After the huge success of Brainstorm, their youth-theatre play about the workings of the adolescent brain, pioneering theatre group Company Three are back with another brilliant play for young people: When This Is Over, a celebration of hope and imagination in a time of chaos. Conceived by the company between COVID lockdowns, and originally performed … Continue reading ‘The joy of connectedness’: Company Three on creating youth theatre in tumultuous times
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Staging our own Brainstorm: an intrepid English teacher on the rewards of devising a show with teenagers
When Steven Slaughter, an English teacher at Rosslyn Academy in Nairobi, Kenya, decided to stage a production of Brainstorm, the acclaimed play about the workings of the teenage brain, he was taking a big risk. The show is designed to be devised by a company of teenagers, putting their own lives and experiences centre-stage. But, … Continue reading Staging our own Brainstorm: an intrepid English teacher on the rewards of devising a show with teenagers
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