This is an online school offer, available anytime between Thu 10 March, 8.00pm – Sun 27 March, 11.59pm
Price: $5 per student, please enquire via schools@aaf.co.nz
Suitability: Years 10-13 (Recommended age 14+)
Curriculum Links/Topics: Drama, English, Social Studies
A young black man lost his life. Six years ago. In Scotland. In police custody.
Soon after 7.00am, on a Sunday morning, 3 May 2015, Sheku Bayoh, a 31-year-old gas engineer, husband, and father of two, died in Police custody on the streets of his home town – Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Bayoh’s family launched a campaign seeking justice and in 2019 a judge-led inquiry was announced to determine the manner of his death, and whether ‘actual or perceived race’ had played a part in it. An artistic response to tragedy, an expression of grief for the loss of the human behind the headlines, and a non-apologetic reflection on identity and racism in Scotland today, Lament for Sheku Bayoh asks the urgent question: is Scotland really a safe place?
My Life As A….
Meet Hannah Lavery, the writer and director of Lament for Sheku Bayoh. In this bite-sized video, she discusses her work, creative process and passes on top tips for aspiring artists.
Creative Learning Booking & Contact
For Creative Learning programme queries, contact our Creative Learning Programme Coordinator Kelly Gilbride.
Email: schools@aaf.co.nz
Phone: 09 374 0339
SUPPORTED BY Creative NZ, Foundation North, and Annies
Warning: contains strong language and descriptions of brutality and racial violence
This production was originally recorded in the United Kingdom and is interpreted in British Sign Language.
Accessibility
“[A] painful and beautiful melding of irony and hope”
“Urgent, intimate... Demands our attention.”
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