Man Up is a play about being a boy and becoming a man for young people of all genders in year 9 and above.

In light of growing evidence showing a notable increase in misogynistic attitudes among young people, we have developed this new play aimed at empowering and uplifting young men, as well as their communities and people of all genders who support them

“You would rather face a bear than a man and I am a man so what does that say about me?”

Man Up tells the story of childhood friends Lottie and Logan as they navigate growing up together and try to work out how to act and how to be in anincreasingly confusing world where no one knows the rules anymore.

Content Warning: Includes references to stress, anxiety, panic attacks, attempted suicide, PTSD, homophobia & Autism. If you are affected by any of the content, there are details of organisations that can help here.

When the school’s lockdown alarm sounds everyone assumes it’s a drill. But soon a group of year 9 students find themselves stuck in a geography classroom with only Deputy Head Prefect Jamie to keep them under control. It becomes clear that the school is in lockdown because of an ‘incident’ with a pupil.  While the group speculate as to the identity of the student and the nature of the ‘incident ‘it slowly emerges that, although no one’s talking about it, the students are all grappling with mental health issues of their own.

Content warning - This play includes references to self harm and suicide. A full teachers' pack is available on our website and we advise teachers to watch the play in advance of sharing with students. Details of organisations that can help are here.

WHEN SOPHIA, MATT AND TASH MEET AT A MUSIC FESTIVAL THEY ARE THREE VERY DIFFERENT TEENAGERS.

They go to different schools, have different friendship groups and have led very different lives. However, they all have the same problem - they use self-harm as a way to cope with their feelings. Sophia feels stifled by boarding school life, has a poor body image and feels out of control. Matt is consumed with anxiety about his impending GCSE exams. Tash is haunted by memories of a traumatic childhood and feels like the world would be a better place without her. When her only friend suddenly disappears, her self-harming behaviour gets out of control.

Our digital production of Hidden has been designed for students in Year 8+, and has been developed in consultation with clinicians, those who have recovered from self-harm, and leading charities in the field of mental health.

Our high-quality, theatrically-filmed digital production ensures a brilliant PSHE or Drama experience for young people, and is supported by a comprehensive teachers' pack complete with lesson plans that will engage students across several weeks worth of classes.

Content Warning: This play includes explicit but not graphic depictions of sexual exploitation, transphobia and rape. If you are affected by any of the content of this play, details of organisations that can help here.

'Losing It' is a sex education musical from Peer Productions.

All the boys at school seem to be only interested in one thing, so when naive Charlotte meets an older guy online who promises her a fairytale romance, she is sure it’s true love. It’s up to her friend Ash to try and stop her from making a terrible mistake - but Ash has worries of their own - “Are you a boy or a girl?” When a drunken year 11 house party gets out of control, Tim makes a decision which will affect both him and Seren for the rest of their lives - “She didn’t say no!” Meanwhile, Mike’s become hooked on internet pornography, David’s still a virgin and Rob’s fallen in love.All the boys at school seem to be only interested in one thing, so when naive Charlotte meets an older guy online who promises her a fairytale romance, she is sure it’s true love. It’s up to her friend Ash to try and stop her from making a terrible mistake - but Ash has worries of their own - “Are you a boy or a girl?” When a drunken year 11 house party gets out of control, Tim makes a decision which will affect both him and Seren for the rest of their lives - “She didn’t say no!” Meanwhile, Mike’s become hooked on internet pornography, David’s still a virgin and Rob’s fallen in love.