“I felt I was being listened to and could say what I actually thought, not keep it inside me.”
There are a number of previous projects described below, whilst these might no longer be available for booking they continue to inform our current and future work. If you have any queries about any of our work, past, present or future please do not hesitate to contact us.
Written By Paul Swift
“I could tell you a story, cos I’m good at stories… Once upon a time there was a little princess. And she lived happily with her mummy and her big brother. Then one day the aliens moved into number 22, and they took Nice Mummy away and they left Bad Mummy, the evil witch in her place…”
The Bad Mummy programme supports work on mental health and wellbeing, bullying, domestic violence, abuse, alcohol misuse, race, gender stereotyping, young carers, asylum seekers, families, identity and self image.
“There are a lot of issues in the play which some of the class are dealing with. I feel it is good for them to have an opportunity to discuss these problems and for children to empathise. They really enjoyed it and I think it enabled them to talk about issues which disturbed them and listen sympathetically to each other… Couldn’t rate its value higher.”
Written by Paul Swift
What’s Wrong With Jack? was developed in partnership with Parklands Primary School, designed to enable KS2 pupils to talk about issues surrounding Cyber-Bullying.
Find out more about What's Wrong With Jack? here.
LOSING IT Written By Paul Swift
“Does your mam know you’re here? Cos you got in trouble last time, didn’t you?... We heard her shouting. I bet she thinks we’re right little scumbags, doesn’t she?... Yes?!... Cheeky cow!”
The story happens in Leeds in summer 2005.
The Losing It programme supports work on community cohesion, domestic violence, abuse, healthy and unhealthy relationships, violence, anti social behaviour, mental health, well being, bullying, alcohol misuse, race, gender stereotyping, refugee, and asylum issues, famillies, identity and self image.
“We have had this company in school twice before and I think they are brilliant. They cover so much in one afternoon and they really make children think. A lot of children wrote that it made them realise that children of a different nationality or religion were the same – I think it made them think about tolerance… I would love to use it every year.”
DUMB
Co-devised with SPECTACLE THEATRE
Written by Paul Swift
Dumb tells the story of three kids in a shed, on a Saturday in summer 1999. The Dumb programme supports work on identity, self image, domestic violence, abuse, children's welfare, alcohol, drug misuse, bullying, racism and other contemporary issues.
“I thought it was very exciting because of all the twists and turns in it. I surprised myself by saying what I thought.” “Huge impact! All positive…an invaluable experience which I believe has really made a difference to the children.” “Brilliant! I didn’t know work like this existed.”
