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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FLUXDevised 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 PeopleMY 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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2021
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LET US TELL YOU |
MELVA ONLINE
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2019
HUGGING DOGS
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IWEIGH
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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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