By Judith Johnson

UK Tour Mon 3rd Nov - Fri 19th Dec 2008

'I thought it brought an often challenging topic to the forefront of the students minds in a way they could access' Catherine Pope, Head of Department - Science, St Ursula's Convent School

'Appropriate and challenging themes relevant to their science course and 21st century science principles'
D Rana, Science , Advanced Skills Teacher, Douay Martyrs School

'Captivating, on point for this targeted audience and sparked a lot of discussion'
Irene Shalo, Science Teacher, key stage 4 co-ordinator, Kidbrooke School

'The students really enjoyed it and found the issues raised interesting and relevant'
Donna Sanji, Acting Head of Science, Head of P.S.H.E, Guru Nanak Sikh Secondary School

'A fantastic play - super actors - and brilliant cross- curricular debate'
Su Warding, Deputy Head, Lylian Baylis Technology School

'Well thought out, real life situation. Related to pupils language and interacted well to captivate them. Excellent use of space and props. Use of Science was well integrated and explained using the real life context.'
Sadie Martin, Assistant Head of Science in charge of Biology, Vyners School

Nobody Lives Forever is a new play by award-winning playwright Judith Johnson, which aims to explore the social, moral, scientific and political questions raised by stem cell research.

The production toured schools throughout the UK in Autumn 2008 (Mon 3rd Nov - Fri 18th December).

Each performance was followed by a live debate, utilising electronic voting technology, during which the students will be encouraged to explore what they think and feel about the issues posed by the drama.

The project has been developed in partnership with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and is supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Department of Health, Action Medical Research, Royal Albert Hall and Central YMCA. 

Additionally, a further exiting new element of the project is our partnership with the Royal Albert Hall.  Schools participating in the tour were invited to make short digital films, (3-4 minutes) to further explore the debate on stem cell research and are invited to a megadebate at the Royal Albert Hall on Thurs 2nd April 2009. 

Nobody Lives Forever is targeted at students at KS4 and above (Aged 14+). The production is accompanied by a suite of online support materials which will engage directly with science and humanities specifications.

Nobody Lives Forever builds upon the success of Every Breath, a project developed in partnership with the AMRC in 2005. Written by Judith Johnson, the play explored the use of animals in biomedical research. The production has toured eighty schools and been performed to 17,000 young people and adults across the UK and Northern Ireland. The production has received very positive feedback and was awarded the prestigious Golden Cockerel Award during its run at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006. A podcast of the production is now available.

	For further information about this project, email our Tour Producer David Jackson