The Up Men
Participants involved in Comedy Improv course with Tom Roden, ending in an open mic event - March 2024.
About Up Men
Up Men aims to promote positive mental health in men through creativity & connection - bringing people together without fear of judgement. We stand for openness, acceptance, fresh perspectives and positive expression.
We host courses and one-off events, You can find details of these on our whats on page.
Up Men is the legacy of a Restoke project MAN UP, a show about masculinity & mental health co-created with 21 men in Stoke-on-Trent. MAN UP culminated in five sell-out shows performed at Goldenhill Working Men's Club. The Up Men programme is steered and supported by a group of men who took part in the original performance.
For more information and to join the Up Men mailing list contact: upmen@restoke.org.uk
UP MEN weekender
In October 2023 we celebrated 5-years of the Up Men programme with a weekend of workshops in comedy improv, therapeutic art, dance and singing and performances by New Art Club, Fubunation & Jamie Thrasivoulou
Plus a visual art exhibition 'I see you, I hear you' by Daby Obiechefu some of which can still be viewed on the mezzanine at Fenton Town Hall.
Photos of the event below by Grant Archer/Chris Neophytou
