Ribbon of Silver

A half-day Theatre in Education programme for Years 1 & 2

It is Georgie’s first day at school. Always a trial no matter who you are. Takes your breath away. For Georgie it is even harder. He’s not like the other children and all eyes are on him.  Where does he come from?  That night he creeps out and curls up under the trailer with his dog, Splott.   He can hear the deep sleep breathing of Mam, Maggie and Sean but still can’t catch his own. Sleep won’t come. Then he’s off, him and Splott on a journey of discovery through the country lanes of the past to the lay-bys and waste grounds of the present; a road that will maybe tell him who he is and more, how he can be tomorrow.    

Ribbon of a Silver is a new half-day participatory Theatre in Education programme.  

It is a story that invites young people to imagine themselves into the heart of being human.  It celebrates diversity and difference and asks us to stand together alongside Georgie when it matters and where all our roads meet.  This programme is a contribution recognising June 2008 marking the Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month and 2005/2015 being an international Decade of Roma Inclusion. 

We will be touring two teams to schools simultaneously during the summer term.    

Wednesday 11 June - Llanelwedd CW/Franksbridge CP at The Drama Centre (am)

Friday 13 June - Llandrindod Wells CW at The Drama Centre

Tuesday 17 June - Ladywell Green Infants, Newtown and Cradoc CP                     

Wednesday 18 June - Llanfair Caereinion CP and Llanfaes CP

Thursday 19 June - Forden CW

Friday 20 June - Presteigne CP and Builth Wells CP

Monday 23 June - Buttington/Trewern CP and Machynlleth CP (am) 

Tuesday 24 June - Talgarth CP and Mount Street Infants, Brecon

Wednesday 25 June - Montgomery CW and Mount Street Infants, Brecon (am)

Thursday 26 June - Treowen CP, Newtown

Friday 27 June - Ysgol Gynradd Carno (am) and Aberhafesp CP (pm)

Monday 30 June - Beguildy CW and Radnor Valley CP, New Radnor

Tuesday 1 July- Rhosgoch CP, Painscastle (pm) + 7pm Open Evening and

 Ysgol Glanryhyd, Ystradgynlais

Wednesday 2 July - Glasbury CW/Ffynon Gynydd CW and

Llandysilio CW + 7pm Open Evening 

Thursday 3 July - Guilsfield CP

Friday 4 July - Llanidloes CP and Llandinam CP at Village Hall (pm)

Monday 7 July - Howey CW at The Drama Centre(am) and Crickhowell CP

Tuesday 8 July - Penrhos CP, Ystradgynlais and

Llanfihangel Rhydithon CP, Dolau + 6pm Open Evening

Wednesday 9 July - Ysgol Cynlais, Ystradgynlais and Irfon Valley CP, Garth

Thursday 10 July - Caersws CP

Friday 11 July - Llanfyllin CP and Newbridge CW

Monday 14 July - Priory CW, Brecon + 6pm Open Evening and