Disclosure: This preview is based on press information supplied by Rosetta Life, with current event details checked against the venues.
A theatre piece shaped by lived experience
Learn From Us is a disability dance-theatre production created with people living with brain injury, combining live performance, music, movement and projected stories from different parts of the world.
The autumn 2026 tour continues to Gloucester, Reading and London, with the London performance taking place on 1 December 2026 at The Source in Stratford.
What is Learn From Us about?
The show centres on a mother and son in the aftermath of life-changing illness: one navigating life as a carer and the other rebuilding independence. Alongside live performers, projected material brings in perspectives from India and Australia.
The production explores recovery, independence, unpaid care, identity and what it means to build a meaningful life after trauma.
Cast and creative team
The live company includes professional singer Melanie Pappenheim, dancer Elvie Rose Christiansen Head, and Brain Odysseys ambassadors Jen Chandler and James Heather.
- Creative Director — Lucinda Jarrett
- Animation / Projection — Magali Charrier
- Composer / Sound Designer — Jules Maxwell
- Filmmaker — Chris Rawlence
- Lighting Designer — Cis O’Boyle
- Set Designer — Michael Douglas
- Producer / Tour Manager — Allison Birt
- Creative Health Development Producer — Susie Tate
Autumn 2026 dates
- 7 October: livestream from Gloucester Guildhall — 3pm, Pay As You Can. Gloucester Guildhall details and booking
- 20 October: South Street Arts, Reading — 7pm. South Street Arts details and booking
- 1 December: The Source, Stratford, London — 7pm, £10–£15
The London date is planned as a double bill with a new community performance from Headway London, featuring original music by composer and sound designer Sarah Angliss.
Running time and age guidance
- Running time: approximately 50 minutes
- Age guidance: 16+
Accessibility and care
Access arrangements vary by venue. The Reading event is listed as wheelchair accessible, while anyone with specific access requirements for another tour date should check directly with the relevant venue before booking.
Content note: the production explores traumatic brain injury, recovery and the experiences of carers.
More accessible and community ideas
For more inclusive activities and useful local resources, visit Clarissa’s Corner’s Accessible Things to Do in Greenwich & South East London and Community & Support guides.
About Rosetta Life
Rosetta Life is a charity working in community and NHS clinical settings with people affected by brain injury. The organisation uses creative practice to support communication, mobility, agency and participation.
