Playinaday synopses - Anti-bullying titles

No Laughing Matter

No Laughing Matter looks at aspects of bullying behaviour from the point of view of a group of children in school. Kirsty is teased for being a vegetarian, Tim can't catch a ball and Jenny always does her homework. Some of the other kids call them names and make fun of them for being different, but "…we're not bullies, right? We're just messing - aren't we?"

This hard-hitting Play in a Day has been written in line with DfES guidelines and provides practical suggestions for ways to deal with bullying and is a powerful stimulus for whole school approaches to tackling this issue.

Football Crazy

"We're football crazy... we're football mad… but when it comes to picking teams we just don't get picked… we just get picked on - and there's nothing we can do about it…"

This play examines bullying and racism through the eyes of children. It's only when the other children are forced to play with them by their teachers that they realise their different abilities are an asset. Through working together they realise how similar, how 'united' they really are and decide to give bullying the Red card.

For more information please call Rebecca on 01904 611 355 or email rebecca@konfluxtheatre.co.uk