This Challenging Choices performance and workshop helps young people learn about county lines, exploring what it is, how people are drawn into it and what the potential impact can be on physical and emotional health and wellbeing.
When Finlay meets Macca, he feels like he’s made a friend for life, someone he can count on and, at Macca’s flat he feels at home. But he soon finds out that Macca’s friendship comes at a price, and that he’ll need to do ‘favours’ to keep Macca sweet. Finlay’s bunking school, travelling on trains, delivering parcels and everything feels wrong, including the blade he’s been told to carry.
This performance, delivered by a single actor, is part of a one hour / 90 minute session which helps young people understand county lines, how criminals operate and how easy it is to be exploited by those who, at first, seem like a friend. The young audience watch the performance and, afterwards, take part in discussion-based workshop activities, led by our experienced team of actor educators. The session is a safe space for discussion and reflection, and young people are encouraged to explore the choices made by the character and the different potential futures.
The session can be repeated up to 6 times each day in a school.
