A brand new thought-provoking contemporary theatre show capturing the lived experience of young people is touring across the North East and North West this Spring. Mortal Fools Ensemble Young Company are bringing new production Inevitable? to venues across the north in a highly anticipated spring tour. The tour will begin in the North East, starting with daytime and evening shows on Saturday 23rd March in YMCA Northumberland in Ashington. The production will then come to Gosforth Civic Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne on Wednesday 3rd April. The show will then come to the North West, showing at Burnley Youth Theatre in Burnley on Thursday 4th April, before the final tour show at Theatre Porto in Ellesmere Port on Saturday 6th April. Devised and performed by a group of Northumberland young people, Inevitable? is an honest and poignant exploration of the phenomenon of growing up; drawing on the real lived experiences and feelings of the young company members involved in the production. The show is aimed at teenagers, young people, parents, carers, and those who support and work with teenagers and young people. Mortal Fools Ensemble Young Company Member Ilana explained: “The show is a rollercoaster of emotions; you will laugh, cry, and develop a real connection with each character. We want young people in the audience to remember that no one can be fully prepared for adulthood, and to have fun with the characters as they figure that out.” The production - part of the national Grow Up! project, created and co-led by Beyond Face, Company Three, Mortal Fools, and Prime Theatre - showcases an original soundtrack, striking set design, and the incredible talent, insights, and lived experience of the young company members. Mortal Fools Ensemble Young Company Member Connor explained: “The devising process brought everyone closer together and it’s been fun exploring different lived experiences of growing up. I’ve enjoyed working with the other theatre companies and their young people across the UK via the Grow Up! project – we’ve learnt a lot from each other.” The Grow Up! project supports youth theatre across the country, drawing on its ability to spark and create radical, transformative change for young people. Scott Wilson, Mortal Fools Young People’s Practitioner and Co-Director of Inevitable? explained: “In making Inevitable?, we have combined our interests in theatre, music, and animation to create a show that promises to be bold, exciting, and new. Audiences will be invited to question what it means to 'grow up' in 2024. We are really excited to take our Ensemble Young Company on tour and to share this show with audiences and youth groups.” Mortal Fools CEO and Co-Director of Inevitable? Kiz Crosbie concluded: “Starting with the dynamic voices of Mortal Fools Ensemble Young Company, we've worked together to craft a story which captures the shared human experience of ‘growing up’. The Inevitable? show explores some of the joys, hopes, fears, absurdity, and personal growth of that pivotal moment of turning 18 and legally becoming an adult. It's a fun, thoughtful, and poignant snapshot of this moment - rooted in the contemporary reality of Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s lived experiences." For more information or to book tickets, go to: www.mortalfools.org.uk/inevitable.
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Across 2023, our conversations with our communities, have highlighted that the cost-of-living crisis is really impacting folks in a wide variety of ways, and that some aren’t clear of what support is available to them. We know things are tricky at the moment for many folks, and whilst can’t solve many of the challenges, we’ve spent time pulling together this downloadable resource, to signpost our Mortal Fools community to those who can help. Download our cost of living and emergency support resource by clicking here If you’re struggling with things right now, the good news is, there is plenty of support available, but we recognize that it can be difficult to navigate, especially in a crisis or if you’re unsure where to start. But don’t worry - this resource is here to help, it signposts to support available across Northumberland and the wider North East and collates it in one place so you can download it and just have to hand.
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It’s so much more than just a “list” – we’ve pulled put helpful websites, emails, phone numbers and important information about each, just to make things a little easier. We hope this resource is helpful and feel free to share it far and wide– as it may help others. We will be getting a print version created in 2024 and distributing widely into our Mortal Fools community. Team Mortal Fools xx Another year of conscious & thoughtful growth! Across the last year, we’ve supported more young people than ever before and co-created some brilliant work.
Cultural Development Manager Northumberland County Council: “Mortal Fools continued growth and success is fabulous news for Northumberland and for children and young people everywhere. As well as co-creating powerful theatre productions and films of resonance and relevance, they are an excellent and inspirational training agency working across many diverse sectors. This is testament to their clarity of vision and the effectiveness of their approach in supporting strong, dynamic individuals and the leaders of tomorrow.” Headlines: Across April 2022-April 2023, Mortal Fools meaningfully engaged with 1,316 young people – delivering programmes and projects for young people 48 weeks of the year, providing a safe creative outlet and supporting wellbeing. Evidence from Mortal Fools young people’s programmes demonstrates that our projects play an increasingly significant part in our young people’s lives, mental health, and wellbeing. We’ve supported more young people with intersectional needs than ever before (now the majority of our beneficiaries) and developed specialist practice to support these complex needs and to achieve equity of opportunity. We’ve featured in The Guardian, The Stage, North East Times, BDaily, North East Family Fun, High Life North and many other press publications and was on BBC Look North! We had live audiences of 620 people and a digital audience of 5123, with our digital short form content reaching 375,593 people. We’ve delivered 51 CONNECT training interventions and engaged 952 training participants from organisations across different sectors… Here’s to another year of growth – thank you to our Mortal Fools community for making it all possible, and a big shout out to our young people, for motivating and challenging us every single day. Our Impact Report is available in various formats as below – click on each hyperlink for the one that best suits you.
Visit our support us page to find out all the ways you can support our work & young people: www.mortalfools.org.uk/support-us Over and out from Team Mortal Fools xx |