Six months after our Takeover of Leeds Playhouse, an independent evaluation of the project has been completed by The Audience Agency.

We are so proud of what we were able to achieve in partnership and would like to take a moment to thank every single individual and organisation – including every story teller and all of Leeds’ Neighbourhood Networks – that ensured the project’s many successes. Here are some of the achievements:

We have been particularly struck by the impact that the work on our “1001 Stories Project” has made with the evaluation also stating that “in its ability to enable people to connect, the project supported social integration and cohesion, leaving lasting friendships amongst its participants.” This is vitally important to our work and to the people we work with. Some of the other findings include:

Find our full evaluation of the 1001 Stories project completed by the Audience Agency below: