We're Stuck!. (360G-Wellcome-108978_Z_15_Z)

This application is to fund the development, creation and performance of a new piece of ground-breaking interactive theatre including 40 performances in London and Manchester. We're Stuck! is an innovative adventure for children aged 8-11, their teachers and parents, inspired by the extraordinary abilities and limitations of our brains when it comes to maths. The show's structure and content will be rooted in the latest educational neuroscience research, drawing on the expertise of neurosc ientists Professor Michael Thomas (Birkbeck), Dr Roi Cohen Kadosh (Oxford), and Professor Matt Nolan (Edinburgh), together with psychologists Professor Andy Tolmie and Dr Emily Farran (UCL Institute of Education). The performance will explore the ways in which our brains are and aren't like computers, with particular reference to ongoing research into spatial navigation. We'll be inspired by the cutting edge of cybernetic research, imagining extraordinary possibilities such as humanoid, neurall y-controlled robots. Created in collaboration with award-winning games designer Sophie Sampson, the show will combine live action games with a gripping story-line to challenge and inspire families. In the company of our team of skilled performers, children will make mistakes, get stuck, struggle with ludicrously difficult tasks and risk total failure. It'll be fun. Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall and Z Arts (Manchester) and produced by China Plate, We're Stuck will promote collaborati on between scientists, artists and education professionals. Together we'll challenge the dominant cultural narratives of maths learning, error and intelligence, and inspire interest and debate around educational neuroscience.