Being a clown with Lauren Silver

Lauren Silver is an award-winning actor, theatremaker and jolly-anxious clown. Her work has played in national and international venues including London’s Vaudeville Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Liverpool Everyman/Playhouse, Edinburgh Fringe and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. She is the founder of PlayWell and works with local communities and global companies to promote positive health and wellbeing through playful and engaging programmes.  

In this episode Lauren talks about why play is so important for us to tap into as adults for our wellbeing, the history of clowning and what life is like performing.