Shout It out - Sue Torr’s Story

Synopsis

An autobiographical play by Sue Torr, a previously illiterate divorced mother and school-dinner lady, who turned an account of what it was like to be illiterate into a radio play and founded the Shout It Out learning project, which has links with the Plymouth College of Further Education and the University College of St Mark and St John. Through her own experience of not learning to read until she was forty, she explores the problems surrounding adult literacy and hopes to inspire others to overcome their difficulties.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 32 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale

Notes

Article by Martin Whittaker in the ‘Times Educational Supplement’ (17/10/97), p34.

Subjects

Drama; Education

Keywords

adult literacy and numeracy; literacy skills; radio drama; reading skills; Torr, Sue

Credits

Director

Adrian Emerson

Producer

John Sheppard

Writer

Sue Torr

Contributor

Sue Torr

Distributor

Name

Coleridge Film and Television Productions

Phone

01752 761138

Fax

01752 761138

Address

College of St Mark & St John
Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8BH

Notes

Contact: Adrian Emerson (7/99), e-mail: starae@lib.marhon.ac.uk

Name

Shout It Out Campaign

Phone

01752 607277