Forum Theater: The Dramatized Lecture That Changes Perspectives

A theatrical presentation designed to raise awareness among your teams about psychosocial risks and quality of life and working conditions by immersing them directly in real-world scenarios.

Forum theatre is an interactive intervention method: actors perform workplace situations that present challenges—such as stress, harassment, team tension, or burnout—and then the audience becomes an agent of change by stepping onto the stage to test alternative approaches.

At Qualisocial, this format is part of a comprehensive approach to psychosocial risk (PSR) prevention and maintaining mental health at work: each scene is facilitated by an occupational psychologist, ensuring that the emotions of the performance resonate with sound theoretical and regulatory insights.

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One le théâtre forum transforme. En mettant les équipes en position d'auteurs et d'acteurs du changement plutôt qu'en position d'écoute, il déclenche une appropriation collective que peu de formats permettent d'atteindre en une seule session.

Legal risk

Without a psychosocial risk (PSR) assessment and an update to the single risk assessment document (DUERP), the DREETS or the Social and Economic Committee (CSE) can halt the entire social agenda. Inexcusable fault places direct liability on the employer.

Survivor syndrome

The employees who remain suffer an equally profound impact: reduced commitment, loss of trust, chronic guilt. Key talents leave first.

Performance collapse

Absenteeism, internal conflicts, operational disengagement: the human cost of poorly managed restructuring often exceeds the cost of the departures themselves.

Damaged employer brand

In the age of digital transparency, the way in which a company manages its PES defines its ability to recruit and mobilize its teams for years to come.

Participants involved in a participatory training activity

Forum theater, a tool for secondary psychosocial risk prevention

The classic mistake is to only intervene at the time of the announcement. Qualisocial acts over the long term to prévenir les RPS en amont (audits, DUERP, baromètres QVCT), améliorer la qualité de vie au travail par la sensibilisation et la formation, et accompagner les situations complexes (soutien psychologique, médiation).

Le théâtre forum se situe au cœur de la formation-action : il permet à un collectif restreint de s'entraîner concrètement à des situations qu'il rencontre réellement, sur des thématiques choisies avec vous, par exemple :

Unlike an audit or mediation, this format acts before situations deteriorate, providing the team with the tools to recognize and defuse tensions before they become entrenched.

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The 3-phase format : how does a forum theater conference work?

Each session follows a progression designed to gradually increase audience engagement: we introduce the topic, we experience it, and then we anchor it for the long term.

Phase 1 - Getting into the topic: street-style interviews and positioning games

A gallery of characters interviewed in a "street-style" icebreaker immerses the audience in the theme with perspectives that are sometimes provocative, sometimes spot-on. Then, a positioning game invites everyone to physically take a stand in the room in response to a statement related to the topic and to argue their choice, setting a participatory tone for the session.

Phase 2 - The core of the forum theater: introductory sketch and theatrical debate

The actors perform a short play presenting a problematic situation ("how to handle..."). The audience expresses their feelings, then the theatrical debate begins: participants propose alternatives and can step onto the stage to replay the scene by replacing a protagonist. The group then collectively analyzes the changes achieved before testing new approaches.

Phase 3 - Anchoring: the role of the expert

The occupational psychologist provides context, presents key figures, explains the legal framework, and builds on the theatrical debate by sharing concrete best practices. Action and theory interact from the beginning to the end of the conference.

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At the end: Distribution of training materials

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Our impact

They addressed mental health in the workplace A tangible impact

Discover the testimonials

“Even in the end, there can be meaning, dignity, and collective courage. A crisis does not reveal what a company does; it reveals what it is. Qualisocial has enabled us to support our employees and HR teams in this human and structured dimension.”

Nadia Ghodhban

Former HR Director at Jennyfer

“The combination of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, with a high level of quality in each program, is fully in line with the support we want to offer our employees. Qualisocial's great strength lies in its ability to combine expertise, human support, and concrete impact across the entire organization.”

Sylvie RECORBET

Head of Inclusion and Equal Opportunities, Health and QVCT, Allianz France

“Qualisocial supports SNCF Réseau in an innovative approach to mental health in the workplace: listening mechanisms, prevention of psychosocial risks, collective skills development, individual coaching, and digital tools to sustainably enhance the well-being, autonomy, and performance of teams.”

Anne Boucher

Head of Human Resources for National Industrial Technical Departments at SNCF Réseau

“We didn't want a top-down, theoretical training program. Qualisocial offered us a program combining different formats, alternating between content delivery, role-playing, and reflection time. It was a much more dynamic approach, better suited to our realities.”

Linda Breuillet

Head of Social Affairs, Terrena

“The solution offered by Qualisocial provides high-quality support, enabling Groupama to pursue its proactive commitment to promoting quality of life and working conditions and preventing psychosocial risks among employees. A notable feature of the solution deployed by Qualisocial is undoubtedly its agility and responsiveness. Needs are constantly changing, and it is essential to be able to count on a partner capable of supporting these transformations with flexibility and attentiveness.”

Bénédicte Créte-Dambricourt

Human Resources Director of the Groupama Group

“The psychological and social worker support hotline is, of course, anonymous. It gives us access to statistics, indicators, and trends, which we can ultimately use to implement concrete and meaningful action plans. So that really helps us a lot.”

Alba Sesma

Head of Quality of Life at Work, Diversity, and Inclusion

FAQS

Forum Theater in the Workplace

What is forum theater?

Forum theater is an interactive theater technique in which actors perform a scene depicting a problematic situation, then invite the audience to participate by proposing and enacting alternative solutions directly on stage. In a corporate setting, it allows for sensitive topics (work-related stress, harassment, team cohesion, etc.) to be addressed in a dynamic and participatory way, with the support of an expert who provides the theoretical and legal framework.

What is the difference between forum theater and a theatrical presentation?

At Qualisocial, both terms refer to the same format: a theatrical presentation that draws on forum theater techniques (explanatory skits, theatrical debates, audience participation) to address issues related to mental health and quality of life at work.

How many people can participate in a forum theater session?

Ideally, a session should have 50 to 70 participants, with a maximum of 100 people, in order to ensure the quality of the discussions and the audience’s engagement in the theatrical debate.

What topics can be addressed through forum theater?

Preventing psychosocial risks, work-life balance, assertiveness, team cohesion, recognition in the workplace, managing emotions, harassment, disability, and other topics can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your organization.

Who leads a Qualisocial theatrical workshop?

Each session is lead by two professional actors and an occupational psychologist who is an expert in the chosen topic, and the session alternates between theatrical role-plays and conceptual presentations.