"...the piece was both informative and entertaining - exactly what we wanted, pupil feedback was great..."

Gary Lloyd , St marys High

 

DRUGS

10 Things to do Before you die

Bradly is 16, he is just about to leave school and plans to go to college. But he has a list to work on first. Most things are simple but some are more well, life  But one thing on the list seems to be taking over and thats number 10, to party hard. Will he be able to complete the other 9 tasks or will he be dragged more into the world of drugs. 10 things to do before you die is a powerful insight into what could happen if you go that bit too far. Performance and workshop looking at the complications and effects drugs can have on an individuals life, ave a ripple effect on everyone around you.

 

 

Teenage Pregnancy  

Rewind  

If only you could turn the clock back. Go back to the moment when you did what you shouldn't. Because you could. Because you were in love. But love changes when you find out you're pregnant. And you're trying to sort out the mess but your mum's telling you your tea's ready. And you know that you have to go to school tomorrow. When Craig and Emma talk together their stories overlap. But separate them and their monologues reveal that loving someone doesn't always mean you know them. Or can trust them. This performance/workshop can be offered as a half day (1-2 hours) or a full day session, and covers the issues around teenage pregnancy. We explore risky behaviour including binge drinking, peer pressure and where to get help and advice. 

 

 

Bullying

 

Haydn  

  

Offered as a one to two hour or whole day session. The performance workshop entails a performance and a issue based workshop looking at the effects of bullying from all perspectives including both parties, friends and family. We look at why bullying happens, how to stop and avoid it, and how what goes around comes around, often with devastating consequences.

 

 

 

Eating disorder / Healthy eating

Thinspiration

 

Living in a world where images of beauty are forced upon us everyday it is increasingly difficult for us all to keep up. That pressure can often be extreme on young people. This performance workshop looks at the character of Jane and the pressures that surround her as she struggles to get the size 0 figure. Through drama and role play we look at media and presentation, self confidence as well as the dangers of eating disorders and what can be done to help yourself and your friends

Behavioural difficulties and Criminality

 ASBO Girl

 

Katie has an asbo but is she bovvered?We listen in on her story as she stands outside the school gates waiting for her best mate Gia to come skive with her. Is she your typical cocky chav? Or is there another side to this girl hiding behind the facade? An extremely powerful and heart rendering piece that raises the question of nature verses nurture, and is it just too late for some people to change? Offered as a half day or full day workshop.

 

STRESS AND OCD

 

JAMES

 

 

James is sitting his final GCSE exams and is absolutely terrified. This is all made worse by the fact that although extremely bright, he has OCD. This monologue takes place in the exam hall where we see James fighting the urge to count the desks, straighten his pens and how to cope with him sat on a crack. We meet him in his frustration and feel the tension as we wait alongside him for the exam to begin. A comic insight in how an unseen illness and stress can completely consume someone's life. This workshop/performance looks at how stress and things such as OCD can cause impact hugely on young people. We focus on stress relieving excersises, why stress happens and where to go for help.

 

 

 

 

 

Knife Crime

Is this a dagger, which I see before me?

When Craig and Elise (name change?) meet, two worlds collide. He's the geek who's top of the class and gets up early every morning to go swimming. She's the babe who's fancied by half the class and gets up early just to get off the estate. But when Sir casts them as the lead roles in Shakespeare's 'unlucky play', they start learning more than their lines. Craig discovers what it's like to be part of a gang of mates and Elise finds that success comes at a price. But neither of them learn, until it is too late, how closely they resemble the doomed Macbeths.  Is this a dagger, which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee...

 

 

 

 Enrichment : Smooth Operator. Sports Day

Leanne's best mate, Alex is the school's star striker. But Leanne couldn't score a goal if she was stood in the back of the nets and the rest of the world had been wiped out by zombies! She's not very good at drama either and her impersonation of a pomegranate prompts Mr Gregory to send her to buy fruit with the sports teacher. Her day gets worse before it gets better but a near disaster at Alex's cup match turns into a fruitful experience as Leanne realises that you don't have to eat crisps to feel good about yourself - or score a goal to feel part of the team.

 

 

Money Management

 

Currently in development. As we venture into a world in which we are surrounded by credit and so many temptations, money management is is vital part of our lives. But what of the adults of tommorrow this performance workshop looks at the history of cash flow and what might happen if we don't try and change.

Dyslexia/ADHD and learning difficulties.

 

Currently in development

We are currently developing a peice of work based on living with a hiddendisability.

Newfound are often commissioned to develop projects with teachers/ educationionalists. We offer good rates and are happy to adapt and discuss new ideas and offer qoutes.