Positive Stories For Negative Times

Five exciting new plays for young people written specifically in response to a world in the midst of a pandemic accompanied by a handbook from Wonder Fools theatre company with guidance for staging the plays either online or live in the space.<br/><br/>Commissioned as part of Wonder Fools' national participatory project <i>Positive Stories for Negative Times</i> these five plays offer a variety of stories styles and forms for ages 8-25. These original and innovative plays are: <br/><b><i><br/></i></b><b><i>Is This A Fairytale?</i></b>by Bea Websater<br/>A new play that rips apart the traditional fairy tale canon and turns it on its head in a surprising inventive and unconventional way. Ages 8+<br/><br/><b><i>Hold Out Your Hand</i></b>by Chris Thorpe<br/>A dynamic text asking questions about place where we are now and the moment we are living through. Ages 13+<br/><br/><b><i>The Pack</i></b> by Stef Smith<br/>A playful and poetic exploration about getting lost in the loneliness of your living room and trying to find your way home. Ages 13+<br/><br/><b><i>Ozymandias</i></b>by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse<br/>A contemporary story inspired by Percy Shelley's 19th century poem of the same name exploring power oppression and racism through the eyes of young people. Ages 16+<br/><br/><b><i>Bad Bored Women of the Rooms</i></b>by Sabrina Mahfouz<br/>A storytelling adventure through the centuries of women and girls who have spent a lot of time stuck in a room. Ages 18+<br/><br/>The accompanying handbook includes step-by-step guidance on how to produce the plays either online or live in the space and bespoke exercises and instructions on how to approach directing each play.