By Rachel Wagstaff
Directed by Thomas Hescott

Monday Sept 8th - Fri 17th October 2008
United Kingdom Tour

The play was fantastic and very thought provoking. It covered some difficult issues that are not often discussed with our pupils (particularly homophobia).
Head of PE Joanne Joshi AMHS

Very good performance. Excellent interaction with pupils.
Sam Ridings Head of PE Fringe Park High school

Thank you! The piece was greatly enjoyed by our pupils and was still being discussed two days afterwards on the corridor by the children, which is always a great sign!
Simon Dew Courcey Head of Drama Falinge Park High School and Performing Arts College

Developed in partnership with the Football Association (FA) and the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF). The project has been supported by the Football Foundation and Central YMCA.

Ryan dreams of being a footballer. So does his sister Katie, who plays for the school girls’ team. Both struggle to overcome the obstacles stopping them playing the sport that they love.

Full Time is a new play by Rachel Wagstaff, which aims to engage young people in an informed debate about the current youth culture surrounding football, challenging underlying attitudes related to sexism, racism and homophobia. The production also aims to widen access to the game, particularly among girls and Asian communities.

The performance will be followed by a live debate during which the students will be encouraged to explore what they think and feel about the issues posed by the drama. Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in their local FA’s youth coaching programme.

The production has been specifically designed to be a valuable cross-curricular learning tool with particular relevance to the PE, Drama, English, PSHE/Citizenship and RE curricula.

Full Time is targeted at students at KS4 and above (Aged 14+).

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