Dayglo
Students talking about what they learnt from watching Dayglo
A young woman is forced to make choices in a world of uncertainty. Stella is desperate to explore what choices are open to her mother Evelyn, who is battling breast cancer - she is eager to fan the flames of hope and have a mother restored to her but the odds are precariously stacked against them.
“When I was a teenager I was running around barefoot, I didn’t have a thought for the future, it was all about the music”
Poly Styrene (Marianne Elliot-Said) of punk band X Ray Spex, who died of breast cancer in April 2011.
'Dayglo' by playwright Abi Bown, is a Theatre of Debate resource for schools for Key Stage 4 targeting 14-16 year old students which aims to explore the issues raised by advances in pharmacogenetics and genetic testing. The exciting new science of personalising medical treatments according to our genes.
Aims
Each performance will be followed by a live debate, using electronic voting technology, during which students will be encouraged to explore what they think and feel about the issues posed by the play.
'Dayglo' has been researched and developed in partnership with The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and the University of Ulster, as a teacher resources are designed to support the achievement of attainment targets outlined in Key Stages 4 in Science, English, Drama, ICT, PSHE and RS.
The Dayglo creative team has been supported throughout the development of this production, by an advisory group which includes;
Kimberly Jamie, ESRC/Pharmacy Practice Research Trust PhD student, University of York
Find out more about Kimberly Jamie
Maggie Alexander, Director of Policy, Education and Influencing, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Find out more about Maggie Alexander
Professor Katherine Payne, PhD, MSc, DipClinPharm, BPharm, MRPharmS, Professor of Health Economics, Health Sciences – Methodology School of Community Based Medicine, The University of Manchester
Find out more about Professor Katherine Payne
Professor Munir Pirmohamed, NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics, University of Liverpool
Find out more about Professor Munir Pirmohamed
Professor Valerie McKelvey-Martin, Head of Engagement and Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine (UUC)
Find out more about Professor Valerie McKelvey-Martin
Dr Olivier Harari, MA MB BChir PhD MRCP, Clinical Science Leader, Roche Products Ltd
Find out more about Dr Olivier Harari
Dr. Sophie Petit-Zeman, Adviser, Patient Involvement & Engagement, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
Find out more about Dr Sophie Petit-Zeman
Dr Allison Streetly OBE, Director of the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening
Programme and Liz Aram, Communications Consultant to the screening programme, have
also provided information and guidance. The screening programme website is:
www.sickleandthal.org
Students from Hackney Free & Parochial Secondary School (London Borough of Hackney)
and Alexandra Park School (London Borough of Haringey) have also contributed to the
development of the project.
'Dayglo' is supported by the Wellcome Trust, the NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme and Central YMCA.
“When I was a teenager I was running around barefoot, I didn’t have a thought for the future, it was all about the music”
Poly Styrene (Marianne Elliot-Said) of punk band X Ray Spex, who died of breast cancer in April 2011.
'Dayglo' by playwright Abi Bown, is a Theatre of Debate resource for schools for Key Stage 4 targeting 14-16 year old students which aims to explore the issues raised by advances in pharmacogenetics and genetic testing. The exciting new science of personalising medical treatments according to our genes.
Aims
Each performance will be followed by a live debate, using electronic voting technology, during which students will be encouraged to explore what they think and feel about the issues posed by the play.
'Dayglo' has been researched and developed in partnership with The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and the University of Ulster, as a teacher resources are designed to support the achievement of attainment targets outlined in Key Stages 4 in Science, English, Drama, ICT, PSHE and RS.
The Dayglo creative team has been supported throughout the development of this production, by an advisory group which includes;
Kimberly Jamie, ESRC/Pharmacy Practice Research Trust PhD student, University of York
Find out more about Kimberly Jamie
Maggie Alexander, Director of Policy, Education and Influencing, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Find out more about Maggie Alexander
Professor Katherine Payne, PhD, MSc, DipClinPharm, BPharm, MRPharmS, Professor of Health Economics, Health Sciences – Methodology School of Community Based Medicine, The University of Manchester
Find out more about Professor Katherine Payne
Professor Munir Pirmohamed, NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics, University of Liverpool
Find out more about Professor Munir Pirmohamed
Professor Valerie McKelvey-Martin, Head of Engagement and Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine (UUC)
Find out more about Professor Valerie McKelvey-Martin
Dr Olivier Harari, MA MB BChir PhD MRCP, Clinical Science Leader, Roche Products Ltd
Find out more about Dr Olivier Harari
Dr. Sophie Petit-Zeman, Adviser, Patient Involvement & Engagement, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
Find out more about Dr Sophie Petit-Zeman
Dr Allison Streetly OBE, Director of the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening
Programme and Liz Aram, Communications Consultant to the screening programme, have
also provided information and guidance. The screening programme website is:
www.sickleandthal.org
Students from Hackney Free & Parochial Secondary School (London Borough of Hackney)
and Alexandra Park School (London Borough of Haringey) have also contributed to the
development of the project.
'Dayglo' is supported by the Wellcome Trust, the NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme and Central YMCA.
