Photography by Alistair Devine. Image by Greenlight Creative.
Performed by Citizens Theatre Young Co.
25 – 26 MARCH 2022
DIRECTOR’S NOTE We are thrilled, at last, to present this new-writing performance project, exploring issues around young people’s mental health. Members of the Young Co. had recognised this as a priority before the pandemic hit - little did we know where we were heading and how this issue would be even more important some two years later. We hope that you are thoroughly entertained by the new pieces we have created in collaboration with our brilliant writing mentors, and also find some new understanding and perspectives that we think will resonate with all ages. Neil Packham, Young Co. Director
CAST & WRITING GROUPS Martin O’Connor (mentor) Aidan Ali Lomond Sebastian Docherty Morgan Ferguson Robbie McKerracher Eve Nicol (mentor) Gabriel Adams Mark Grant Selin Guler Abigail Sinclair Cole Stewart Sara Shaarawi (mentor) Sabryna Brooke Sam McMillan Jareen Meah Amanda Scott
RUNNING ORDER May Sumbwanyambe (mentor) Aqsa Anwar Jack Donnan Tara Harcombe Michael Harkin Helena Main Lewis Reid
Form Help: Part 1 (Martin’s group)
CREATIVE TEAM
28 days (Martin’s group)
Direction and Dramaturgy Neil Packham and Catrin Evans
Form Help: Part 3 (Martin’s group)
Costume Designer Elaine G Coyle Lighting Designer Stuart Jenkins Design Consultant Ailsa J Munro
Treading Water (Sara’s group) Chaos and the Crab (Martin’s group) I notice (Eve’s group) Form Help: Part 2 (Martin’s group) Collide and Scope (Eve’s group) Chicken (May’s group) In My Feelings (Martin’s group) Support for the issues raised in the show is available from Samaritans 24hrs: call 116 123. We also have mental health first aiders from the Mental Health Network at every performance if you would like to speak to them before or after the show.
Supported by Delivered by
THE CITIZENS COMPANY Esther Batterham
MEET THE MENTORS
Catherine Bird Ashleigh Blair Alex Brady Suzanne Brady Katrina Caldwell Peter Clerke Natalia Cortes Elaine G Coyle Denise Differ Louise Dingwall Karen Dunbar Lisa Dundas Elaine Ellis Catrin Evans Barry Forde Tabitha Gardner Elly Goodman Davy Harrop Stephen Harrop Dominic Hill Neil Hobbs Olivia Hughes Euan Jenkins
Marketing & Communications Officer Payroll Officer Scenic Artist Box Office Supervisor / IT Box Office Learning Tutor Learning Tutor Company Stage Manager Head of Wardrobe Box Office Manager Press and Marketing Officer Learning Tutor Box Office Front of House Head of Creative Learning Assistant Stage Manager Front of House Community Drama Artist Stage Technician Stage Technician Artistic Director Deputy Head of Lighting & Sound Box Office Stage Door Administrator / Front of House Head of Lighting & Sound Stage Door Administrator Digital Officer Box Office Learning Tutor Box Office
Alison Lewis
Marketing & Communications Manager Alison MacKinnon Head of Marketing & Communications Carly McCaig Community Drama Worker Grant McDonald Front of House Morna McGeoch Learning Tutor Alex McGowan Executive Director Lawrie McInally Stage Door Administrator Claire McNeil Finance Manager Rachel Mimiec Learning Tutor Jim Morrison Front of House Jacqueline Muir Production Administrator Jack Mullen Box Office Ailsa Munro Learning Tutor Denis Murphy Head of Workshop Katherine Murphy Front of House Neil Packham Community Drama Director Frances Poet Literary Associate Gail Power Learning Tutor Molly Ross Individual Giving & Events Officer Saffron Shearer Wardrobe Assistant / Dresser Mags Smillie Head of Finance Laura Smith Deputy Head of Production Catherine Stoddart Front of House Andy Stuart Sound Supervisor Graham Sutherland Head of Production Sonia Tinagli Front of House Martin Travers Producer (Citizens Learning) Colin White Learning Tutor David Young Facilities Supervisor
The Citizens Young Co. have developed this new work with the support and guidance of four professional playwrights. Eve Nicol, Martin O’Connor, Sara Shaarawi and May Sumbwanyambe have collaborated with the young people - sharing their skills and knowlStuart Jenkins edge; facilitating their groups through Simon Jones Amber Keating the process of taking an idea onto the Knotts page; and then workshopping drafts and Jenny Carol Laula adding their unique creative styles to Jamie Leary each of the pieces. It has been such a Board: April Chamberlain (Chair), Alex Reedijk (Vice Chair), Councillor Susan Aitken, Laurence Fraser, Dominic Hill, Jackie Kay, John McElwee, James Scanlon, Irene Tweedie and Louise Welsh. gift to have four of the industry's innovative writing talents working with SUPPORTING CITIZENS us, especially during a time of so many CORPORATE CITIZENS BEST FRIENDS unknowns for our sector. Visit citz.co.uk to learn more about this creative process and hear from the mentors.
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SUPPORTERS
BBC Children in Need The Boshier-Hinton Foundation Comic Relief Cruden Foundation David Solomons Charitable Trust The Ernst Maas Educational Trust The Garrick Charitable Trust Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership Life Changes Trust Morrisons Foundation The National Lottery The National Lottery Community Fund The National Lottery through Creative Scotland Postcode Community Trust The Robertson Trust The Russell Trust Scottish Government Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust Souter Charitable Trust The WA Cargill Fund
Amish Amin David Armstrong Susan Bell John Bremner Rosemary Bremner Kevin Roderick Brown April Chamberlain Sean Daisley Julie Doughty John Ferris Mary Henderson Eleanor Hyland Gordon Jeyes John & Agnese Keeper
Joe Kelly Chris Kenny Roddy & Christine Macpherson John McElwee Miriam McKenna Ian McSeveny Chris Paterson Rita Rae Walter & Janet Reid Adrienne Scullion Nancy Smillie Sheila Stallard Larry Sullivan Louise Welsh
Additional thanks to the many individuals that have also given donations throughout the year, and those who would prefer their support to remain anonymous. Contact the Development Department development@citz.co.uk Citizens Theatre warmly acknowledges support from our core funders:
HELP US GET BACK HOME
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We’re making big changes to 119 Gorbals Street as we work to repair, conserve and transform our iconic home. We can’t wait to welcome you back to our auditorium and we’re making good progress - but we still need your help to complete the project.
With special thanks to Ann Jones and Stephen McGuire from Mental Health Network, Adam Masters and The Clutha Trust.
Please donate now: citz.co.uk/redevelopment Image: Bennetts Associates
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Show illustration by Amber Keating, Mentor Photography by Jassy Earl, Building Render by Bennetts Associates. Citizens Theatre Ltd. Registered No. SC022513 and is a Scottish Charity No. SC001337.
