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Open Clasp's Film
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Rattle & Roll Tour 2010

Open Clasp's brand new show, stage two of our Herstory Told project, toured in February and March 2010. We're working on the evaluation of the tour now, and will be adding a new page with images and information about the tour soon. If you've seen Rattle & Roll please let us know what you think. You can email comments, phone 0191 230 1698, or, if you have 15 minutes you can complete the online evaluation.

Four women are trying to jump track.  A new name, street and a settee mean a new start, a way out and a past left behind.  However a missing wheelie bin, a broken promise and mother’s day throw the women back on familiar ground, but this time they are on a collision course with a runaway train.  Set against the back drop of regeneration and recession, Rattle & Roll is a story about chaos, the order behind it and the strengths of those women trying to survive it. 

'Rattle & Roll' came from the hard work and commitment of all the women and young women who took part in Herstory Told. They did fantastic work. We believe that by addressing issues that impact on the everyday lives of women Rattle & Roll made a positive difference to the lives of women of all ages across the North East. Watch this space for the evaluation report...

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Herstory Told Phase 3

Following on from Rattle & Roll Open Clasp will be running phase three of Herstory Told from April to November 2010. During this extra phase the groups who were involved in developing characters for Rattle & Roll will be creating and performing short plays/ DVDs to directly raise awareness of issues they have experienced with audiences including schools, community workers and professionals related to services and policy relating to health and social care, sexual exploitation, domestic violence and substance misuse.

One in Four

2010/11 sees a brand new project, One in Four. The project will use Open Clasp’s familiar format of issue-based drama workshops with community groups who create characters which will be brought together in a brand new performance. Following consultation with community groups and professionals across the region each group involved in the project will consider sexual violence in today’s society. The title One in Four reflects the number of young women and women affected by sexual violence. The new performance will tour in February and March 2011. Watch this space for more details.

Open Clasp's Film

Click here to watch Open Clasp's four minute film. This was created by Magnificent Films as part of the Media Trust's V for Volunteer project in 2006.

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Open Clasp Screen Saver

Click here to download a screen saver featuring images from the Tonic tour. Many thanks to Axialis for donating the software. Please let us know what you think of this. Would you like screensavers of other Open Clasp productions? Contact us and let us know.

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