In response to The Jungle, The Brothers Size and The Inheritance | YV Taking Part

By lpupyv 13 Mar 2018

It's been a busy start to 2018 for our incredible education and outreach team, Young Vic Taking Part. Working in response to some stunning productions in the YV's Main House including The Jungle, The Brothers Size and The Inheritance, they've been working with a wide range of people from Lambeth, Southwark and beyond.

The Tide

The Tide was our schools response to The Jungle and was met with some amazing feedback. Written by Eno Mfon, directed by Eva Sampson and performed by local teenagers, The Tide explored what is home, family and migration and was performed in the YV's Maria space with a stunning design

The stage is built - all ready for tech to begin! #TheTide pic.twitter.com/BCIMfF9GtX— YoungVic Taking Part (@YVTakingPart) February 7, 2018

by Cecile Tremolieres.

The Brothers Size Parallel Production

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Thanks for having us Wandsworth Prison! Another incredible performance of #TheBrothersSize from these boys - this time on location to a group of male prisoners who gave it a standing ovation! Our Taking Part team will be working with this group for the next ten weeks on a project inspired by the show examining such themes as siblings and brotherhood ✊🏽

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Thanks for having us Wandsworth Prison! Another incredible performance of #TheBrothersSize from these boys - this time on location to a group of male prisoners who gave it a standing ovation! Our Taking Part team will be working with this group for the next ten weeks on a project inspired by the show examining such themes as siblings and brotherhood ✊🏽

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Thanks for having us Wandsworth Prison! Another incredible performance of #TheBrothersSize from these boys - this time on location to a group of male prisoners who gave it a standing ovation! Our Taking Part team will be working with this group for the next ten weeks on a project inspired by the show examining such themes as siblings and brotherhood ✊🏽

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Taking Part have also been working with HMP Wandsworth. At the beginning of February Jonathan Ajayi, Sope Dirisu, Manuel Pinheiro and Anthony Welsh performed Bijan Sheibani's production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size.  Forty men currently at the prison watched the sharing and were invited to take part in our project inspired by the theme's explored in McCraney's work. The script they develop with writer Luke Barnes will form a later production with young offenders, directed by Justin Audibert.

Neighbours Known. Neighbours Unknown.

In collaboration with the acclaimed The Choir with No Name who run choirs for homeless and marginalised people, on a singing project that brings together their members with people from our local boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. Members of the YV Taking Part's Neighbourhood Theatre have been working on Neighbours Known. Neighbours Unknown. a singing project that celebrates singing, community and togetherness. They’ll be performing on Sat 17 March at The Workshop in Vauxhall.

Within Reach

Taking Part have also had the first few rehearsals of Within Reach, a movement based response to Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance, led by Grace Gibson. Working with people who have HIV or have been directly affected by the illness, the work will be shared in early May.

Arts in Schools Campaign

We are glad to be a part of the #LTCFC Open Discussion around arts education in schools here’s our @kwamekweiarmah on the panel 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/7L13t7F77I
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We are glad to be a part of the #LTCFC Open Discussion around arts education in schools here’s our @kwamekweiarmah on the panel 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/7L13t7F77I— YoungVic Taking Part (@YVTakingPart) February 5, 2018

Taking Part has also been working hard on arts in schools and worked on the first London Theatre Consortium symposium on a future curriculum for drama education which YV AD Kwame Kwei-Armah spoke at. Find out more about the event and people’s responses on our video.