education & young people
The Drill Hall has always been at the heart of movements of cultural, social and political change.
This role continues with The Drill Hall's crucial outreach work amongst young LGBT people and its role as home to Schools OUT and LGBT History Month.
Through its education work, The Drill Hall has produced an exceptional programme for schools that addresses homophobia and its consequences.
Through its education work, The Drill Hall has produced an exceptional programme for secondary schools that addresses homophobia and its
consequences.
This has included Grace Barnes's
adaptation of Jackie Kay's Trumpet and the play and film of FIT by Rikki Beadle-Blair.
It has also produced The Greatest Drummer in the World, Abena's Stupidest Mistake, The Magic Garden, Mr Colin's Crazy Christmas and The Yule Lads - plays and workshops for primary school audiences addressing themes such as bullying and difference.
The Drill Hall also runs a programme of performances for the under fives from visiting companies such as Oily Cart, Lunatique Fantastique and Krazy Kat.
FIT
The play and film of FIT by Rikki Beadle-Blair were developed to help tackle the growing problem of homophobic bullying in Britain's schools, where everything from not liking sport to wearing the wrong trainers is 'gay'.
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Workshops for teachers
Teachers and other workers in education are invited to attend a practical session on tackling homophobia and transphobia, and making LGBT people and issues visible in schools.
The sessions are standalone and can be attended on either 30 October 2010 or 26 February 2011 as part of The Drill Hall's celebration of LGBT History Month.
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DHYT: Thrive
The Drill Hall Youth Theatre (DHYT) is an ongoing programme for LGBT young people. Thrive is DHYT's first film and the finished feature premieres on 2 October 2010.
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Nina & Shaz
Nina & Shaz by Laura McCluskey tells the story of the legendary Nina Simone and Shazne; both young, gifted and black, bound together across generations through violence, civil rights, shattered dreams and seizing the courage to speak out through their music.
Performances: 19-22 October 2010 | 7.45pm
Schools' showing: 20 October 2010 | 1.30pm
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