Testimonals, feedback and reviews

"The play was absolutely amazing! So moving. I'm sure everyone must have reflected on what they do in their professional life and how they will do it in the future"

Lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service on Jake's Justice play event.

 

"It has informed a lot of my thinking about the work I do now"

Jackie Kerr, Crown Prosecution Service, on Jake's Justice live play presentation

 

"Wanted to congratulate you on the superb job that was done on the DVD. Everything about the acting, filming, production was superb. It got a great response from the people that saw it at the South East Regional Health Action Planning Network. Sue Carmichael at the Government's Valuing People Support Team raved about it. A big thanks to all the people involved. Really good stuff. Other resources on the market look very amateur compared to the DVD you have produced. Wouldn't it be great if this could be shown on TV"

Christopher Ball, NHS Trust, West Sussex County Council

  

"The professionalism and dedication of yourself and your colleagues is inspirational"
 
Kathryn Stone Director, Voice UK

 

"The best presentation I have ever seen"

Conference participant

 

"Many thanks fot the DVD, we are really pleased with it and love the subtleties you have introduced. It works very well and was exactly what we had in mind. We especially like the the Bethany drama which is brilliant! Thanks you so much for all your patience, help and hard work- all in a short timescale too!"

Jane Hughes, Managing Director, Making Connections Ltd.

 

"You really did exceed my hopes and expectations. In response to the question: what was the most useful part of the day responses included:

Definately the drama presentation

Very thought provoking

Made me think about abuse

The play was very powerful and raised many hidden issues"  

Keith Sparks, Service Manager, Surrey County Council on Jake's Justice live play presentation

 

"The most useful and important piece of drama i've ever seen in a school"

Crawley teacher on Arthur The Hero, live drama presentation

 

"I would like to thank Sunny Arts on behalf of myself and Primelife for the work you did at our conference. We had very positive feedback and part of this is due to 'Jake's Justice'. Your work really made the audience listen and participate; you made an excellent introduction into a very positive and successful conference. I hope to work with you again sometime in the future"

Sally Green, PrimeLife Ltd

 

"Many thanks, once again, for your performance. It was very well recieved and gave the conference delegates plenty of food for thought. I hope that it will go some way in helping us to continue to improve the service we give to victims and witnesses"

Jackie Kerr, Crown Prosecution Service

 

"I just wanted to say thank you to you and your team for such an excellent performance at the Care Home Event on Wednesday. Your partnership work with me in planning and linking the varying themes together were more than evident and it was a pleasure watching how it had all come together. Your suggestions about finishing the day with a positive performance for me clinched the day! As you know the evaluations were superb. I don't know what is happenning to my present role after August but I can assure you that wherever I go I will keep in touch as your involvelment was invaluable".

Anne Barrett, Regional Lead For Dignity, The Department of Health on 'It's In The Small Things'.

 

"I am writing to thank you and your company so much for the fantastic contribution to our conference. The drama was thought provoking and powerful, it raised many issues at a number of levels for participants to think about. In particular the experience of the service user and how they can get lost in systems which perhaps don't always see them as a person first. The evaluations reflected how much participants had valued the contribution of Sunny Arts with positive scores and conistent messages of how powerful the use of drama was for the event. The workshop went well and involved and engaged people in the range of issues, some of which were clearly new to them. In particular the role  of the police and how people know how to access services. Once again, many thanks, my very best wishes and I will look forward to working together again in the future"

Barbara Simpson, Training and Development Officer, Lincolnshire County Council on 'Someone To Watch Over Me', performed at Conference at Lincolnshire Showground.

 

"Thank you all for a really wonderful performance yesterday...lots of positive feedback, with people saying that we have to have you back to do another performance in South Gloucestershire"

Sue Kerswell, Community Care, South Glos. Council

 

"Excellent performance and message conveyed by the actors, it kept the audience's attention and definately got the 'message' across"

"All those working in the care sector should have to watch Jake's Justice. It moved me to tears and made me realise how these people can be overlooked by the criminal justice system"

"A very powerful tool"

"The play was an excellent way of highlightiing all the issues and very effective"

"Jake's Justice was hard hitting and really made me aware of the impact of abuse on the individual and family. Far more effective than slides, talks, stats etc"

"Drama exceptional. Very moving. As the saying goes: straight from the horses mouth".

"Jake's Justice was incredibly powerful. Congratulations to all involved ".

Attendents at Lincolnshire Council Social and Caring Services:  Adult Protection Conference.

 

"Thanks again for today's great performance"

Elaine Aherne, Partnership Manager London Borough of Lambeth on performance of Someone To Watch Over Me at Brixton Town Hall

 

"Just a BIG thank you. It went down well and was well recieved and on a personal noteI really enjoyed it and found the acting 'got to me'. So a big thank you"

Simon Payne, Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults Advisor. Diocese of Lincoln

 

"Looking back through the evaluations all bar one scored Jake's Justice in the very satisfied (majority) or Satisfied category. The comments reflect the fact that the participants found it a highly moving and emotive experience, an experience which certainly moved the majority out of their comfort zone. From my point of view as a Training Officer I found you exceptionally easy to work with. You always responded to my communications whether by telephone or e-mail, kept to deadlines, actively listened to what it was that we were trying to convey in these three half day conferences and made helpful and informed suggestions. On the days of the performances you were professional, well prepared and unflappable. I would certainly recommend Sunny Arts to any organisation whether from the statutory, voluntary or independent sector, who wishes to raise awareness of how abuse of vulnerable adults takes place and what steps need to be taken to ensure that vulnerable adults are protected from abuse. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to work together again which I shall look forward to".

