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Decision Theatre
AN INTERACTIVE MENTAL HEALTH THEATRE PROGRAMME – IN 2 × 45 MINUTES
A Decision Theatre is a 2 × 45-minute interactive programme that can be integrated into a school lesson. Through live theatrical scenes and a guided reflection led by a professional, it addresses the mental health challenges affecting students.
It is not a frontal lecture.
The story stops at two points — and the students’ decisions shape what happens next.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE DECISION THEATRE PROGRAMME FOR YOUR INSTITUTION, PLEASE WRITE TO US
AVAILABLE MODULES
- ABUSE AND CYBERBULLYING
- Domestic tensions
- Anxiety and self-esteem
- Teacher–student conflict
- Substance use and peer pressure
The modules can also be booked individually, but together they form a comprehensive prevention programme.
WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL RECEIVE?
✔ A structured 45-minute programme
✔ Professional actors + a mental health facilitator
✔ Immediate, accessible mental health tools and takeaways
✔ A framework that is also meaningful for teachers
✔ Multiple classes can be accommodated within one day if needed
WHO DO WE RECOMMEND IT FOR?
- Upper primary students (Grades 5–8)
- Secondary school students
- Homeroom lessons
- Thematic project days
- As part of a prevention programme
1. TRUST EVERY YOUNG PERSON
Decision Theatre makes a commitment to treat young people not as “unfinished adults,” but as autonomous human beings, respecting their experiences and understanding, and striving to grasp what it means to be human.
2. MAINTAIN A HIGH FACILITATOR–YOUNG PERSON RATIO
We organise small-group sessions with a maximum of 30 young participants in order to ensure a high actor-facilitator to young person ratio, maximising participation and engagement.
3. PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH TEAM
Our professional mental health specialists ensure the safe and appropriate space needed for reflection and processing.
4. BE CRYSTAL CLEAR
Before each performance, we have clear and honest discussions with schools to explore whether any special approach is needed.
5. MAKE ART ACCESSIBLE
We bring art into familiar spaces that young people already use, breaking down one of the common barriers to participation in the arts: the sense of alienation often associated with institutional settings.
6. BUILD SAFE SPACES
Every drama session is carefully designed so that young people can enter the theatrical space and reflect on reality from a safe distance from their own experiences.
7. THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS
We stand for the belief that there are no wrong answers, because what matters to us is not what is “correct,” but what young people think and the process through which they arrive at their conclusions.
8. ASK THE BIG QUESTIONS
We ask questions with purpose, and we are known for opening up young people’s imagination through deep and sensitive questions, helping them think in new ways
9. BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT
We work in the present: we enter each session ready to respond to the thoughts of the young people who are there, as they process the experience and articulate what they want to talk about with us.