Actors and legal experts take to the stage to shine the spotlight on workplace harassment

Hull Truck Theatre and Wilkin Chapman Rollits will come together to deliver an insightful workshop entitled “Recognising Harassment” as part of Humber Business Week 2026 line-up this June.
The session on Wednesday 3 June will be facilitated by Hull Truck Theatre’s Associate Director, Tom Saunders and utilise the skills of professional actors to perform a series of realistic workplace scenarios exploring how unwanted conduct can amount to harassment.

Important legal insight will be provided by Wilkin Chapman Rollits employment law specialists to give context and deepen understanding, including how to identify psychological abuse, cyberbullying and microaggressions at work.

The event is particularly timely in light of new protections against harassment, introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. From April 2026, disclosures about sexual harassment have been covered by whistleblowing protections, and further changes are due to come into force from October 2026.

A recent survey of UK employees found that 28% had experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past year, while nearly 60% of those affected chose not to report it.*

This workshop follows the successful “Unconscious Bias” training event that was delivered as part of last year’s Humber Business Week line-up and uses the same techniques and principle as the theatre’s award-winning GP Training programme.

Tom Saunders, Associate Director at Hull Truck Theatre, said:
“This interactive session will be a chance to dive into key issues, but through analysing the actions once more, of highly skilled actors. We hope to be able to give this important topic a fresh perspective!

“Recent changes to UK law have strengthened protections against bullying and harassment at work, placing more responsibility on employers and widening what’s considered unacceptable behaviour.

"We look forward to working with Wilkin Chapman Rollits once again as part of Humber Business Week 2026 to deliver this insightful session.”

Ed Heppel, partner and employment law specialist at Wilkin Chapman Rollits, said: 
“Harassment is not always obvious, and organisations don’t always recognise it until problems have already developed.

“This event will provide a space for employers to see real-world situations brought to life, understand the law, and leave more confident about how to safeguard their people and avoid legal risk.”

Recognising Harassment takes place at Hull Truck Theatre from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday, 3 June. The event is being delivered in person and is free to attend – please sign up online.

*UK Workplace Bullying & Harassment Survey 2026 | Fear of Speaking Up