The ordeal of three women who suffer domestic abuse is the subject of Make Do and Mend, which receives its big screen debut in Barnard Castle this week
A PLAY which portraysnthe emotional stories of domestic abuse sufferers is to be given its big screenndebut in Barnard Castle.
Make Do and Mend tells the ordeal of three women innthe north east.
It toured venues across the region in the autumn ofn2016, including a performance at The Witham.
Produced by Bishop Auckland-based arts companynChanging Relations and featuring award-winning actress ChristinanBerriman-Dawson, the decision to film the story was taken in an effort to reachna wider audience.
Filming took place at The Witham in November 2017,nas well as a number of locations around the region to bring the play to life onnscreen.
It has been shown in a number of school and community settings around County Durham throughout 2018, but the show at The Witham on Thursday, January 17 will be its big screen debut.
Changing Relations director Lisa Davis said: “We’rendelighted to have been invited back to The Witham, who made it possible for usncreate the film that enables us to gain a wider reach with our powerfulncontent.”
For its official homecoming, a curated screeningnwill be offered, where the Teesdale audience will have the opportunity to asknquestions of the creative team, including Barney’s own film-maker RupertnPhilbrick, as well as visual artist Polly Turner.
They created the set together with the domesticnabuse survivors whose words shaped the script.
Ms Davis will also be on hand to answer questions.
This screening is part of a wider project funded bynthe County Durham Community Foundation-hosted County Durham & DarlingtonnCommunity Safety Fund.
As part of this project, Changing Relations willnalso be screening Make Do and Mend for teenagers at the YMCA, in Galgate,nBarnard Castle, and Evenwood and at Barnard Castle School, where artist PollynTurner has been using the film as the starting point for a project
For those interested, the trailer is available atnwww.changingrelations.co.uk.
The film will be screened at The Witham at 7.30pm.
It is a pay what you like event, with members ofnthe audience asked to make a donation.
