Positive Stories For Negative Times: Season 3

Positive Stories for Negative Times: Season Three is an international participatory project offering organisations who work with young people a process, newly commissioned plays and training by the best theatre artists working in the UK free of charge.

Produced by Wonder Fools in association with Traverse Theatre, Ayr Gaiety, Eden Court, Perth Theatre and Youth Theatre Arts Scotland with plays co-commissioned by Wonder Fools and Traverse Theatre.

Wonder Fools and the Traverse Theatre have presented two seasons of the project so far, reaching over 7000 young people from 16 different countries including UK, South Africa, India, USA, Canada, Italy and Sweden.

Wonder Fools and the Traverse Theatre have commissioned 4 new plays from some of the UK’s most exciting voices to create new works for ages 8-25 years old. Artists include Tim Crouch, Robert Softley Gale, Leyla Josephine, Sara Shaarawi with the return of two devising guides from the previous season, Bryony Kimmings, and The PappyShow with Lewis Hetherington.

Plays will be free until 1 December.

Get Involved:

Groups can include youth theatres, schools, colleges or anyone working with young people in need of some creativity and connection. If you’ve never made a theatre performance before then don’t worry you’ll get a handbook full of drama exercises and online support sessions to help you through.

After exploring the plays you can perform remotely or make something entirely different using the plays as a stimulus.

The project will be live and accepting applications until Mon 31 Jul.

To find out more and sign-up to the project visit: www.positivestories.scot

The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council, and has received additional support from the Scottish Government's Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund and Creative Scotland’s Recovery Fund for Cultural Organisations.