Touring Into Schools – Autumn 25 / Spring 26

In November 2025, we presented a specially adapted version of Rhum + Clay’s acclaimed production Mistero Buffo, followed by a one-hour theatre workshop – for free, in Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms and Colleges in Barnet.

Written by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Dario Fo, Mistero Buffo is a comic and fast-moving look at society, inequality, and everyday life through the eyes of a travelling storyteller. This 60-minute adaptation for schools was directed by Nicholas Pitt and performed by Julian Spooner, bringing over one hundred characters to the stage through a solo physical theatre performance.

The show was followed by a workshop for students that both supported Drama Curriculum Devising Modules as well as nurtured confidence, creativity, critical thinking and communication skills for all students (including those who are not directly studying drama). Workshops focused either in devising from scratch or making a text physical.

This offer was part of Barnet & Culture for Youth’s Touring into Schools Programme. This project aims to ensure that young people in Barnet, who may not otherwise get the opportunity to see a theatre performance, can connect to the performing arts and doors to opportunity can open as a result.