I have recently finished a tour of “Gongo Visits Planet Earth” by Anita Gallo, with Engross Theatre. Engross creates work specifically for children with learning difficulties and we have been performing the play in special schools in Edinburgh.
I have been playing Ben, a ten year old boy who is visited by Gongo the Alien. As Gongo isn’t from Earth Ben has to show him how to behave with human beings (how to shake someone’s hand, how to tell if they are happy or sad, to not go into someone’s personal space, etc).
The kids loved the play and learnt a lot from it. We’ll be touring the next show (a play about bullying), “Be Nice” by Caroline Dunford, early 2012.
Engross Theatre are a fantastic company who produce great work. You can find out more about what they do at www.engrosstheatre.org.uk
