Welfare State International was a British experimental theatre group formed in 1968 by John Fox[1] and Sue Gill,[2] Roger Coleman[3] and others.
In November 2001, Welfare State International was described by the Guardian Guide as "Britain's foremost arts and installations collective.
"[6] Welfare State International's 'The Raising of the Titanic' (Limehouse Basin, London, 1983) has been listed among "Productions that transformed theatre".
[1][2] Gill and Fox have transitioned their work into the artist-led organisation 'Dead Good Guides',[8] which seeks, for art, a role "that weaves it more fully into the fabric of our lives.
Sue Gill and Gilly Adams founded and continue to lead Rites of Passage retreats and workshops, which enable artists to train as celebrants.