I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die - Plays for Young People

I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die - Plays for Young People Synopsis

I'd had a conversation specifically with Dan about ecstasy. It's one of the things you do as a parent, isn't it? Wear your helmet when you're out on your bike, you know, don't take drugs. To be honest, I was more worried about him being safe on his bike than at a party with his friends.

The words of the title are the last ones spoken by sixteen-year-old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs to his mother. One evening in January 2014, Daniel's parents thought he was going to a friend's house. He actually attended an illegal rave and later died after taking MDMA.

That fateful evening is told through the words of his school friends and family, divided into two hard-hitting acts in Mark Wheeller's verbatim play.

I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die was commissioned by the charity set up in Daniel's memory to raise awareness about the danger of party drugs. It is a fast-paced, tragic, vibrant piece of verbatim theatre, which should engage teenage readers, audiences and performers alike.

A Preview of I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die is available here.

• At 90 minutes long and with a cast of 25 (13m, 12f), this is a play ripe for performance by a young ensemble
• The growth of interest in verbatim theatre over the past couple of decades makes this an up-to-date choice for GCSE Drama
• The play's main theme means that it can be easily connected to other areas of the school curriculum

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