Andrew wins a competition as coolest dressed schoolboy in the country and is picked to design the new school uniform. However, much to his annoyance, he is paired up with Fred who is happy with whichever clothes keep him warm and has no interest in what brand they are.
Andrew and Fred go on a journey around the world to see how clothes are made and the conditions people work in to produce consumer goods for the west. They meet some of the kids who work in factories.
Andrew begins to feel embarrassed about the expensive clothes he wears. However they also discover that the bargain clothes that Fred wears are also manufactured in sweatshops. They are confused as to what to do next until they discover Fairtrade goods.
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Show Info
Period: 8 February 2010 – 1 July 2010
Duration : 1 hour
Suitable for : Â Primary and Secondary Schools
Written and Directed by Raymond Burke
Outcomes
Throughout the performance the audience will learn that relatively simple decisions on which clothes they wear effect not only themselves and their parents’ bank balances but have drastic connotations for other children living thousands of miles away.
The play will explore responsibility at both local and global levels from pestering parents for designer gear to bullying in school to the hardships endured by children in the sweatshops of the third world.
The learning outcome for the characters in the play is a realisation that there is much more to the person than the clothes they wear. And that when the individual is released from the expensive exterior of designer labels and brands that the responsible citizen of the future can break through to the surface.
Teacher Resource Packs
Here are the teacher resources, click to download and then right click and save as.
LOWER PRIMARY Andrew & Fred Teacher Resource Pack (PDF)
MIDDLE-UPPER PRIMARYAndrew & Fred Teacher Resource Pack (PDF)
SECONDARY S1-2 Andrew & Fred Teacher Resource Pack (PDF)
NORTHERN IRELAND PRIMARY Andrew and Fred Teacher Resource Pack (PDF)
