Granton Forum Theatre Project: Gang Violence & Territorialism. 

Creative Electric are working in partnership with Granton Youth Centre to create a piece of Forum Theatre exploring gang violence and territorialism that will tour schools and community groups April-June 2010.

                          

Granton Youth Centre is a purpose built youth centre for 11-25 year olds located on West Granton Road with charitable status. The Centre provides community based support for young people in Edinburgh and offers a variety of age specific groups. They also do gender specific work with both boys and girls. There are often a number of projects that young people can get involved in that aim to develop skills, confidence and self-esteem. In addition to a full activity programme for young people, The Centre uses group work to explore relevant issues such as drugs and alcohol, self-esteem, sexual health, bullying, community safety and a range of other issues identified by young people that concern them. Granton Youth Centre provides specific services for young people that include; counselling and employability work, volunteering and peer education, as well as schools based services for the local community.

 Actors from Electric Young Company are working alongside participants from the centres volunteer programme to explore the effects of gang violence and territorialism in the local community. This research is currently being developed into a drama about Kate, a 17 year old girl who is pushed into carrying a knife for her own protection. This leads to some very sinister consequences for Kate and her family...

Electric Young Company previewed Split//Second at North Edinburgh Arts Centre on April 21st.

    

'extremely powerful'

'disturbingly realistic'

'to me it was so powerful as it was performed by young people, who are the same age as the characters, the same age as my daughters and its young people of that age that these situations are happening to'

Audience Feedback

'I think its brilliant. I'm healthy excited to see what happens'

Granton Youth Centre Participant

'I enjoy coming in each week as an actor and bringing the other young peoples stories to life'

'this project is totally different to anything I've performed in before. I love it.'

Young Company Member

If you are interested in booking Split//Second for your school or community group then please contact creative_electric@hotmail.com or send an email through our contacts page.