{"product_id":"positive-stories-for-negative-times-volume-two-seven-plays-for-young-people-to-perform-in-real-life-or-remotely","title":"Positive Stories For Negative Times, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven exciting new plays for young people written specifically in response to a world in the midst of a pandemic, accompanied by a handbook from Wonder Fools with guidance for staging the plays, and other creative responses, either online or live in the space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommissioned as part of Wonder Fools' national participatory project \u003ci\u003ePositive Stories for Negative Times: Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e, these plays offer a variety of stories, styles and forms for ages between 6 and 25.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpyrates 2 (Spies vs Pirates): Journey to the Forbidden Island \u003c\/i\u003eby Robbie Gordon \u0026amp; Jack Nuse\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing spies, pirates, robots, talking animals and everything in between, 'Spyrates' is an interactive, playful and imaginative adventure story. Ages 6+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt First I Was Afraid… (I Was Petrified!) \u003c\/i\u003eby Douglas Maxwell \u003cbr\u003eA feel-good comedy drama about a girl who keeps a diary of all her anxieties; but as she moves from Primary School to Secondary, from normal life to Lockdown, all of her worries appear to come true. Ages 11 +\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Raven \u003c\/i\u003eby Hannah Lavery \u003cbr\u003eA play full of adventure and an exploration of what shapes and what divides us, exploring issues of blended families, bullying, overeating, depression and isolation. Ages 11 +\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanks For Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eby The PappyShow\u003cbr\u003eThis not a play, but a process. It explores what it means to be thankful in this world we live in today. It’s a mix of games, challenges and exercises for you to tell your own stories, in your own way. Ages 11 +\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevolting \u003c\/i\u003eby Bryony Kimmings\u003cbr\u003eA series of tasks and actions that make a narrative to be performed with props. We are agents of the revolution. How do we revolt? How do we not get into trouble? Where do we get power, and then how do we use it for good? Ages 13 +\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skirt \u003c\/i\u003eby Ellen Bannerman\u003cbr\u003eAn absurdist feminist fable for the next generation of feminists. Ages 16+ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrite To Rave: Step Pon \u003c\/i\u003eby Debris Stevenson\u003cbr\u003eA play about the political power of a rave. Who has the right to rave, to dance and move freely? What is it to feel truly free in your own skin? It tells the story a queer group of humans trying their best to rave whilst the world tries it’s best to stop them. Ages 18 +\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe accompanying handbook includes an exploration of Wonder Fools' theatre-making process, step-by-step guidance in how to produce the plays either online or live in the space, and bespoke exercises and instructions in how to approach directing each play.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54214170050904,"sku":null,"price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350276086_d8ca38b9-dc5e-4c93-b63f-9675dadec356.jpg?v=1769853626","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/positive-stories-for-negative-times-volume-two-seven-plays-for-young-people-to-perform-in-real-life-or-remotely","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}