Managed Approach

Managed Approach is a critically acclaimed, five-star semi-verbatim play that reflects upon the UK’s first legalised red-light district.

From 2014 to 2020, a local government initiative known as the ‘Managed Approach’ allowed sex workers to operate under certain regulations in the Holbeck area of Leeds. Exploring the community’s divided response, Managed Approach follows a mother and daughter from Holbeck as their relationship is tested by their differing views on the red-light district. Their story is interwoven with testimonies from sex workers, amplifying the voices most directly affected by – yet often marginalised from conversations surrounding – the Managed Approach.