THE LEARNING LOTTERY
★★★★ "A thought-provoking game that explores the myth of meritocracy in Britain...with strokes of undeniable joy" Broadway World
Nominated for an Offie Award for IDEA: Immersive
Welcome to The Learning Lottery, the fast-past, high stakes game show putting adults in the black lace-up shoes of UK secondary students to ask one simple question - how well would you do in school?
Playing as a team, you'll guide three young characters through their time at school. Can you can help them overcome the challenges of a system stacked against them and guide them to the future of their dreams?
Upstart Theatre's critically-accaimed interactive theatre show uses humour and play to expose the hidden - and not-so-hidden - bias and discrimination in our schools.
CREDITS
Created by Katurah Morrish and Upstart Theatre.
Performed by Katurah Morrish and Tom Mansfield.
Produced by Hannah Tookey.
Sound by Clive Meldrum.
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
10-11 February 2023
VAULT Festival, London
1-3 December 2022
George Cadbury Hall, University of Birmingham
25-27 February 2021
DARE Festival, Online at Shoreditch Town Hall
Read the Research
The Learning Lottery is based on years of research by our writer, Katurah Morrish. You can download a handy booklet summarising the research, and find links to more detailed sources, by reading Kat's Learning Lottery Sourcebook.
Photos by Ali Wright.