The Gate Escape is an interactive Theatre in Education programme for year 8 students which focuses on the
complex issues that surround truancy. Written by Mark Wheeller the play centres on the stories of Chalkie
and Corey, an unlikely partnership who are forced to examine their behaviour by a surreal Big Brother figure.

Using interactive voting equipment the participants are given the opportunity to interrogate both the behaviour
of the characters and the nature of the situations they face. Rejecting the moral simplicity of the 'just say no'
approach, The Gate Escape acknowledges the many and complex motivations for truanting behaviour and
encourages the participants to articulate their own responses to the dilemmas presented in the play.

Led by a team of professional actor-facilitators the programme lasts for 90-120 minutes (to fit into any timetable),
can accommodate up to 60 participants in one performance and is free to schools in the Hampshire area.

Cast
Katie Brayben (Corey)
James Denton (Beet)
George Maguire (Chalkie)
Feleena McCarthy (Ali)

Crew
Brendon Burns (Director)
James Drake (Stage Manager)