Chelsea’s Story & Crashing

The same cast can perform either ‘Chelsea’s Story’ or ‘Crashing’.  Please read below to decide which project is best for your school, educational setting or training event.  For information on booking or to enquire about either play click here.

 

Chelsea’s Story – Raising awareness around Child Sexual Exploitation

 

“AlterEgo’s ‘Chelsea’s Story’ is an innovative and powerful production which effectively highlights the very serious and emotional issue of child sexual exploitation. “

– Sheila Taylor, NWG Network

 

‘Chelsea’s Story’ is our internationally renowned Applied Theatre Production that has proven highly successful in raising awareness around the issues surrounding Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). The play, which has now been seen by thousands of professionals and over 1 million young people throughout the UK, is followed by an actor facilitated post-show talk exploring the issues raised.

 

It tells the story of a group of students who discover the diary of a girl called Chelsea. Chelsea was a 15 year old girl who, having fallen out with her friends and family, met a guy called Gary. Gary was kind, understanding, had a nice car, had his own flat and listened to her. Unfortunately Gary was not what he seemed to be! Chelsea’s story is played out and examined by the students who, along with their teacher, attempt to understand what happened to Chelsea

 

The play has been seen by over 1.3 million young people & thousands of professionals & has proven highly effective at covering:-

• What makes a Healthy Relationship
• What makes an Unhealthy Relationship
• Safe Internet Use/Sexting
• What is Consent
• The Grooming Process, Child Sexual Exploitation & the differing methods
• Avoiding Victim Blaming
• Where to go for help & advice

For adult audiences it also:-

• Raises Awareness of ‘The Warning Signs of CSE’
• Raises Awareness of the journey that young people may have been on that has resulted in them being exploited – a journey that can all too easily make it seem as though they have ‘made their own choices’ and can leave them not seeing themselves as victims and fighting against any intervention.

Crashing –  Raising awareness around Child Sexual Exploitation, Boys & Young Men

“An innovative means of illustrating how CSE can happen to young men as well as young women. It was a brilliant presentation that had a significant impact and was educative and challenging for us all. “

– Secondary School PSHE Lead

 

‘Crashing‘ tells the story of Eddie.  At 15 years old he lost his mom to cancer, lost his dad to depression and ended up going absent and missing from home on a regular basis.  On one of these occasions, whilst out drinking with his mates at the park, Eddie was approached by Michael.  Michael was kind, good fun and owned a shop with an empty flat above it.  He offered Eddie the chance to stay there whenever things at home were a bit rough, but unfortunately Michael had another agenda.

 

The play has proven highly effective at covering:-

• How Child Sexual Exploitation can – and does – happen to boys and young men
• What makes a Healthy Relationship
• What makes an Unhealthy Relationship
• The Grooming process, Child Sexual Exploitation & the differing models & methods
• Where to go for help and advice

For adult audiences it also:-

• Raises awareness of the importance of acknowledging, identifying and referring male victims of Child Sexual Exploitation
• Raises awareness of the importance of making referrals based on warning signs and not on gender

 

For information on booking or enquiring about either play click here.