Lesson Plans

One-off Workshop: The People Upstairs

Imagining the lives of people in the flat above, and the impact that often unseen strangers can have on characters trying to live their lives underneath them, is the theme of this 90-minute workshop.

During the time of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, some people found that their neighbours (particularly those living above them) were a bit of a nightmare. People in blocks of flats or houses with multiple occupants often struggle to cope with who is above them: the lockdown only made it worse.

Resources:

Channel 5, The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door www.channel5.com/show/the-nightmare-neighbour-next-door

Harassment from your neighbour www.nfh.org.uk/harassment-from-your-neighbour

Hints and Tips on Dealing with Troublesome neighbours www.problemneighbours.co.uk/hints-tips-dealing-with-troublesome-neighbours.html

In threes or fours, set up a short scene where a baby has cried for so long that neighbours knock on the door to discover a young single mother unable to cope. What is the outcome?

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