ONE GIANT LEAP
Following a successful tour of small scale Scottish venues in Autumn 2008, in co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland, Wee Stories performed One Giant Leap to over 1800 school children in 2009.
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How do we know that the Earth is round? How do we know that the Earth moves round the Sun? How do we know that our sun is only one of over a hundred billion stars in our galaxy and that the Milky Way is only one of over a hundred billion galaxies in the Universe? How do we know all this is true - where is the evidence?
The truth is out there, it always was, we just couldn’t see it. Then one day, one man took one giant leap and the rest, as they say, is history - when the world began to move there was no turning back.
One Giant Leap tells the epic tale of Mankind’s struggle to get its head round the Universe, the conflict between science and superstition for the truth and what the lessons of the past can teach us today about the plight of our planet’s future. One man’s ambitious quest to explore history, time and space, trying to solve the mysteries of the Universe, before landing on the Moon and taking that one small step toward making One Giant Leap.
The content of this production has strong connections to the Curriculum for Excellence Responsible Citizens strand, covering aspects that will enable a framework for the teacher to raise discussions about:
- Environmental, scientific and technological issues
- Informed ethical views, and different beliefs and cultures
- Understanding of different views and cultures
Wee Stories’ motivating and enthusiastic approach using drama, storytelling and other arts subjects such as music, also furthers the Successful Learners strand. This production encourages creative and independent thought, and is a different learning experience, as well as promoting an openness to new thinking and ideas.
Acclaim for One Giant Leap :
‘one of the least showy companies around, and yet one of the most quietly ambitious, when it comes to leaving your audience shaken, stirred and changed for good.’
**** The Scotsman on One Giant Leap, September 2008
‘It is a classroom of the imagination, however, one in which the chalk stars magically move across the black emptiness of space and in which a teacher describes the size of the solar system in terms of an unfurling toilet roll.’
**** The Guardian on One Giant Leap, September 2008
‘The finale is worth waiting for……Johnstone twists the whole production round to say something very strong indeed about us and our relationship with our planet. Earth. One in a billion.’
The Stage on One Giant Leap
