Shattered

Alcohol Education for post-16 students

THE PLAY

Shattered portrays experiences of two ordinary teenagers, Jon and Hannah. Experiences on one ordinary night and how the events of that night may shatter their lives…

Jon
“I get home late – or early, take your pick. The sun’s coming up. I throw my shirt away in the outside bin. I don’t want it. I don’t want anyone to see it. I go in quietly. No-one hears. I don’t want to see anyone. I don’t want to have to explain. I want to sleep. Forget it. Sleep.”

Hannah
“So I’m dancing more, throwing myself about, and I’m pushing towards her, pushing towards the space she’s in and I catch her, with my arm, and she’s not smiling anymore. ’That hurt’ she says, all surprised. And I say “Good” and she says ‘What’s the matter?’ and she’s all innocent and shocked and wide-eyed and that makes me so angry I want to hit her. I do hit her. I hit her Hard.”

THE ISSUES

Developed specifically for post-16 audiences, and performed in schools, colleges and Youth Centres across Derbyshire since 2003, Shattered uses powerful characterisation, compelling drama and focused discussion activities to encourage audiences to –

Identify the links between alcohol misuse and violence

Recognise the risks to young people of becoming either a victim or an offender, and to suggest ways of minimising those risks

Explore the criminal justice system in relation to young people, alcohol and violence

Examine the wider social, emotional and lifestyle impacts of alcohol misuse and alcohol related violence.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Shattered was developed in close consultation with Derbyshire Healthy Schools, Derbyshire DAAT, Derbyshire Police and Derbyshire Local Education Authority.

Shattered has been re-commissioned annually since 2003 and been performed nearly 400 times to over 20,000 young people in venues across the United Kingdom

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