[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New Vic Borderlines<\/strong>\u00a0the award-winning Staffordshire based initiative using theatre in social contexts has been working with the police and fire and rescue services to create a powerful docudrama exploring the\u00a0devastating consequences of being distracted while driving.<\/p>\n This pilot drama project called Message Not Delivered<\/strong> is aimed at young people and will be touring into Newcastle-under-Lyme schools and colleges over the autumn.<\/p>\n \u2018New Vic Borderlines is saving lives\u2019 \u00a0–\u00a0Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Some of the key messages in the piece cover the facts that drivers aged 16-19 are a third more likely to die in a crash than drivers aged 40-49, and one in four 18-24 year olds crash within two years of passing their driving test.<\/p>\n New Vic Borderlines is based in Staffordshire<\/strong>, and\u00a0undertakes work of regional, national and international significance and is acknowledged as a national beacon for the ways theatre can be used to work within the community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This project is a terrific example about how theatre led organisations like this can make a positive difference to our lives, and in this specific instance by working with Staffordshire Police and\u00a0Fire Service<\/strong> to further help keep young people safe on our roads.<\/p>\n Dates for additional community performances of Message Not Delivered<\/strong> are being planned.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1458774858440{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1458953109567{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT NEW VIC BORDERLINES” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1475069671650{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1458775554849{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1475068205624{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n New Vic Borderlines<\/strong>\u00a0uses theatre to help people find new and positive ways to understand themselves, their communities and their responsibilities. \u00a0It challenges destructive and anti-social behaviour, builds self-awareness and self-worth and develops positive attitudes.<\/p>\n Borderlines partners with a variety of local and national organisations, and works with individuals, groups and communities facing challenges such as\u00a0young people at risk of offending, and adults with learning difficulties.<\/p>\n Award winning work<\/strong><\/p>\n New Vic Borderlines is the award-winning initiative using theatre in social contexts\u00a0and\u00a0has won a number of awards for its work, including:<\/p>\nCOMMUNITY PERFORMANCES<\/h2>\n
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