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Y Touring is Central
YMCA’s award winning theatre company based in King's
Cross, London. We tour throughout the UK...
"Y Touring has for many years, produced inspiring,
beautifully written plays
focusing on science and ethics"
Sue Elkin, The Stage, February 2008.
Pandemic
20th July - 31st July 2009
Swine Flu, Bird Flu, SARS. Global pandemic. Mass panic. Death. The race is on to find a cure, but with stocks of medicine running low who do we save? Time to act fast, the future of the human race depends on you...
This science/theatre summer school is designed to challenge 12-15 year-olds who have an interest in performance or science. The two week project will include sessions with scientists, a research trip to the Wellcome Collection and a series of lively workshops all exploring the theme of pandemic disease. At the end of the two weeks participants will perform a brand new piece of theatre based on their work. Find out more
Bodies
Y Touring's Associate Director, Participation EJ Trivett and playwright Rachel Wagstaff are running a series of exploratory workshops on Body Image,inspired by Susie Orbach's book 'Bodies' in Camden and Islington schools. The workshops take place throughout May. Find out more.
The Arena of Debate
The Arena
of Debate took place on Thursday 2nd April 2009. The
Royal Albert Hall was transformed into a huge debating chamber. Nearly one
thousand students discussed issues raised in Y Touring’s performance
of 'Nobody
Lives Forever' , during the debate the students had an opportunity
to ask questions of some of the world’s
leading experts in the field of stem cell research. Students then decided
through an electronic voting system on whether they agreed with the motion
of the debate. As part of the debate six short films produced by schools
were shown on giant 20 ft square screens that will filled the Royal Albert
Hall.
The Breathing Country
London Tour - Mon 14th Sept - Fri 16th Oct 2009
'Breathing Country' is a new Theatre of Debate® play by award-winning
playwright Ben Musgrave, which aims to explore the
issues raised
by the use of electronic patient records in medical research.The production has been developed in partnership with
the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng)
and is supported by the Wellcome Trust and Central YMCA. The first 'Breathing Country' tour will take place in Autumn 2009.
Find out more .
Starfish
U.K. Tour - Mon 2nd Nov - Fri 18th Dec 2009
'Starfish', Y Touring's Theatre
of Debate® production
will tour the UK this autumn. Above is one of the Machinima films shot in the virtual
world Second life by Rezzable for
the production. Find out more about 'Starfish',
Judith Johnson's new play about clinical trials. Read the synopsis,
meet the experts, watch
the workshop
day presentations and download the Preparatory
Lessons.
Digital
'The Projectionist' Podcast - free
download now available
View the trailer for playwright Laura FitzGerald's play 'The Projectionist' and download the podcast. The podcast looks at issues surrounding privacy and surveillence. This project is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Find
out more or go straight to the download
site.
'Every Breath' Podcast - free download now available
'Every Breath', Y Touring's Theatre of Debate® production, which explores
the serious social, moral, scientific and political questions raised by the
use of animals in medical research, has been recorded as a radio drama. Produced
by Digital Fluid at the Chestnut Studios, the production is now available online
to download for free. Find out more .
Y Touring on You Tube
Y Touring now has a You Tube site. Find
out more.
'The Gift' DVD Available
Now
A television adaptation of The Gift, a Theatre
of Debate® play and debate about genetic selection aimed primarily at 14-19
year-olds, is available. This DVD/VHS is an excellent resource for teachers
teaching the Science Key Stage 4 Programme of Study, released September 2006
and the 21st Century Science GCSE.
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