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We see Sally try and paper over the cracks and hide the<br />
fact she is getting ill again from the people she cares<br />
about with disastrous consequences. As Sally’s life spins<br />
out of control, she gets more and more trapped by her<br />
own depression. She pushes everyone she cares away<br />
from her, and even tries to take her own life. The show<br />
finishes with Sally explaining that after her unsuccessful<br />
suicide attempt, she went through a slow and steady<br />
recovery process and she is now ‘not bad, and not bad is<br />
pretty damn good’.<br />
Suitability KS4-5; themes are most suitable for age 15+.<br />
Dates, Location & Format<br />
Learning Outcomes<br />
Monday 18 March 2019, A Super Happy Story (About<br />
Feeling Super Sad) performance at Thameside Theatre,<br />
Grays. Afternoon performance, start time TBC.<br />
The performance runs for 70 minutes and the post-show<br />
talk will follow.<br />
Understanding that it’s ok to talk about mental health.<br />
Linking to pastoral care and PSHE curriculum through<br />
surrounding discussion.<br />
Students will also learn about alternative theatre<br />
company’s contemporary approaches to theatre<br />
production and experience a live production.<br />
Teachers will be required to lead an in-school session with<br />
the pupils that they will bring to the performance, prior to<br />
the performance date. This is so that they can have initial<br />
discussions about mental health, and to give the pupils an<br />
opportunity to be prepared for the performance that they<br />
will see.<br />
Teacher Commitment & Training<br />
What happens at the end?<br />
Other Resources/Support<br />
Costs<br />
Teachers should encourage pupils to prepare questions<br />
for the performance and for Thurrock Mind, who will<br />
be having a facilitated discussion about mental health after<br />
the performance. Teachers should be prepared to further<br />
discuss the show's themes in another in-school session to<br />
give the students an opportunity to reflect and respond to<br />
what they saw and how they felt.<br />
Teachers are encouraged to hold a follow up session in<br />
school to discuss and reflect on the themes raised.<br />
Teacher’s Pack available for use back in the classroom.<br />
£5 per ticket. Please also allow for teachers in your<br />
calculations.<br />
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