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Prison Arts Services
Studio 24
7-15 Greatorex Street
London
E1 5NF

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'Waiting for Godot' performed by prisoners at HMP Wayland

Educational Productions

Dramatic practice is central to the delivery of many of our Education and Training programmes.

We currently have two productions available for educational purposes. These productions can be presented on their own, with a talk, with a workshop, as an introduction to one of our courses, or in any combination that meets your needs.

 

OUTSIDERS
by Steve McArthur

Duration: 20 minutes. Performer: 1

'I started off following my brother’s example / he was wheeling and dealing – gave ev’ryone a first free sample …'

 

Leaving prison or a Young Offenders Institution is often a confusing and difficult time – life on the outside presents challenges and choices that can make the difference between starting afresh or slipping back into the same old mistakes.

This short, intense performance takes the form of four scenes in which we hear of the lives of four young men with a history of offending, each of them recently released from custody and each with very different perspectives on their future lives outside.

Audience Issues Workshops Talks
YOIs
PRUs
Prisons		 Employment
Resettlement
Substance misuse 		Accredited and Non-accredited Drama and Pre-Employment Training Can include a talk by an ex-offender

 

TRASH
by Pedro R Monge-Rafuls


Duration: 20 minutes. Performer: 1


'The truth is, I wanted to start a new life in this country. … Welfare could’ve solved my life but Welfare is no good. It doesn’t let you advance in life. It kills your drive to do positive things. I was forced to live in slums, surrounded by alcohol, drugs and prostitution.'

 

This intense, funny and powerful story of a Cuban emigrant struggling to survive in Manhattan has been performed a number of times to great acclaim in theatres and prisons in London and Italy.

Audience Issues Workshops Talks
YOIs
Prisons		 Racial abuse
Sexual abuse 		Accredited and Non-accredited Drama and Pre-Employment Training Can include a talk by an ex-offender

Trash contains descriptions of sexual crimes.

Trash is performed by Chris Streeks. Chris is an ex-offender who also gives talks to young people aimed at preventing them from getting involved in crime. He has recently written a book about his experiences, 'Letters to a Young Person', which will be published shortly.


We are keen to ensure that these productions are suitable for your client group, and are thus happy to send you a script in advance and discuss any concerns that you might have.

 

For more information, please contact us at:

t: 020 7655 0909

e: info@prisonarts.co.uk

or enter your request into our Enquiries Form