Lesson Plans

The Static by Davey Anderson

Plays for Study
Each issue of D&T we bring you a page-to-stage focus on a play for performance with your students, written by someone who's directed it themselves. This issue, Paul Bateson introduces The Static, a punchy character piece that also allows for physical theatre and some innovative production elements.
Thickskin production of The Static at the Underbelly, Edinburgh (2012)
Thickskin production of The Static at the Underbelly, Edinburgh (2012) - Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Since it was first performed in 2010, Blackout by Davey Anderson has become a justifiably ubiquitous fixture in the GCSE and A Level exam catalogue. Its follow-up, The Static, by the same playwright and theatre company (Thickskin) explores similar themes of dark thoughts, teenage trouble and (ir)responsibility, and is also an interesting text to stage with young people.

Although not a set text, it could certainly be used as a chosen performance text for GCSE or A Level, and The Static also works well as a piece of repertoire for BTEC Tech Award. Studying and performing The Static through the lens of physical theatre or ensemble would be a worthwhile project for KS3-5.

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