Outreach

Accompanying each of its tours, Birds of Paradise creates a range of outreach activities for schools or community groups.

These fall into three broad categories:

• using drama to explore issues raised in the play
• building drama skills
• enhancing intellectual access (particularly aimed at young people with learning difficulties

The outreach programme is always tailored to the needs of each class/group and is relevant to the company’s touring production.

It seeks collaboration with partners/agencies to create a touring exhibition to accompany its touring production. For its recent tour of Beneath You, the company worked with Glasgow based 218 project, an alternative to custody project run by Turning Point Scotland. The project aims to reduce offending through addressing addiction, abuse and mental health issues. Women from the project created a photographic exhibition, which illustrated their life journeys since joining the project.

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Outreach for disabled group Inverness 2008

“I enjoyed it very much. It brought out my confidence. I’d like to do it again.”

“Each person had an active participation in every stage of drama”

“Would it be possible to come to another one?”

“Role plays were fun to take part in”

Mainstream Schools 2008

“Good themes to act out”

“It was just very enjoyable”

“There was plenty to do”

“Got everyone involved”

“I learned how to work better with other people”

“It was fun to be creative”

“Helped with skills in drama”

“Really nice people”

“Thumbs up!”

”I learned I can think on the spot”

Brazil 12 Scotland 0 Workshops

“I would like you to teach me more drama” Workshop participant

“Thanks for a great afternoon!” Workshop participant

“That was brilliant” Workshop participant

“Moira: …we played like a team. Ewan: And we scored!!!”