We aim to Entertain and inspire, educate and inform young and old audiences. Therefore education is an important facet of our work. On top of these considerations, when creating a piece of theatre to the public, we also create satellite productions to orbit those larger touring pieces. These bespoke education and outreach projects can be catered to your facility's requirements, be they connected to the theme of the main production or not. Contact us to see what we can create for your school, college, community group, care-home, or youth scheme. See our document below.
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Between the Crosses - Residential Care Home Project
Flying Bridge Theatre Company is committed to engaging our audience not only in the rarified confines of the theatre, but in the community where they live day to day. As a result we have devised various initiatives that not only compliment the shows we produce in theatres but also work as stand alone pieces of audience engagement that will inform, entertain and enrich those in attendance.
“Between the Crosses” is a piece of theatre based around one man, Edgar, and his memories of World War One. These memories, recorded for posterity by the Imperial War Museum are then explored by Edgar’s grand-nephew, with a particular focus on the themes of memory, truth, heroism, trauma and the legacy of the conflict as it echoes down the generations one hundred years on.
This project presents the residents of care homes with a few excerpts from the show, then encourages them to comment and reminisce about their own memories and experiences of how WWI and WW2 affect them and those around them.
With the consent of the residents and the facilities visited, the Residential Care Home Project, seeks to document as much as possible, through photography and audio recordings, the interactions between the performer and the residents. This documentation will then form an archive that will leave a fantastic legacy.
“Between the Crosses” is a piece of theatre based around one man, Edgar, and his memories of World War One. These memories, recorded for posterity by the Imperial War Museum are then explored by Edgar’s grand-nephew, with a particular focus on the themes of memory, truth, heroism, trauma and the legacy of the conflict as it echoes down the generations one hundred years on.
This project presents the residents of care homes with a few excerpts from the show, then encourages them to comment and reminisce about their own memories and experiences of how WWI and WW2 affect them and those around them.
With the consent of the residents and the facilities visited, the Residential Care Home Project, seeks to document as much as possible, through photography and audio recordings, the interactions between the performer and the residents. This documentation will then form an archive that will leave a fantastic legacy.