Kickout Reviews and Comments:
'Arc Theatre Ensemble is famed for its theatre-in-education
work ... Seen by as many as 100,000 teenagers, Kicking Out toured community
clubs and youth groups. It was also staged at the House of Commons and the Police
Federation conference, as well as at a dozen football clubs, from Newcastle
United to Millwall. In short, it was a youth sensation.'
The Times
'Humorous, theatrically imaginative and very, very honest.'
Reva Klein,TES
'Highly successful.'
Times Educational Supplement
'A real success and challenged pupil's beliefs and attitudes
in a most fundamental and powerful way.'
Rob Clarke, Deputy Head, Merrywood School, Bristol
'There is very little writing of such quality and relevance
around.'
Helen Toft, Margaret Glen Bott School, Nottingham
'Thought provoking.'
Sainsbury's Magazine
'Excellent.'
Claire Amos, New Heys School, Liverpool
'Some of it's shocking stuff for the kids to hear in a
school context, but that's good because it relates to their lives and gives
their experiences status - and that doesn't happen often.'
Kiri Tunks, Drama Teacher at Stepney Green, quoted in the
TES
'...written in a punchy & attractive style which has
immediate appeal to young people ...they illuminate difficult & complex issues...The
teacher's resource packs are excellent.'
Cheshire Association for Drama Education Kicking Out & Ooh
Ah Showab Khan
'Clifford Oliver's two plays about racism in football
& society have been seen & admired in many schools. They are now published together
with an excellent pack of materials & lessons plans. The great strength of the
plays is the way that, although there is no doubt of the writer's position,
he gives a fair hearing to the racists who surround his principal character...the
plots are well worked out to cover a range of relevant issues without seeming
contrived.'
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