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Night Train -
Created from the true stories of young people who run away… from home, foster parents, residential units, the coppers, life, everything.
By Action Transport Theatre Company In association with Cheshire County Council.
Re-touring 25th January –
23rd February 2008.
Now Booking – please call Jess Egan at Action Transport Theatre on 0151 357 2120 for more details.
To see a snapshot of how we made the play ‘Night Train’ please click the image below to start the movie :
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Not suitable for anyone under 14, contains strong content.
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Feedback on Night Train from Cheshire County Council
Social Work Training Event – click here.
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View the backround of this project - click here
"The play was magnetic… it was like watching a piece of life unfold"
Janna Feldman, Education Officer, Polka Theatre
"Powerful and valuable"
Lindsay Henretty,
Children in Cheshire 's Care Support and Development Team
"Reminded me of me"
Young Audience Member
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Night Train is a gripping playabout a world most of us know nothing about. It follows the lives of Deano, Tanya and Lainey; three volatile, sharp humoured and resilient young people, all fighting to be heard, placed under the same roof of a residential care centre. For the care worker, Al, it’s like trying to put a tornado in a tin can. This new, exhilarating play takes the lid off what can happen when young people live together in care and what happens when they take flight.
Night Train has been made by interviewing many young people in care and the professionals who come into contact with them.
The play focuses on areas common to all young people – fairness, right and wrong, family, independence, trust and risk. Uniquely, the play was written collectively by the actors with the support of Action Transport’s Associate Writer, Kevin Dyer.
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“I’m getting off…Going to jump off a bridge.
Can I come?
Yeah, you can hold my hand on the way down”
TOUR / CONTACT INFORMATION
Public Performances
Friday 25 th
January7.30pm
Whitby Hall Studio, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Theatre Box Office 0151 357 2120
Saturday 26 th January 2pm
Whitby Hall Studio, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Theatre Box Office 0151 357 2120
Tuesday 29 th January 7.30pm
Whitby Hall Studio, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Theatre Box Office 0151 357 2120
Tuesday 5 th February 6.30pm
Fallibroome High School, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Box Office 0151 357 2120
Wednesday 20 th February 6.30pm
Sir William Stanier Community School, Crewe, Cheshire
Box Office 0151 357 2120
