TRAILER/trash
by Mike Elliston
ENGAGE, COMMUNICATE, DELIVER
Partner with TRAILER/trash
to create meaningful impact
with your consumers, clients and employees.
CORPORATE BENEFITS
External engagement
Enhance corporate image, reputation and standing in the local and wider communities.
Reach consumers in an authentic way.
Improve competitive position in the marketplace in reaching customers from diverse backgrounds.
Attract and retain high quality personnel from diverse backgrounds.
Internal engagement
Clearly demonstrate positive leadership through Executive buy-in to equality, inclusivity & diversity.
Improved managerial styles, skills and performance in areas such as
communication, people management, goal setting and planning.
Empower employees in knowing they've been hired based solely on their aptitude.
Foster greater innovation and more creativity.
Challenge unconscious bias.
THE TRAILER/trash AUDIENCE
Primary
35-65+ years
typical 60/40 female/male split
Secondary
LGBTQ groups and individuals, their allies, friends & families
Students
TRAILER/trash CHARACTERISTICS
2 female leads
Race equality (BAME)
Sexuality acceptance (non binary/ftm trans)
Age empowerment (older female in lead role)
Achieve your full potential
Presenting authentically/being the best version of yourself
Trash pejorative labels
"A Thelma & Louise for our times"
4* Female Arts
"Powerful, extraordinary theatre!
Secklow sounds 105.5FM
TRAILER/trash VALUES
Inclusive and diverse characters and narrative
Challenging unconscious bias
Questioning 'normality'
Socially relevant
Contemporary themes
Positive, self-determination
Ground breaking, highly original
Positive, self-determination
Uplifting and joyful
Powerful storytelling
"A wonderful inspiring play"
Amy Forrest, Deputy Chair LGBT Committee, Equity, Actors' Union
"Hilarious, moving, unexpected and thought provoking”
Audience feedback
THE OFFER
A CSR, employee engagement, entertainment and training package putting your brand centre stage.
One of our trailers. Your logo could be here!
TOURING
TRAILER/trash on tour Feb/Mar 2020
Leeds / Manchester / Redditch
Bedford / Horsham /
North Shields
Peterborugh / London
More venues tba
A few words from award winning playwright,
Mike Elliston
"BE MORE WHALE!"
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As an LGBT writer, I've been lucky enough to work across the theatre, tv, promotions and publishing industries for many years now. I've always felt supported by those around me and encouraged to be the real person that I am. I recognise that for many this isn't always easy. I wrote TRAILER/trash to offer my own support to anyone who feels they exist on the margins and to foster a wider appreciation that underneath it all, we're all the same.
In my world, "shame" in respect of how I was born, doesn't exist.
In the play, Shyanne, an African American stripper, offers the younger Frankie, a non-binary female identifying as male, the following advice:
"BE MORE WHALE!"
Because when we're made to feel small, we're bigger than we think we are.
I hope you'll take this opportunity to participate and to share Shyanne's words with your employees, your customers and all those around you who strive to "be more whale", now and in the years that lie ahead. As hostility, ignorance and prejudice against BAME and LGBT groups and individuals appear to be sadly on the increase worldwide, the play's relevance, urgency and call to action couldn't be more timely.
Thank you.
Mike