Charlotte Sanderson as Lola 2009 tour ‘I Want! I Want!’
2009 sees the completion of eleven years of continuous delivery of Pintsize Theatre performances across Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire County and the East Midlands. Our year has started with a brand new project for young people and their parents entitled ‘I Want! I Want!’ which examines the issue of alcohol use within the family, focusing specifically on female binge drinking. A total of 76 performances took in both primary and secondary aged students and met with an extremely positive response summed up by the Head of Year 6, Helen Reynolds at Birklands Primary School, Mansfield,

‘Again, another wonderfully produced, thought provoking performance that really makes the children think about the issues associated with alcohol. The children were enthralled from beginning to end due to the realistic portrayal of the subject and the absolutely fantastic acting. The issues talked about in the workshop helped to reinforce and confirm messages that the children have already discussed in drugs education lessons. By making things ‘real’ it furthers their understanding. Thank you’.


Matt Grainger as Lee and Kristy Guest as Karen 2008 tour ‘Kids Having Kids’
This particular project provoked equally positive reactions from the 60 parents who accessed performances with their sons and daughters; the addition of a DVD resource to accompany the delivery has further enriched the project’s impact (please see the relevant project page for more details).

Finally Autumn 09 will see the tenth consecutive revival of our play and workshop on teenage pregnancy ‘Kids Having Kids’. This project has now become an integral part of the SRE curriculum in nearly all Nottinghamshire county and city schools and has garnered positive praise throughout. As one teacher pointed out last year after a performance at Garibaldi School, Mansfield:

‘A fantastic workshop. The groups I accompanied were SEN/EBD – it was the most engaged and focused I have ever seen them. It was particularly lovely to see one student shine doing their ‘acting bit’ in the play. Many thanks.’

Initial bookings are already underway and the tour, as in previous years, will run from mid September to November 2009. Please contact the company via the website for any further information relating to any of the above.