Shine
10% of 15-16 years olds have self harmed
‘Shine’ is a hard hitting, colourful production that looks at the issue of identity and how we cope with pressure as it follows four individuals who struggle in a different way and who each use various coping strategies to express the pain they feel including, isolation, bullying, anger management and self harm.
This production uses sounds to build-up atmosphere and tension, and is street-dance based, using movement and rhythm to communicate and connect with a modern teenage audience.
‘[Shine] really encouraged me because I could really relate to the girls and their struggles with things that I have struggled with and been through. I think I found it surprising that people really go through the same things as me’.
Year 10 pupil
CFS Liverpool
Self-harm is a very hidden activity that is extremely prevalent amongst young people today and through this play Pure Creative Arts use theatre to explore the issue in an effective way and provide young people with alternative, positive ways of coping with pressure.
'I could relate one aspect of each character's personality to my own and that made me think about how I am feeling about myself, and how I should deal with my feelings'
Year 10 pupil, St Wilfred's School
