Drama workshop, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, June 2010. Photo by Chris Kenworthy.

iceandfire work with young people across the UK to deepen their understanding of our work and develop personal engagement with the stories that we tell.

We create plays specifically for younger audiences, with Separated and Bind seen by over 5000 students in schools across London.

“The whole experience proved a very positive one for our students and the students took a lot out of it. This was in terms of the messages about the plight of asylum seekers as well as the process of making theatre. The students loved it and really enjoyed exploring the play in more depth.”

Richard Demby, Whalley Range High School

“This whole choice began with her mum and my mum. When I was a baby. But this isn’t about me. It’s about Lilli.”

Exploring the links between human rights and the hotly contested MMR debate, Bind poses the question, ‘What duties does an individual have to their community?’

Year 11. GCSEs. Then what? Daniel’s from London (but his dad’s from Ghana), Amanullah’s from Afghanistan (but he lives in London). They’re both 15 and that’s where the similarity ends. Or is it? Once they start putting things together they realise that just because they’re not the same doesn’t mean they’re different.

iceandfire’s first play for young people, Separated, emerged from a series of drama workshops run with young refugees and unaccompanied minors.