DEVISE YOUR
OWN PRODUCTION

Looking up at the night sky, young people see something plummeting to earth. A horrifying force begins to terrorise the planet. Humanity comes together in the face of the invasion and we start to understand more about ourselves and our relationship with our environment, history, and future.

Welcome to The Mad Flight, Red Leap’s devising template for creating a dynamic production with students in year levels 9 – 13.

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Using H.G Wells’ dystopian classic War of the Worlds as a jumping-off point, the story is rich with the potential to create dynamic and visually arresting devised sequences around action, journey, and character.

Following a teacher-led and Red Leap artist-supported process, students are encouraged to make The Mad Flight their own while exploring themes of invasion, colonisation, environmentalism, hope, and humanity.

The process invites students to:

  • Bring their research to the process
  • Locate the story within their area/region
  • Include themes and events that are pertinent to them
  • Use a variety of spoken languages to reflect the diversity of the cast

Teachers are supported by a comprehensive production package, accessible through this online portal, including:

  • A full script consisting of large devising set pieces and scripted scenes
  • Professionally filmed video examples of each devising exercise
  • A staging guide
  • Research provocations
  • A throughline of all theatrical languages
  • A set list of materials for devising
  • Examples of how to structure the rehearsal process.

The final piece was outstanding and each student was able to see themselves in the piece. Their work, their words, and their ideas were realised on stage. Because they created the piece, they were so invested in the performance and their level of commitment was noticeable to the audience.