Educational Theatre
Chain Reaction have been developing entertaining, informative and memorable shows since 1994.
The power to transform lives.
Our powerful performances captivate our young audiences and provide understanding, knowledge and facts in a genuinely transformative way. They build empathy and compassion by helping young people to understand issues from other people’s perspectives.
Time and again, our experience has proven that through the engagement of emotion young people effectively digest and retain information.
Because every show was originally commissioned by local government or public health departments we’ve worked with experienced professionals in their field whilst developing each one.
Our Shows
We have a repertoire of outrageously entertaining original shows designed to address a specific issue for a specific age range. We use music, dance, comedy and believable plotlines interspersed with parodies of well known, larger-than-life characters, so our young audiences laugh whilst they learn – after all, if they have fun, they’re more likely to remember the messages.
If you’d like to discuss commissioning a new show to tackle a specific issue, please get in touch. Alternatively, click on the links below to find out more about our current repertoire.
For details on which show is currently touring please see the ‘What’s On’ section on our homepage.
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Tackling bullying & respecting difference
Feeding The Future
Healthy eating and exercise (Secondary)
Time To Talk
Expressing emotions &
dealing with loss
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Smoking awareness
It’s Your Body
Drugs awareness and healthier living
Keepin’ It Cool
Conflict resolution
Know Your Mind
Drugs awareness (Key Stage 2)
Know Your Mind
Drugs awareness (Secondary)
Inside Out
Sexual health & relationships
Movin’ On Up
Aspirations & fulfilling the future
Food 4 Thought
Healthy eating and exercise (primary)
Totally Together
Challenging bullying &
celebrating diversity
Did you know?
Each show is performed by 4 or 5 of our professional actresses and can be performed in a 5m x 5m stage space, making them perfect for school halls and community venues.
We also offer a range of free and paid-for resources to extend the learning from each show into the classroom, including;
Free Teachers’ Resource Packs
Most of our shows include resource packs full of information, ideas, and lesson plans. These packs are designed to be used before and after Chain Reaction’s visit to help get your pupils interested in the topics and inspire further learning and discussion.
Free hot-seating sessions
Some shows include a 10 minute post-show hot-seating session, where audiences ask the characters from the show questions about their thoughts and actions. They’ve proven to be a great way to get young people really thinking about what they’ve seen.
Supporting workshops
We also offer fun, interactive issue-based workshops that use drama, role-play and games to encourage young people to think for themselves and to form their own opinions about the topic in question.
Why teachers love us…
Teachers constantly tell us how our streetwise and professional young actresses and facilitators help them to introduce some of the more ‘difficult to talk about’ issues to their classes.
Through the power of drama, challenging topics such as drugs, sex and managing emotions can be dealt with in a way that breaks down taboos and helps pupils overcome the giggles and embarrassment to have productive discussions about crucial topics.
And because all of our shows are designed in line with a range of educational curriculae and standards, you know that all our work will help to achieve your learning outcomes.
What People Are Saying
“A powerful message that led to good class discussions […] A very lively, engaging production that kept children with short attention spans engaged and on task. A very relevant production.”
— C. Rae, Teacher, Waterside Primary School, London Borough of Greenwich
“The best theatre company production I have seen in secondary schools in my PSHE experience.”
— Gail Peters, Axton Chase School, Kent
“After watching the show the children clearly understood why it is so important to treat everyone the same regardless of their differences.”
— Iram Parvez, Class Teacher, Marion Richardson Primary School, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
“The booklet to support is fab! I really enjoyed the show - very professional and pitched at the right level.”
— Head of Year 6, New City Primary, London Borough of Newham
Get in touch.
To find out more about any of our shows, or to book one of them, pop your details in here and we’ll be in touch.