In medieval times, a horse merchant is forced by a noble to leave part of his stock as payment for crossing his land. Upon returning, he finds his horses near death, and when the noble refuses to compensate him, the merchant fights unsuccessfully against the injustice.

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

A new Theatre in Education programme with world class theatre and participatory workshops, aimed at year 9 upwards.

Evening in the city. In a flat a teenage boy is sorting through play things from his childhood; he is sorting through his past in search of the truth about an accident that destroyed his family. The Father remains silent, is he refusing or unable to speak about it? The son struggles to know the truth and take control of his future.

Young people today grow up in a world that their parents did not grow up in. So much has changed that the age-old problem of communication is becoming ever more difficult.

In The Angry Roads internationally renowned playwright Edward Bond has created a unique dramatic way of opening up the problem and revealing what is at stake in it for young people: repression, denial, evasion, leading to understanding and the acceptance of responsibility and freedom... and finally to the rite of passage into the modern world. It is a journey your students will recognise because it is a journey they are already on.

This production, Bond's 10th new commission for Big Brum, is an extraordinary and compelling drama by one of the world's greatest dramatists.

The Angry Roads is a theatre performance supported by a participatory workshop for Key Stage 4 and 5 Drama, English, Citizenship and PSHE. The Angry Roads is available as a half day or full day theatre in education programme, working with up to 60 young people in a day in two sessions of two hours each, which includes a performance with full set and interactive sessions interwoven with the text. Big Brum can also adapt this model and perform to larger audiences. The Theatre in Education programme is supported with extensive and innovative Teachers' Resources, offering rich material for development in the classroom, including the script, production notes and follow-up activities. Big Brum can also offer CPD and INSET sessions for teachers.

Gemma Grubb, Head of Drama, Hazelwick School, Sussex:
"The students were gripped by the work and physically leaning forward in their seats. They loved the quality of the acting and the clever design of the set. They were so keen to answer the provocative questions posed by the actor-teachers and had an excellent experience of the possibilities that TIE can achieve."

Feedback from previous Big Brum TIE programmes consistently indicate that Big Brum's work is memorable, emotionally and intellectually stimulating, and has an impact on the students' motivation and quality of academic work. Schools can build on a day's TIE with a follow up day or a longer term partnership tailored to your learners' needs. Big Brum are committed to robust evaluation and research into the efficacy of the programmes, and examples are available upon request.

Fiona Briggs, Teacher of Drama, Golden Hillock School, Birmingham:
"Thank you once again for sharing such a wonderful play and workshop with ourselves and our students. We have been grappling with a handful of questions thrown up by the play already! The students have been able to share their own experiences while developing their own opinions which have been truly inspiring for me as their teacher. It has challenged all of us and we are excited to continue to explore these complex issues."

A married middle-aged art critic and 16-year-old Margot begin an affair and develop a troublesome mutually parasitic relationship.

本片着重讲述一个居无定所而享有特权的商人雷奥。他是武器销售商亨利·居里约的继子。亨利父亲的公司日渐衰落，发展停滞。亨利对此很不满，于是着手加快与几个声誉欠佳的公司结盟。起初是为了董事会机构攫取足够的股份和利润，然后为阻止父亲得知这场骗局掩盖的秘密。
现代版的哈姆雷特故事，一个年轻人投身到金融之战中，与大伤人们用股票和金融交战……

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.