Meet Badger | 'Oi Polloi gives you the toolkit to go: "I want something more"'

A new term has begun for our community theatre group Oi Polloi. 

Originally made up of individuals who have had some experience of homelessness, Oi Polloi have been running for nine years and still going strong. 

We chatted to one of its longest-serving members, Badger, to learn a bit more about this really special group and how the company helped him get back his confidence.

The project started in 2019 out of Cardboard Citizen’s national programme Cardboard Camps. Now working in partnership with Bristol Drugs Project, the project provides a safe and supportive space for individuals to try out new skills and make work together.

Oi Polloi is a creative programme that works with adults with lived experience of homelessness, people who use drugs or alcohol, or feel socially isolated for other reasons.