2023
FLUX DIGITALThe film version of our 2022 Flux show, with accompanying resource pack to explore the reality of life for young people, exploring their identity and making decisions about their future. A positive and empowering film.
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FLUX 2023 TOURMortal Fools' Ensemble Young Company toured across the North in April 2023 with a reworked version of Flux. 12 unique young voices came together on stage, to explore what it means to question your identity in a world that feels determined to put you in a box.
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2022
WHEN THIS IS OVERPowered by the urgency of the present, young people offer their life stories, as an invitation to #ComeTogetherNow to shape our shared future.
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FLUX 2022 TOURDevised and performed by young people from all over Northumberland, Flux is a contemporary, dynamic and poignant piece of theatre which explores the fluidity of identity; showcasing an original soundtrack, bold set design, and the incredible talent and insights of young people.
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MY PEOPLEFour bitter-sweet, poignant film shorts from Mortal Fools’ Ensemble Young Company, following a group of young people navigating the reality of friendship in the modern world. What if growing up means growing apart?
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SPARKEDAn educational and practice-sharing video series about working in co-creation with children and young people.
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COME ON IN‘Home’ isn’t always a place, is it? Inspired by Northumberland author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy’s book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Mortal Fools’ Youth Theatre invite you to a housewarming party like no other. So come on in and make yourself at home….
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FOOLS FEST 2022Over 200 people joined us for two December evenings of community celebration and revelry. From folklore and fairy tales, to music and monologues, over 80 young people performed, led the festivities, and delighted audiences.
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2021
LET US TELL YOUA coming together of young people’s powerful voices on film, and an invitation to step inside their thought-provoking and sometimes imaginary worlds.
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MELVA ONLINEA fun and accessible creative intervention, supporting children (aged 7-11) and the adults in their lives to talk openly about – and better understand – their mental health, emotions and wellbeing.
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2020
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RELENTLESS
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CORONAVIRUS TIME CAPSULEA week-by-week response to the pandemic, through the eyes of young people everywhere.
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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOWCapturing the imaginations, creativity and thoughts of children, to create a gift to the world during uncertain time.
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WHEN THE WORLD IS LOUDAn audio theatre experience to help you drown out the noise of the modern world. Accompanied by original music and soundscape, Mortal Fools Youth Theatre take you on a journey of discovery, escape, and hope for the future.
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2019
HUGGING DOGS
A theatre show about happiness, devised with young people from Collingwood School & Media Arts College, with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Maybe we spend too much time looking for happiness in the wrong places? Maybe it’s often right in front of us all along?
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IWEIGH
A dynamic and thought-provoking show that explored what we are worth, and how we can learn to value and accept ourselves and each other in today’s world of unrealistic expectations.
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SAY IT PLAY IT
July. Our second attempt at a fully improvised event – even bigger and better than the last one! With Improv-expert Rachael Walsh leading the way in the practitioner team, all four of our MFYT groups (Stage 2, Stage 3, OMS and Ensemble) really pushed themselves, with Ensemble taking things one step further and performing an entirely improvised short-play.
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IN WITH THE NEW |
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December. We explored the theme of over coming fear, and the characters and drama all came out of discussions whilst devising. The group have created beautiful piece of theatre which will resonate with anyone who has said “I’ll put it off until tomorrow”
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2018
MFYT SKILLS TERMJan-Mar. As our termly performance projects continued to get bigger and more ambitious, we decided it was important to give our members space to develop their performance and devising skills, without the pressure of an end of term performance. Our Spring Skills Terms are all about our members trying out new things, learning new skills, and working out how best to work as an ensemble group.
This has run yearly since 2018. |
STOCKING FILLERS
December. For most of us Christmas is happy, sparkly and exciting, but for others, the festive period can be an extremely challenging time.
We wanted the groups to think about what really matters at this time of year, and they explored this through an evening of microtheatre. The event was followed by our annual youth theatre awards! |
SUMMER SCRIPTWRITINGFor three days in August, two of our Mortal Fools facilitators worked with a group of young people from Prudhoe and the surrounding area on a scriptwriting masterclass!
The workshops covered the basics of scriptwriting, looking at everything from how to structure a script, to creating their own unique characters. This project was funded by Prudhoe Town Council as part their 42 Days of Summer programme. |
Even earlier projects!
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