NT Connections Festival
FRESH AIR / BRAIN PLAY
Performed by Central Foundation Boys’ School and Totteridge Academy
On Wednesday 19 March, Central Foundation Boys’ School will perform Fresh Air by Vickie Donoghue, and The Totteridge Academy will perform Brain Play by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor and Paul Sirett.
Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. The programme is 30 years old and has a history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK.
Every year, Connections commissions new plays for young people to perform. The programme brings together some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. Every day, from Monday 17 to Friday 21 March, we’ll be bringing you a new double-bill from the next generation of creatives.
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Ticket Prices
Tickets for both performances £5
Duration
2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 30 minute interval
Dates
19 Mar 2025Fresh Air
By Vickie Donoghue, performed by Central Foundation Boys' School
Students from a Pupil Referral group are made to go orienteering in what they discover is England’s most haunted woods. Stalked by eery ghost children determined to keep them there forever, they must learn to confront the here and now to unlock the key to their futures.
Brain Play
By Chloë Lawrence-Taylor and Paul Sirett, performed by The Totteridge Academy
When Mia’s dad suffers a traumatic brain injury and struggles to leave the house, she makes it her mission to find the cure for his symptoms. Delving deeper and deeper into the world of neuroscience, Mia is desperate to make him better, but first she must contend with her own brain.