Practitioner focus: LUNG Theatre

Co-artistic director Matt Woodhead says: ‘With Lung's work, the show is just the beginning – the company wants to have an impact on policy.’

Since their first show The 56; a poignant, pertinent piece adapted from real-life testimonies about a tragic fire at Valley Parade football ground – LUNG have produced plays that not only stand up in terms of artistic merit, but that also stand up for the issues they highlight.

E15 tells the story of how a group of women fight eviction from their hostel in London, which The Guardian said ‘[brought] the issue of homelessness right into the auditorium’. The company spent two years campaigning with the ‘Mums' before producing the show, which epitomises LUNG's approach to research, and desire to be faithful to the subject matter and people involved.