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‘I Stand For What I Stand On’: the tour

A live performance by four young climate strikers and a global digital cast

๐Ÿ—“ 12 Oct-14 Nov 2021
๐Ÿ“Œ Various venues

Feeling dismayed about the state of the world? Need a top-up on hope in the face of rapid climate change? These 4 brilliant Gloucester teenagers will give you a fresh sense of optimism.

๐Ÿ‘€ Come watch
๐Ÿ‘ Show your support
๐ŸŽง Hear their take
๐Ÿ’ช Get fired up
๐ŸŒ Maybe save the world?

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ โ€“ ‘inspiring’ (Epigram)

What to expect

I Stand For What I Stand On features a live cast of 4 young climate strikers from Gloucester and a digital cast of global young activists. The show is performed directly to each audience member through headphones with original sound and digital design.

Drawing on autobiographical experiences, a love of Harry Styles and ABBA, an extraordinary understanding of the climate crisis and using cardboard protest signs, I Stand For What I Stand On shares the young international cast’s thoughts and fears about the impending climate crisis and explores the reality of being a teenager and growing up in the shadow of the climate emergency.

This show was extraordinary! It was moving and inspiring. Iโ€™m so proud of this work and these young people

Audience member

The show is fully captioned for d/Deaf and hard of hearing audiences.

Age Guidance: 14+
Running time: 60 minutes

Such important work and some really moving moments

Viv Gordon, theatremaker

The biggest ever congratulations!! That was so incredible – weโ€™re absolutely blown away and so grateful that it was live streamed so we could watch it!

Audience member

That was so, so powerful, thank you so much

Hetty Hodgson, theatremaker

The background

In 2019, Strike A Light met a group of striking young climate activists from Gloucester, shouting in the streets.

They were a small group of extraordinary young people aged 14-18. Protesting with banners and their voices. Shouting for their future and shouting in the wind. Shouting to survive. Shouting words of wisdom and shouting beautifully crafted speeches that would put many politicians to shame, they were often met with abuse.

Strike A Light offered them some office space to hold their meetings and two years later, co-created a new live show with them. I Stand For What I Stand On is that show.

Tour dates

๐Ÿ“ Tobacco Factory, Bristol
๐Ÿ—“ 13 Oct, 8pm

๐Ÿ“ Guildhall, Gloucester
๐Ÿ—“ 27 Oct, 7.30pm

๐Ÿ“ COP26, Glasgow
๐Ÿ—“ 5 Nov

๐Ÿ“ Warwick Arts Centre
๐Ÿ—“ Sun 7 Nov, 6.15pm

๐Ÿ“ The Pleasance Theatre, London
๐Ÿ—“ Sun 14 Nov, 4pm