Tie It Up Theatre came along to school this afternoon to perform the powerful play, ‘I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die’ to Year 9 students.
The hard-hitting piece of verbatim theatre was written by acclaimed playwright Mark Wheeller and tells the story of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs who tragically died at the age of 16 from an unintentional overdose of MDMA. It charts what happened to Dan, the decisions he made and how it affected his family and friends – from tragedy to redemption – and all told in their own words. The title of the play comes from Dan’s last words to his mum when he left home. It is now a GCSE Drama set text in England and Wales.
The charity that commissioned the play, the DSM Foundation, was set up by the family in 2014 after the death of Daniel. It aims to educate and support young people to make safer choices about drugs, and they work with students, teachers, parents/carers and professionals in schools, colleges and community organisations across the UK and overseas.
You can read more about the DSM Foundation and the play on their website. Please visit www.dsmfoundation.org.uk/
