for the Eastern region - a regional development programme supporting museums to develop their practice through the sharing of skills and resources.

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