The PAR³TY Project: Brief Overview

Created by Amelia Howe, Jack Purcell-Burrows, Sophie Fisher & Tegan Clarke
with support from Steve Ansell, University of Leeds.

The PAR³TY Project is a partnership between the University of Leeds in the UK and Royal Roads University in Canada. The project draws on the experience, expertise and insights of young cancer survivors to explore the potential for expressing their perspectives through a performative language that could effectively promote understanding and positive change in the cancer care system.

Lead researchers:
Professor Alice O’Grady (University of Leeds), Dr. Cheryl Heykoop (Royal Roads University), Dr. Will Weigler (independent theatre director, Canada), and research assistant Kate Crook (doctoral candidate, University of Leeds)

Co-researchers:
Amelia Howe
Jack Purcell-Burrows
Sophie Fisher
Tegan Clarke