Play warns of lurking dangers

PRODUCTION COMMISSIONED BY NSPCC

A NEW school play about the impact and harm of online pornography on children and young people has been performed in Plymouth schools for the first time.

The play – titled Group Chat – has been commissioned by the NSPCC as part of a wider campaign in the city aiming to raise awareness about the impact of online pornography on young people and to kickstart conversations between adults and children on the subject.

Manchester-based NK Theatre Arts worked with students from schools in Plymouth including Stoke Damerel and Mill Ford schools last year to create the drama which has been performed to students.

In the drama three short stories are presented, each with a different dilemma for the young characters depicted. These touch on issues such as pornography, healthy relationships, sharing images and online harms.