InterAct at Home readings - Emma D'Inverno
If you've ever wondered what InterAct at Home readings are, here's a video of Emma D'Inverno, one of our talented actress, reading...
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InterAct Stroke Support
Aug 25, 2020
Meeting Connectforce
InterAct family had the privilege of virtually meeting Victoria, one of the four founders of the brilliant Connectforce team....
InterAct Stroke Support
Aug 11, 2020
A Choice of Poets - Alistair McGowan
The talented Alistair McGowen has sent us this lovely selection of readings which also includes original work written by himself! I...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 31, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Catherine McCormack
We have absolutely loved making and sharing these readings with you over the last two months in isolation! Now lock-down rules are...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 29, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Stephanie Greer
This evening, Stephanie Greer, from our Manchester team, takes us back to the 1920s and into Somerset Maugham's short story 'Mr...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 27, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Allison Dean
For today's isolation reading, Allison Dean brings us 'Stray' by Cynthia Rylant. With pet purchasing on the rise during isolation and...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 25, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Lucy Briers
To give us a dose of the uncanny, this afternoon Lucy Briers reads the spooky 'Four Twenty-Four Precisely' by John Edgell. We will be...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 23, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Kirsty Cox
This evening, another fantastic Roald Dahl short story called 'Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat', read to us by Kirsty Cox. We will be...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 21, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Louise Mai Newberry
Many of us will be dreaming of sitting on the beach in the beautiful sunshine this week. For those of us who are unable to make that...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 19, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Florence Keith-Roach
This evening, Florence reads us 'The Cornershop Casanova' by Ken Hankins, the story of a very cheeky little boy, scheming to find himself...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 17, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Charlotte Winer
Today, Charlotte brings us 'The Verger' by Somerset Maugham. We will be sharing a video reading every other day, so keep an eye out for...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 15, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Bill Paterson
The outstanding actor Bill Paterson reads a passage from his own book The Back Green, transporting us to a Glasgow of his youth. We will...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 13, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Ulrika Krishnamurti
To get your heart racing on the midweek humpday, Ulrika Krishnamurti reads the Roald Dahl thriller, 'The Lamb to the Slaughter'. Though...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 11, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Ewan Goddard - 'Arctic Roll'
We often find ourselves craving something sweet and delicious on a Monday afternoon here at InterAct. If you are too, here is 'Arctic...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 9, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Rhiannon Oliver
From our team in Cardiff, Rhiannon Oliver reads two beautiful, reflective poems by two of the great English poets; 'Composed upon...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 7, 2020
Isolation Readings - Jo Dakin - Comedy Poetry
To kick off the May bank holiday weekend with some positivity and giggles, here is Jo Dakin reading a few very funny comedy poems. Since...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 5, 2020
InterAct Isolation Reading - Oliver Ford Davies
The amazing Oliver Ford Davies reads 'Junk Food Heaven' by Bill Bryson. A very funny short piece, brilliantly read. Enjoy! Since our...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 3, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Avita Jay - 19th C. poetry
This morning, we have Avita Jay reading 'He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven' by W. B. Yeats and 'If' by Rudyard Kipling. They are both...
InterAct Stroke Support
May 1, 2020
InterAct Isolation Readings - Martin Whatley - Gertrude, the Pig with a Problem
James Herriot stories are always absolutely brilliant, and 'Gertrude, the Pig with a Problem' is no exception! Fantastically read by...
InterAct Stroke Support
Apr 30, 2020
InterAct at Home - Call to stroke survivors
Are you or do you know a stroke survivor who is self isolating? We want to keep supporting stroke survivors' recovery during lockdown, in...
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