Our final event features an excerpt from the forum theatre play Don’t Write Me Off, alongside artwork and poetry by Newham schoolchildren inspired by Benjamin Zephaniah’s Nature Trail, a project delivered by Berkeley Homes.
Don’t Write Me Off follows Jubal, a talented Black teenager from London who dreams of becoming a professional musician and entrepreneur, but before that dream can become a reality, he must overcome the greatest challenge of his life. Will he receive the support he needs, or will his peers, teachers, and parents write him off and let him down? This 15 minute excerpt will be followed by a conversation with the creative team.
Nature Trail Reimagined is a collective zine featuring poems and imaginative self-portraits created by students from local Newham schools, inspired by Benjamin Zephaniah’s celebrated poem Nature Trail. The showcase will include a short talk by the project curators, award-winning author Vanessa Taylor and Ivy Studio, as well as a documentary film capturing the project’s creative process, produced by Nu Formation.
The event will be hosted by Russeni Fisher.
