“Could you meet the person who shattered your life?"
“Could you meet the
person whose life you shattered?”
Could you?
There is maybe a curiosity in wanting meet someone who wronged you? Or from the
perspective of the offender perhaps wanting to meet with the one they have
wronged. To explain? To question? To get
answers?
Both
questions create confusion we all feel as human beings when the lines are
blurred. Whether you or I think the answer to be yes or no, or whether it affects
you personally or not, these questions are an opening to many victims/offenders
to help begin that process of recovery on both sides. Restorative justice can help immediately to
build understanding between victim and offender, and to reduce the stigma of
these labels.
Restorative Justice helps in many ways to achieve its goal by
restoring balance not only to the “Victim” and “Offender” but also in reaching
out to families and the community to bring harmony. Obviously, there are many questions and concerns
when it comes trusting this process if you are new to it but this is where cube
theatre and RJ are working together to create and put into action four steps of
the national restorative justice system.
·
Awareness
·
Access
·
Practice
·
Evidence
With these steps
in mind. RJ working aims to make us the public more aware of projects and ways
to make restorative justice apparent and easy to access for anyone who find
themselves in need of closure.
Being a
student myself I was not aware of this process until I joined cube’s team. Having been thrown into the deep end I have
become fully emerged in restorative justice.
cube
theatre’s new production “After the Accident” by Julian Armistead follows the
process restorative justice takes to make things better / clear the air for all.
It is thought provoking and hard hitting drama that captures its audience’s
emotions.
Highly accessible and utterly
engrossing, this award winning drama takes you on a highly charged journey
where forgiveness and redemption are set against guilt, rage and despair.
Can we ever truly
forgive someone who's hurt our loved ones? This unmissable drama lets you
decide …..
This play is
set to test what we may think is right or what we may think is wrong. It's
tension and drama is what keep us reels us in and at the same time challenges
the audience and actors involved this is why RJ working have picked to work with
cube theatre. We have since put on an event at the Poly Falmouth on the 21st
of November to highlight this cause. cube theatre showcased our promo film, and
the audience loved our work.
Immediate
responses from our audience members, about the plays promo film and restorative
justice.
“It is not
just tough, it’s tougher”
“Thought
provoking, intense”
So do you
find yourself intrigued? Curious? Challenged? Questioned? Or Love new theatre?
Find out
your nearest show dates here! Tour starts in February; we look forward to
seeing you there.
Friday 6th February
The Poly, Falmouth
01326 319461.
www.thepoly.org
Saturday 7th February
Calstock Village Hall, Calstock
01822 834418.
Tuesday 10th February
Dracaena Community Centre, Falmouth
01326 319414
Friday 13th February
Burrell Theatre, Truro
01726 879 500
crbo.co.uk
Tuesday 17th – Saturday 21st February
Bikeshed Theatre, Exeter
01392 434 169
www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/
Sunday 22nd February
Devoran Village Hall, Devoran
01872 864854
www.facebook.com/DevoranVillageHall
Tuesday 24th February
Mylor Theatre, Truro
01726 879500
crbo.co.uk
Thursday 26th February
Tolmen Centre, Constantine
01326 341353
www.tolmencentre.co.uk/
Friday 27th February
Hall for Gwinear, nr Hayle
01736 850781
www.hallforgwinear.co.uk
anh@hotmail.co.uk
Saturday 28th February
Grampound Village Hall
manda.simon@btinternet.com