All the fun of the Circus - Cerebral Palsy League

Students Stars in backflip through timeSCREECH Theatre, fl ipped back and performed abackfl ip through time at their 2007 performance onThursday 20 September.‘Flipback: A Backfl ip Through Time’ follows a class ofhigh school students on an excursion that takes anunexpected turn. They run into an alien whose favouritesong is so terrible it makes their friend forget who theyare. It also sends them time traveling through their ownlives to work out how to restore their friend’s memory.“It’s a very funny, fast paced show because everythingabout the performance has been decided upon bythe young people. It was all about what they foundinteresting and exiting,” said director AlexandraMcCallum.The performance, which came out of a ten weekworkshoping process at Brisbane City Council youthspace Visible Ink, provides an important opportunityfor teenagers with and without disabilities to connectwith each other and have a good time.“It’s great to see new friendships created and oldfriendships strengthened. It’s a chance for everyone toshowcase how capable and talented they are. Everyone of these young people is about to jump out into thewider world,” Alexandra said.Screech Theatre is a project that is run by the CerebralPalsy League of Queensland with support from VisibleInk, Stuartholme School, and Indooroopilly MontessoriPreschool Centre.If you are 13-17 and would like to give Screecha go next year, phone Faye on 07 3347 7200.Taster Holiday Fun – Screech Theatre‘TASTER’ workshops for ‘Screech Theatre’ 2008will begin in January, 2008.‘Taster’ workshops are short drama workshops runin the summer holidays where young people comealong and get a ‘taste’ of Screech Theatre.The full Screech Theatre program runs from Juneto September 2008.If you are 13-17 and would like to give‘Taster’ a go next year, phone Faye on07 3347 7200 to register your interest!Join theLeague of FriendsLeague of Friends works to acknowledgecurrent supporters of people with cerebralpalsy, particularly those who nominate theirfuture support through a Bequest to theLeague. League of Friends also aims toinclude members in activities organised bythe League, and invite them to specialfunctions in their honour.To receive a League of Friends leaflet, call theCerebral Palsy League on: 1800 819 086For further information visit:www.cplqld.org.au/mfr/leagueoffriendsFor every old mobile phonedonated through speciallymarked satchels and bins,the Cerebral Palsy Leaguereceives between $3.00 and$5.00 from the AussieRecycling Program.Phone 1800 819 086 or visitwww.cplqld.org.au/mfr/arpNews presenterHeather Foord withher nephew Will, whohas cerebral palsyQUEENSLANDCerebral PalsyLeague of QueenslandLeague News Volume 31 Edition 4, 2007 - Page 13