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Ward 9: Coronavirus

Two of the patients in my room were put onto trolleys and taken out, and then two more women wheeled in.  “This is now a Coronavirus ward,” said Susan.  Alys Morgan was admitted to hospital on the 19th of April,…

Literary Study Days 2020

Hearth Literary Study Days are run by Hearth Centre director Polly Wright with a guest host. These collaborative events give you the opportunity to explore notable classic literature and the art behind them. We will be hosting a programme of…

David Harewood – Psychosis and Me

It was wonderful to see Dr Erin Turner speaking to David Harewood in Psychosis and Me on the BBC! Erin commissioned our play Revolving Door and works regularly with The Hearth Centre in her capacity as a Consultant Psychiatrist. David…

13 April 2019 Literary Study Day – ‘When Paula Met Charlotte’

How did one of the greatest artists of the 21st century respond to one of the greatest writers of the 19th? On 13 April 2019 at the Birmingham Midland Institute (BMI) The Hearth Centre’s director Polly Wright and poet and artist Margaret Markworthy presented Paula Rego’s 25 extraordinary lithographs of Jane Eyre, and read extracts from the nation’s favourite novel.

March 2019 Friends of Enemies – Work in Progress Tour

Friends of Enemies, written by Hearth Centre director Polly Wright, has finished a successful and thought provoking ACE funded Work in Progress tour. Readings of the play were presented at Pentabus in Shropshire, Theatr Clwyd in North Wales, MAC in Birmingham and Exeter Street Hall in Brighton. We're looking forward to sharing more with you about the work as times goes on!