Across business, education, politics, and the public sector, organisations face an unprecedented crisis of systemic exhaustion. Dominated by rigid targets and metrics, the human element is routinely flattened.

When friction arises, the default response is suppression. Teams confuse silence with harmony, settling for what peace scholar Johan Galtung termed 'Negative Peace': the mere absence of open argument.

Negative Peace is an exhausting illusion. Maintained through avoidance, collusion, and superficial compliance, it leaves underlying structural and cultural tensions untouched, breeding fragile, hyper-stressed, and siloed teams.

Conflict is not something to fear, avoid, or suppress. It is a natural, dynamic force for growth.

The Theatre of Peace

Pioneered over 40 years by founding director Roy Leighton, the Theatre of Peace bridges academic research with practical rehearsal. Grounded in oracy, storytelling, and active listening, it creates the precise conditions needed for constructive conflict.

Through our evidence-based BECOME Framework (Bravery, Energy, Creativity, Openness, Motivation, Empowerment), we invite you to step away from the performance of safe avoidance and enter authentic Constructive Conflict.

Built for Decisive Action

This autumn, experience this transformational work deep inside the historic Battle of Britain Bunker in West London.

Subterranean and completely disconnected (with no daylight, no Wi-Fi, and no mobile signal) this space is engineered specifically for absolute focus, emotional clarity, and decisive action.

Designed for senior decision-makers across business, education, politics, and the public sector, this high-stakes day addresses the real cost of workplace friction and turnover.

Why Attend?

Suppressed tension and 'polite silence' cost organisations millions in lost productivity, burnt-out talent, and failed execution. On the anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, step underground to transform workplace friction into your greatest asset.

Key Outcomes & Deliverables:

• Workplace Conflict Risk Diagnostic (WCRD) tool: How to map hidden systemic friction and uncover silent resistance within your organisation.

• Identify Organisational Archetypes using the Conflict Response Profile (CRP) tool: How all our archetypes have the potential to express themselves constructively, excessively or destructively. 

• Protect & Retain Top Talent: How to replace costly conflict avoidance with constructive dialogue that keeps your best people engaged.

• Move from theory to practice: Leave with practical tools for immediate application to address friction and conflict in the workplace and to support staff engagement, retention and productivity.

Designed for individuals, changemakers, and members of community groups who want to drive meaningful impact, this day illuminates the modern struggle to remain heard, included, and effective without burning out.

True peacebuilding starts from within. To heal friction in your community, you must first master the dynamics of constructive conflict.

Why Attend?

Creating real change in your community, workplace, or family requires more than good intentions—it requires emotional resilience and practical tools. Inside a subterranean space stripped of digital noise, you will gain the clarity needed to deepen your relational skills and lead with calm authority.

The 4 Competences of the Peacebuilder

Combining ancient wisdom practices with storytelling and active story-listening, we unpack the four core pillars of sustainable peacebuilding:

• Wake Up: Reclaim unitive awareness and shared humanity—dismantling the "us vs. them" mindset in community work.

• Clean Up: Address unhealed personal and interpersonal friction, replacing polite avoidance with brave, honest engagement.

• Grow Up: Build the emotional bandwidth to hold complex, competing viewpoints without collapsing into hostility.

• Show Up: Step into embodied relational action, bringing a courageous, compassionate presence to the world around you.