Stronger
Powerful
and emotional drama written and produced by the award-winning
theatre company Women and Theatre
Commissioned by Scope's Strengthening
Families Project, Women
and Theatre has produced a piece of theatre
called ‘Stronger' to raise awareness and
give a forum for open discussion around the pressures that
many families with disabled children and children with additional
support needs face.
The
play was created through research with the help of family
members and tells the story of two families that are at different
stages in their parenting journey. The couples are
drawn together and through their support for each other, we
learn about the different challenges each couple faces in
their daily life with disabled children, but also what strengthens
them.
The script is based
on conversations with families passing on their experiences
of life with disabled children and looks specifically at the
effect this has on the parents' relationship with each other.
Strengthening
Families and Women and Theatre would like to thank everyone
who has contributed to the research and content of this drama
and Building
Stronger Families DVD.
Performances
There are no performances
scheduled at present.
Stronger is currently
available for short tours and occasional one-off events. Women
& Theatre would only be able to accommodate the latter
when the production has been recently presented and an existing
cast can be secured. For more information please contact info@womenandtheatre.co.uk
or the Strengthening Families Project, tel 01432 355308 or
email strengtheningfamilies@scope.org.uk
Past
Performances
Strengthening
Families Conference: Working together for stronger families
June 2008
The last performance
of ‘Stronger' was held at the Strengthening Families Conference
in June in Birmingham, opening the conference the performance
of Stronger was followed by an open forum discussion where
parents and professionals discussed the performance, issues
raised and shared their experiences.
Click
here for further details.
Roadshows
The
drama ‘Stronger' was piloted at a series of roadshow events
across England in late January and early February 2008.
Performances
were held by local Face 2 Face schemes in:
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Plymouth |
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North East
Lincolnshire |
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Birmingham |
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Lancashire |
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Stoke on
Trent |
The drama was also
performed at an event in Kenfig Hill, Bridgend mid April.
Stronger
was well-received by local parents and professionals, comments
included:
“Thought-provoking”
“A
brilliant drama, which is very true and highlights realistic
issues…”
“Touching
experience”
“Emotive,
moving and powerful”
“Sensitively
written – beautifully played”
“A
carbon copy of the stress and emotions I went through”
“It
rang so many bells across my life as a parent/carer”
DVD
Women
& Theatre were also commissioned to produce a DVD
made up of extracts of the play and interviews with parents
to the support the work of Scope's Strengthening Families
Project.
For information
and details on how to order the Strengthening Families 'Building
Stronger Families' DVD
click
here
For further
information visit the Strengthening
Families Project
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