Mortal Fools

Mortal Fools We're a creative learning charity, co-creating theatre, film and creative projects with children, young people, artists and communities.

A theatre and creative learning company using theatre and drama to support people to have better interpersonal relationships and work towards positive social change.

This summer, we’ve been talking about the future with Ashington’s young people! 💜💬Over the summer holidays, we’ve delive...
29/08/2026

This summer, we’ve been talking about the future with Ashington’s young people! 💜💬

Over the summer holidays, we’ve delivered three creative sessions as part of Northumberland County Council’s Holiday Action Fund. Through drama games, poster making and craft activities, we explored the places in their community that matter to them and what they think would improve things – suggestions included more animals, more wellbeing support and more Greggs sausage rolls. In one of the sessions, we also imagined being future archaeologists, finding objects from the present and trying to understand them!

Lunch was provided by our pals from Full Circle Food and Hirst Welfare Centre. Thanks to all who made these summer sessions possible, and those who joined us; we hope you enjoyed your day! 🎨

18/08/2026

This is why you should join Ensemble Young Company – in their own words! 💜🎭

For new friends, skills, confidence and experiences. Work with professional artists to co-create original theatre. Join us on Thursday 27 August for a taster session or register your interest to join now via the link in the comments.

Ensemble Young Company is for ages 14-19. Our Stage 1, 2 and 3 Youth Theatre groups welcome ages 5 upwards – drop your questions below or head to our website for more information. 🔎

07/08/2026

A hopeful message in a complex world from our Ensemble Young Company! 💜📢

This scene is from Flux, our 2022 Ensemble show, co-created with its young cast from Ashington and the Tyne Valley. Flux explores the challenges young people face navigating identity and understanding who they are, in a world that feels determined to put them in a box. But whatever age you are, and whatever path you take, we all occasionally need a reminder: you’re in control of who you are! 💪

You can watch the full show now on our YouTube channel: search ‘Mortal Fools Flux’. 🎞️

05/08/2026

The story of the Lambton Worm – a north east legend, as you’ve never seen it before! 💜🐍

Meet our Stage Two Youth Theatre Group, during a typically energetic rehearsal. This scene, depicting the legendary local folk story, featured in their performance at Roots, our summer youth theatre celebration and community festival.

This famous tale, which originated in County Durham, has endured for centuries, inspiring songs, novels, playground games, comics, films, even an opera – so naturally, we couldn’t resist sharing the story with a new generation! 🎭

29/07/2026

At our HAF summer workshops, your kids will have as much fun taking part as our team has planning them! 😂🎨

Across three Tuesdays in August, children aged 7 to 12 are invited to join the Mortal Fools team for fun-filled days of community, creativity and answering the pressing questions of our age – such as, if you were a biscuit, what kind of biscuit would you be? 🤦🍪

These summer sessions – at Ashington Family Hub and Hirst Welfare – are part of the Northumberland County Council's Holiday Action Fund (HAF) provision, free to attend for all families who receive free school meals. If you haven’t had information on how to sign up from your school, do get in touch with us and we can help get you registered. See you there! 💜

27/07/2026

This week, we’re out of the office but working smarter! 😎💜

Every summer, the Mortal Fools team takes a week without emails or meetings to focus on important work that can sometimes get delayed by the day-to-day. Whether that’s planning creative activities for the new school year ahead, or thinking about how best to connect our community with our platforms and programmes, it’s a great way for us all to pause, reflect and absolutely storm through our to-do lists. 💪

If you need us, do drop us a message; otherwise, we’ll see you next Monday! ✨

24/07/2026

Have fun, make friends and get creative at our HAF summer workshops! 🎭🎨

Our team of practitioners are busy preparing three fantastic sessions, taking place in Ashington this August, that will give local young people the opportunity to try a variety of creative pursuits – from performance and quick-thinking team games, to imaginative crafting.

As part of Northumberland County Council’s Holiday Action Fund provision, our sessions are free to attend for all families who receive free school meals – information on how to sign up will have been shared by your school, but if you have any questions, drop us an email at [email protected].

We hope to see you there! 💜

The government asked young people about their lives online – and these are the results! 🖥️📢Our Ensemble Young Company – ...
18/07/2026

The government asked young people about their lives online – and these are the results! 🖥️📢

Our Ensemble Young Company – who recently co-created and performed WIRED, an original show all about growing up with a phone in your hand – were delighted to take part in one of the consultation’s Hack events, contributing their thoughts and experiences to a UK-wide conversation.

The results paint a picture of a complex landscape but also demonstrate the thoughtful, empathetic and pragmatic thinking that young people are putting into finding ways of improving these all-important shared spaces. 💜

If you’re looking for a way of sparking conversations in your classroom, youth setting or at home, a filmed performance of WIRED, accompanied by an activity pack, will be available soon. Watch this space! 👀

Primary school teachers – this is what your colleagues say about our MELVA wellbeing programme! 📚💜July is the perfect ti...
09/07/2026

Primary school teachers – this is what your colleagues say about our MELVA wellbeing programme! 📚💜

July is the perfect time to claim your free license for 2026-27 and start wiring the various resources – games, films, stories and engagement activities – through your lesson plans for the year ahead. MELVA is designed to help you equip your pupils with valuable skills and spark important conversations; year-on-year, teachers in schools across the north tell us about the impact in their classrooms.

Interested? Head to the MELVA website to sign up for next year. If your school currently has a license, don’t forget to speak with our team to get your renewal sorted! 👋

06/07/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who made Roots possible! 🌱💜

Firstly, to our amazing Youth Theatre members, who took guests on a remarkable creative odyssey through a magical garden where kindness and bravery grows, to a library full of local stories and mischief, then finally to a rubbish dump, the unlikely heart of a young community. You were all brilliant! 👏

Secondly, to our partners and funders, for supporting our Youth Theatre groups all year round to produce such amazing work: Arts Council England, Postcode Lottery, Northumberland County Council, Ashington Town Council, Community Foundation North East, Bernicia Group, Sir James Knott and The Joicey Trust.

And finally, to the Mortal Fools team itself, for co-creating such engaging performances with theatre members and who transformed Duke’s into several immersive worlds. Top work! 🎉

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