On July 13 the national theatre will host its annual NT Connections young theatre festival, it has for the last few years been sponsored by Shell and entitled Shell Connections.
It is really important that such a forum exists for youth theatre, but this event will be a chance for the children of london and indeed great britain, that they will not be seduced by corrupt corporate support.
I propose a giant creative youth protest in and around the national theatre and outside the shell headquarters, where we can encourage children from london schools and any other schools wishing to attend to devise or perform their own pieces of theatre or protest, in an expression of creative independence, and rejection of such a cheap ploy to bribe young imaginations.
any suggestions? please post after this article and leave contact details if you are thinking about devising somthing.
Many Thanks
Sam
It is really important that such a forum exists for youth theatre, but this event will be a chance for the children of london and indeed great britain, that they will not be seduced by corrupt corporate support.
I propose a giant creative youth protest in and around the national theatre and outside the shell headquarters, where we can encourage children from london schools and any other schools wishing to attend to devise or perform their own pieces of theatre or protest, in an expression of creative independence, and rejection of such a cheap ploy to bribe young imaginations.
any suggestions? please post after this article and leave contact details if you are thinking about devising somthing.
Many Thanks
Sam
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LRT & Art Not Oil
23.04.2006 13:50
Shell Hell
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