Damn Cheek is an innovative touring production company dedicated to new material and challenging performance. Through collaborative and inclusive practice, they are committed to shining a spotlight on social injustice and inequality and exploring the tensions of modern life and politics. Damn Cheek received Well Newcastle Gateshead funding for 3 projects: Monday’s Child, Pen Pals and Passion for the Planet. (In collaboration with St Marys Church in Heworth)
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Project: Monday’s Child – an Early Years/Intergenerational Schools Theatre Tour (an early years schools tour of a performance supported by intergenerational workshops and educational resource materials.)
Award: £15,000 Area: Felling
Beneficiaries: Total audience in 11 schools - 1,165
Project: Intergenerational Inspirations – a Pen Pal letter writing project (An intergenerational writing project between Brandling Primary School Felling and Gateshead Age UK.)
Award: £1,000 Area: Felling
Beneficiaries: 32 Year 2 pupils and 32 Gateshead Age UK service users
Project: The Gateshead Mystery Play - amended to Passion for the Planet in collaboration with St Mary’s Church, Heworth. (A multi-generational community theatre production with local children and adults of all ages.)
Award: £15,000 Area: Felling
Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries included school pupils (328), community art display (200), college liaison (130), publicity, steering committee, Age UK users and community volunteers (83 total) as well as 250 attendees of the production.
Intergenerational Inspirations – a Pen Pal letter writing project
Monday’s Child
A schools tour of 10 primary schools in the Felling area, & a public performance of–a fully designed and professionally produced production of Monday’s Child–along with an interactive post show workshop. A play for under-7s, their teachers and families–through Damn Cheek’s ongoing partnership with AgeUK, (a legacy relationship from the Well Newcastle Gateshead funded Passion for the Planet.)
Digital Story: Damn Cheek presents Monday’s Child
Pen Pals
A 3-stage letter writing art project connecting early years school children with older members of the community - meeting by correspondence to become 'pen-pals.' The project includes creating a piece of art together (by post) - based around relationships, sustainability and the environment, supporting an early years school readiness angle. With appropriate permissions the creations/letters would form a public art installation room, as part of the professional Passion for the Planet production.
Digital Story: Damn Cheek presents Pen Pals
Passion for the Planet
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. (In collaboration with St Mary’s Church, Heworth)
