March 16th, 2011
Roly thinks he looks terrible and every time he looks in the mirror he sees a monster. To top it all his mum, Magic Mags, the most embarrassing mum in the world, has come to the school to take eveyone’s photograph. Could things get any worse?
Roly decides he must retrieve his photograph before the rest of his class see it, but this means a trip to the scary darkroom and an unfortunate meeting with the monster…
Say ‘Cheese!’ explores self-image and identity. It’s classroom based, uses theatre, music, humour and song and invites creative input from the audience via improvisation and drama games.
It was commissioned by Gloucestershire Local Education Authority and toured primary schools in the county in 2006 and 2007.
March 9th, 2011
A coke snorting medallion man, a disaffected teenager, a bunch of partying kids out for a laugh and a struggling single mum – you will meet all these characters in Big Night Out, a gripping show commisioned by Gloucestershire and Wiltshire LEA.
This stunning piece asks some pertinent questions about the dangers of illicit drugs, as well as probing at alcohol, lurking under its cloak of respectability. Graphic and arresting performances from just three live performers take us into a larger world of characters and situations by virtue of clever interaction with vuideo projected scenes, which allow them to introduce an extra cast of teenagers into the action.
March 9th, 2011
2007: the bicentenary of the Act of Parliament to abolish the slave trade. Surely a time to celebrate and congratulate ourselves?John Thorndale MP would like to leave it at that, but a determined young stranger lurking in the background has a very different story to tell…
Produced in collaboration with the Midcounties Co-operative Fair-trade Fund, this dramatic new play examines slavery and exploitation, both past and present, and looks at the power to bring about change which we possess as consumers.
January 16th, 2011
Two cultures in this exciting and explosive show from Fairgame in collaboration with Khayaal Theatre.
Inspired by the lives and stories of young people in Gloucester, Salaam actively challenges prejudice and stereotype, whilst ultimately celebrating cultural diversity.
Drawing heavily on Khayaal’s storytelling style, mixed with Fairgame’s unique physical style, Salaam is an emotive, beautiful and haunting piece.
January 16th, 2011
The Tiler of Gloucester was an epic story, commissioned as part of Gloucestershire’s millenium celebrations, that spanned the history, present and imagined future of the county. It was inspired by the recent 2007 floods and followed a young lad who was tormented by visions of Gloucestershire with all its beauty and history swallowed up forever by rising floods and the sea.
The Tiler of Gloucester was a heritage lottery funded project. The play toured the length and breadth of Gloucestershire as part of countywide millenium celebrations.
January 16th, 2011
When the Lights Went Out brought to life one of the most turbulent period’s in our country’s history.
Based on extensive Gloucestershire research the play drew on the vivid memories and wonderful stories of those who were there during the dark days of World War Two.
This play was written by Mike Akers and produced in collaboration with Stroud Theatre Company. It toured Gloucestershire and nationally throughout Oct and Nov 2008.
December 29th, 2010
Home Front was a fully immersive residential week-long workshop. Thirty lucky young people were transported back to World War II where they experienced life as an evacuee, a land worker and a member of the Home Guard.
The workshop took place at Wick Court near Frampton-on-Severn. This beautiful working farm is a “Farm for City Children” during term time, and, as a heritage building, was the perfect setting for our residential workshop.
The young people were welcomed at an evacuaee reception centre in the local village of Frampton and then collected in a vintage bus which took them to Wick Court where they spent the week. Here, they were fed on rations such as spam and corned beef and they even experienced an air raid one night!
The young people worked with costumiers, specialist tutors, lindyhop dancers, cooks and theatre practitioners to recreate history. As well as the range of daily activities on offer at Wick Court, the young people spent an action packed day at STEAM museum in Swindon where they were able to explore World War II resources and an authentic Anderson shelter.
Thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund through their Young Roots programme, Fairgame were able to offer this highly original experience absolutely free.