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Maxine Peake backs award winning theatre company to tackle domestic abuse and the impact on children.

Wednesday 15 February, 2017

A
ground-breaking play that lifts the lid on domestic abuse and the
impact on children has enlisted the help of award winning actor
Maxine Peake in its call for public support.

Maxine
said “I
am pleased to offer my support to Certain Curtain Theatre Company.
One in 3 women experience domestic abuse and 750, 000 children
witness it in the UK each year. Claire and John’s pro-active
approach to the injustices that so many women and children suffer in
our community is to be commended and supported. It’s a shame this
northern theatre company producing original work for the last 28
years isn’t better supported financially, but I hope people will
recognise the value of their work and support this project through
the National Funding Scheme. Theatre is all about telling the untold
stories and these stories need to be heard by us all.”




Certain
Curtain Theatre Company, a professional Company from Preston,
renowned for tackling sensitive and controversial subjects, is
seeking support for a National tour of its highly acclaimed drama
MOCKINGBIRD HIGH to reach young people experiencing abuse. “Theatre
is a great way to engage young people in difficult issues – helping
them explore the issues in a creative way and make sense of them.”
Says Claire Moore, who plays the teenagers unfortunate Mother. “This
is a key issue for children and young people and teenage girls are
most at risk of domestic violence - our work can make a big
difference!”




“This
is a mesmerising,
lyrical exploration of the devastating impact of domestic violence on
young people and family relationships. A performance that will leave
you BREATHLESS!” adds
Director and writer John Woudberg, "Our aim is dramatic
excellence, in whatever we produce. The play is a compelling drama in
its own right. It has tension, humour and a gritty yet beautiful
language.”




“We
operate without any revenue funding,” says Claire “Support from
Maxine to raise the profile of our work and garner more public
support is invaluable.”

You
can support this project to reach more young people by texting the
word Mockingbird
to 70970
Or
visit the fund-raising page at http://easydonate.org/CCTC001

Anyone
looking to support the company on a regular basis can become a Patron
from £1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/cctheatre

“Left me speechless –
Absolutely outstanding” Helen
NSPCC

"Moving,
thought provoking, informative, an excellent tool to bring awareness
to the issues surrounding domestic violence." Tony
Porter - A CALL TO MEN USA



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