Liz Husemeyer, Training Officer, Lincolnshire County Council

 

"I am writing on behalf of the Safeguarding Adults Board to express our gratitude and appreciation to you, the delivery and content of the drama production and the way you facilitated the interactive session excellent. We have had lots of good comments about your superb performance. Feedback has shown that people found the production 'very' powerful and thought provoking. On the evaluation sheets the delegates were asked 'what was thebest thing about the event', I am pleased to say that 99% of the feedback sheets stated that the drama performance was the highlight of the day, everyone enjoyed it. Overall the day was a great success with over 220 people attending; together we were successful in raising awareness of safeguarding adults, partnership working and introducing our new policy and procedures.

So once again can I say a very special "thank you" to you and your team for your invaluable work. Yours sincerly, Moira Wilson,

Strategic Director, Adult and Community Services. Bradford City Council

 

"Thank you so much for your contribution to the Spring Training Day at Arundel. We were all greatly impressed by the quality and professionalism of your performance, and found it deeply moving and thought provoking. I would have no hesitation in commending your play to any other group withinh the Criminal Justice System, and I look forward to seeing the very real concerns raised by the play being tackled in the real world"

Peter Taylor, Area Training and Development Manager, Crown Prosecution Service Sussex

 

"Many thanks for the presentation, as yet I have only received informal comments, which were incredibly positive. There was a real sense of engagement from the audience"

Jane Kinson, Dorset Commnity Health Services on 'Someone To Watch Over Me' presentation.

 

"Thankyou for the interactive drama today. As well as being extremely informative it was very enjoyable too- the time flew by"

Shaun Tipton, Crown Prosecution Service on 'Stop It!'

 

"We have been using the DVD extensively and it has been very well received, our thanks to you and your actors for some very challenging dramas".
  
Jane Hughes, Managing Director, Making Connections  

 

Review of Jake's Justice in Community Care magazine

It is a challenging film, in that it forces us to think the unthinkable. Jake's Justice is hard hitting, powerful and moving. It illustrates some of the challenges for organisations working with vulnerable people in bringing perpetrators of adult abuse to justice. What comes over in Nicholas Wolfson's portrayal of Jake is a deep sense of injustice and the lasting impact that abuse has on him and his family.

The film, along with the resource book will be an invaluable tool for training and raising awareness and sets the agenda for organisations and agencies to review their arrangements for safeguarding vulnerable people.  

Clive Cartman-Frost

 

Below are comments made by participants at a conference from a Lincolnshire County Council  Conference in October 2007 after the presentation of 'Someone To Watch Over Me'. These are typical comments of conference attendees.

Someone to Watch Over Me was very interesting. Got the message over! Well done!

The play was very moving and an excellent way of putting information across.  

The play was very emotive and strong. A very good way of getting the issues across to a large audience. 

I found the play really good and a good way of showing different types of abuse and their effects on  the people involved. 

I found the play very thought-provoking and poignant. It led you through an emotional rollercoaster. The interaction afterwards gave an opportunity to consider why people become abusers. 

Very good production. Exceptionally good way of getting over the fact that abuse happens. Encourages own recognition of action needed. 

The play was excellent and brings home the problems faced by many in similar situations and the work that still needs to be done in the future to protect or support people. 

Found the breakdown session after the play very informative. 

Production highlighted issues and development of potential issues. The interaction successfully explored feelings/thoughts of individuals concerned. 

Well acted and thought provoking. 

Play excellent – very powerful makes you think and realise/appreciate what some families go through. 

 Audience interaction during “Someone to Watch Over Me” very useful and encouraged expansion of topic concerned. 

Play very informative. 

 A very good way of highlighting a difficult subject. 

This production was well considered and performed to assist with raising awareness. 

The play was an extremely powerful vehicle to unpack this difficult topic.  

A very powerful play and interactive session. 

Thought the “play” was very good – different! Interaction following the “play” was a good tool for thoughts and information. 

Found play very emotional as my mother suffers from dementia. 

Someone to Watch Over Me involved strong emotions and made the audience aware of vulnerable adults in the home. 

The play was very powerful. A good way to bring the message of awareness and need for action to people outside this field of work. 

The visual impression of the drama presentation spoke more than words on paper. Very powerful. 

The interactive session after the play was very helpful and thought provoking. It was inclusive for people with lots or little knowledge/experience of protection issues – a very good learning model. 

I found the play covered all of the real issues. 

Play was exellent and so relevant to life. 

Play excellent, multiple issues “brought home” in a practical way.