National Theatre tour to visit schools across Wolverhampton

Young people across Wolverhampton will have the opportunity to watch a National Theatre production in their school hall as a production of 'The Leftbehinds' heads out on tour.

The show will visit schools across the Wolverhampton area including Dudley College of Technology, Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy, Khalsa Academy, Ormiston NEW Academy.

Co-created by Bristol playwright, Ross Willis and director, Ned Bennett, The Leftbehinds is a new production set in a post-apocalyptic future. This show gives students in Wolverhampton access to a genre-pushing theatrical experience in their school hall.

In addition to seeing the show in their school hall, pupils will take part in an interactive workshop exploring the theatre making elements to produce the show and teachers will receive accompanying education resources.

Co-creators Ned Bennett and Ross Willis said: “We are thrilled to be collaborating again on this new incarnation of The Leftbehinds.

"From its beginnings at LAMDA to its development with the NT, this production has continually evolved, and we’re delighted to now share it with young people.

"We couldn’t be more excited that the National Theatre is bringing this production directly into school halls across the country.”

Vicky Price, Associate Director of Audiences & Communication at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre added: “Touring to schools is a crucial part of our outreach programme.

"Last autumn, we successfully toured our own adaptation of My Gnome On The Roam with fully integrated British Sign Language to students in schools who are deaf and hard of hearing. By touring to their school halls, we broke down barriers that prevented them from accessing theatre.

"Excitingly, by teaming up with the National Theatre we can further increase our cultural offering by introducing young people to quality drama from a London-based theatrical organisation – an opportunity they are very unlikely to have.

"This is the kind of work that makes the National Theatre truly national, and we’re very proud to be one of a brilliant network of theatres nationwide to be offering these opportunities for our local schools.”

Reaching a record number of young people last year, the National Theatre’s Learning and National Partnerships Department aims to inspire young people nationwide, widen access to creative experiences in schools and boost skills to support the next generation of theatre-makers.

For more information about Theatre Nation Partnerships and the schools tour, visit the NT Website.

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