Big Brum vows to treat young people not as undeveloped adults but as human beings in their own right, respecting their experiences and understandings, getting to the heart of what it is to be human.

We facilitate small group work with up to 30 young people to ensure a high ratio of actor teachers to young people, maximising participation and inclusion.

A very important factor in breaking down the normal socio-economic factors that prevent young people from accessing the arts, especially theatre and drama.

We have clear and candid discussions with schools before we perform, identifying any special approaches that may be required.

We’re bringing art into a familiar space that young people already inhabit, breaking down a common barrier of arts engagement: attending arts venues and the “alien” effect that has on young people.

We are carefully crafting every drama session so young people can place themselves into theatre and respond to reality a safe distance from their own experience.

Big Brum demonstrates that there are no wrong answers because we are interested not in what is “correct”, but in what young people think and the process by which they come to these conclusions.

We question effectively and are renowned for our ability to utilise poignant questioning with young people to open up imaginative responses and help them think in new ways.

We work in the moment, entering sessions with the goal to respond to the ideas of the young people present as they process what they have seen and want to discuss with our people.