Sarah Smit

SARAH CREATED AND HAS BEEN THE ARTISIC DIRECTOR OF CHAIN REACTION THEATRE COMPANY SINCE 1994. THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO DEVISE EDUCATIONAL SHOWS AND PRESENT THEM IN AN ENTERTAINING MANNER TO DISADVANTGED SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 5-16 IN EAST LONDON AND NATIONWIDE. THEY ALSO FACILTATE DRAMA AND MEDIA WORKSHOPS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8-19 IN THE COMMUNITIES OF EAST LONDON. THE SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ON SEX EDUCATION, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, DRUGS, OBESITY, BULLYING, GANGS, KNIFE CRIME, SMOKING AND MANY MORE OF THE PRESSURES YOUNG PEOPLE FACE TODAY. SARAH SET UP CHAIN REACTION WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OF AGE AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING IT FOR OVER 16 YEARS. THEY ARE BASED IN NEWHAM AT 3 MILLS (DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE OLYMPIC STADIUM) AND THE COMPANY HAS WORKED WITH OVER 300,000 YOUNG PEOPLE SINCE IT BEGAN.