Case Study :
Message Not Delivered
Overview of the approach
Message Not Delivered is an
interactive drama highlighting the dangers of using mobile phones while driving . Produced by the New Vic Borderlines in partnership with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and Staffordshire Police and toured around schools in the West Midlands , Staffordshire and Cheshire , the drama tells the story of a group of friends involved in a collision , with real ( live ) inputs from professionals from fire , police and ambulance services as well as the family and friends of real-life crash victims . Both the legal and personal implications of using a mobile phone while driving are highlighted . The production is taken to schools , and uses theatre-style lighting and stage props .
After each performance , students ( aged 13-18 ) take part in workshops and interact with scenes , identifying how the characters might have behaved differently and generated different outcomes . These workshops are facilitated by a New Vic Borderlines Practitioner , but are also assisted by those involved in the production . Part of the production involves asking students to think about three things they would like to do , see or experience in the future . Subsequent discussion focuses on how those ambitions would not be possible if those consequences outlined during the production were experienced by them as individuals .
Mobile : Engaged contribution
Knowledge Exchange
We had two initial meetings with the Message Not Delivered ( MND ) team to help us understand the approach and how we might be able to help out with the development of the approach for a new tour planned for later in the year . We then observed the play being delivered in a local school , before holding a KEC ( Knowledge Exchange Consultation ) with members of the Message Not Delivered team . Many of the following points are transferable to other kinds of live intervention experience .
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