Licence to kill?

Licence to kill? is produced by a road safety partnership, who are working to reduce the number of people dying on our roads.

It is an innovative theatre education project, to reach new and pre-drivers in an emotive and hard hitting way. 

In November 2009, over 5,000 students from Kent and Medway filed excitedly into theatres and cinemas. As the music blared and lights flashed, they settled into their seats chatting about everyday life.

The mood changed as Licence to kill? began to unfold on stage. A film of a crash in the local area has been recreated and the characters from the film literally stepped onto the stage.

Pausing the film, they spoke to the audience about their experiences, the reactions of the driver and passengers, the medical implications and how seeing such trauma and tragedy has affected them personally.

By the end of the performance, the students were simply shell shocked and many were left in tears. What they had just witnessed dismissed the myth 'it will never happen to me' forever.

To find out more about this campaign, please visit the Licence to kill? website.