Boy X

Four boys stand at a graveside. Boy X is dead. Another 16-year-old is murdered. The cycle of revenge begins again.

Adapted from the original play by Arc’s Resident Writer, Clifford Oliver, Boy X is our powerful theatre workshop programme designed for young people, their parents/carers, youth workers and adults in the community.

Boy X uses live theatre to engage audiences and open up discussions on the issues of knife crime, weapon carrying, youth violence, gangs, Child Criminal and Sexual Exploitation, County Lines, loyalty and loss, in a safe and inclusive school or community environment. This hard-hitting programme is designed to challenge the glamorisation of carrying weapons, build resilience to youth violence and the lure of gang lifestyles, and educate on the causes, effects and fallouts of weapon crime.

If you’d like to talk to us about how to engage your audience on issues that really matter, please contact nita@arctheatre.com or call 07483 342158.

Themes

Youth violence, weapon crime, grooming, gangs and the roles of girls, Child Criminal & Sexual Exploitation, County Lines, loss

Age

11+ (KS3/4 Secondary Years 7 and over)

Adults

Sessions

Up to two 60-minute workshops in the same school/venue per day, for up to 120 young people/adults per session

Cost

£1,200 plus VAT per day (block bookings of four or more days discounted)

Available to

Individual schools, colleges, PRUs, YOTs, youth centres, Local Education Authorities, Safer Neighbourhood Boards, Community Safety Teams, Borough/Council and Government Departments, Criminal Justice Services, Local Community Organisations, Corporate Social Responsibility Teams and Charities in London, the southeast and across the UK