The Bigger Issue

Suggested age range: 14 - 16 years
Format: A4 booklet (10 pages)
PowerPoint presentation of quotes and facts, as mentioned in the script, also provided.

Details: A piece of documentary theatre which explores the issue of third world debt through a series of short sketches, interspersed with statistics, facts and quotes on the issue. The aim of the play is to introduce key elements of this complicated issue in an accessible and interesting way. The play leaves the audience with a sense of the injustice of international debt and ends by challenging people to see what they can do to make a difference.

Please note: this is a detailed play which needs genuine preparation time allocated to it.

Publisher: Riverside School of Performing Arts, 2003 (revised and facts updated in 2007)
Cost: free

Curriculum Links include:
Citizenship -
Key Stage 3: 1i; 2a, b, c; 3a, b
Key Stage 4: 2b, c