A research-informed theatre performance exploring the complexities of sickle cell crisis care, grounded in ethnographic study and lived experience. Suitable for healthcare professionals, researchers, patients, and the wider public, it offers new perspectives on care, communication, and equity in acute hospital settings.
Crescent Cell, Sickle Moon is a research-informed theatre performance exploring care for people experiencing sickle cell crises, imagined through a parallel universe but grounded in real clinical and lived experiences.
Developed from the Exploring Practices of Care (EPOC4) study and co-created with people living with sickle cell, a haematologist, and theatre makers, the play brings together research, practice, and lived experience to examine how care is delivered in acute settings.
Through an imaginative narrative, the performance explores key themes including pain, trust, communication, and the impact of structural inequalities on care. It offers an accessible yet rigorous way to engage with complex questions about how compassionate, effective care can be achieved in practice.
The event aims to:
- Deepen understanding of experiences of sickle cell crisis from patient and clinician perspectives
- Highlight challenges in delivering timely, trusted, and equitable care
- Illuminate a vision of good sickle cell crisis care
- Demonstrate how creative methods can translate research into practice
Suitable for haematology professionals, multidisciplinary clinicians, researchers, patient communities, and the wider public. No prior knowledge is required.
Content note: includes references to racism, sickle cell crises, and challenging hospital experiences.
Programme: www.crescentcell.com
Registration: www.crescentcell.com
