Ms Freda Manweiler:

As Ms Moynihan said, the key projects run by the company are the Memory Project, Acting for Peace, Acting for the Future and Theatre for Change. The Memory Project is our largest project. It is an innovative and ground-breaking arts project using drama, theatre and a television documentary to deal with the history of conflict and promote a peaceful and shared future for all. It is implemented by Smashing Times with the Corrymeela Community, High Wire and in association with the Conflict Archive on the Internet, CAIN, as well as the University of Ulster International Conflict Research Institute, INCORE.

This cross-Border project is funded through PEACE III. It has reached more than 4,000 young people and adults through storytelling, human rights workshops, theatre performances and post-show discussions. Events are held in schools on tour throughout Northern Ireland and the Border counties, including Belfast Festival at Queen's and the Lyric Theatre. All events to date have been recorded on film, and footage has been used in a one-hour television documentary which will be broadcast in 2015. In addition to the Memory Project, we run many other cross-Border projects addressing issues of peace and reconciliation, all delivered under the banner Acting for Peace.

Another project we run on a cross-Border basis is Acting for the Future. It uses drama and theatre to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention. It is run with the Samaritans and the Irish Association of Suicidology and is funded through ESB ElectricAID Ireland and the HSE lottery grants. The project has been independently evaluated and is recognised as an example of best practice in how it was organised and delivered. An upcoming project, Drama for Change, is a three-year partnership project to be run with four other European partners. It will use creative methods to promote anti-racism, equality and diversity. This is being funded through Erasmus Plus.