Name: Open Sesame: Reconnecting the Practise
Start: 2026-05-17T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-17T18:00:00+01:00
Location: St. Barnabas Catholic Church

A rare gathering of Sesame practitioners—movement, myth, and reconnection across generations.
About this Event

Open Sesame: The Key to Opening Doors

This is a moment to open Sesame again
and to follow where it leads.

Open Sesame is an invitation to reconnect with the living lineage of the Sesame Approach to Dramatherapy.
A space where past and present practitioners meet—not only to remember, but to re-animate, re-imagine, and open what comes next.

This gathering brings together graduates of:

The Sesame Approach to Drama & Movement Therapy
Psyche & Soma

Across generations, trainings, and pathways.

Through movement, story, and shared presence, we return to the core of Sesame—not as something fixed, but as something still unfolding.

🔑 What to Expect

Arrival & informal connection over tea and coffee

Experiential workshop led by Mary Smail

An ‘old school’ Sesame space rooted in myth, movement, and imagination
Engaging with themes of closure, shadow, and renewal

Time to gather, reflect, and imagine forward together

Where is Sesame now?
What wants to emerge?
Who has time, energy, or skills to contribute?
This is not just an event.
It is a threshold.

🌿 About the Facilitator — Mary Smail

Mary Smail trained in Sesame Drama and Movement Therapy in 1990 and has worked extensively across clinical and community settings, including the NHS, private practice, and therapeutic organisations.

She is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, former visiting lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and former Director of the Sesame Institute.

Her work centres on the use of myth, fairy tale, and imagination in therapeutic practice. She co-authored a book in this field and continues to teach, supervise, and facilitate through Psyche & Soma.

Mary trained with and worked alongside Billie Lindkvist, founder of the Sesame approach.