Losing It
Losing It, by Nina Lemon, takes on sex education as you’ve never seen it before - “Because there’s a bit more to it than sperm meets egg."
All the boys at school seem to be only interested in one thing, so when naive Charlotte meets an older guy online who promises her a fairytale romance, she is sure it’s true love. It’s up to her friend Ash to try and stop her from making a terrible mistake - but Ash has worries of their own - “Are you a boy or a girl?”
When a drunken year 11 house party gets out of control, Tim makes a decision which will affect both him and Seren for the rest of their lives - “She didn’t say no!” Meanwhile, Mike’s become hooked on internet pornography, David’s still a virgin and Rob’s fallen in love.
You can buy a copy of the script here.
From the writer of Hidden and the Teenage Pregnancy Project, Losing It offers Year 9+ students a new take on sex education. This musical play tells the story of a group of 18 year olds as they look back on their 7 years at secondary school. Developed in partnership with young people from a range of schools, this frank and inclusive large-scale 90 minute production addresses the questions young people really want answered.
The play includes:
• Healthy/unhealthy relationships
• Same sex and difference sex relationships
• A transgender character
• Sexting
• Internet grooming and child sexual exploitation.
• Internet pornography
• Consent and Rape.
• Contraception and STIs.
This project is supported by National Lottery Awards for All and St James' Place Charitable Foundation.
Why Sex Ed Matters More Than Ever
Six out of 10 teenagers say they have been asked for sexual images or videos.
40% of teenagers have created a sexual image or video.
1 in 3 10 year olds have seen pornography online
1 in 5 women will experience some form of sexual violence.
