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'I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die'
Theatre in Education tour 2026/27 - London/SE schools

London/SE school tour 2026/27

We are excited to announce that bookings are now open for the upcoming 2026/27 London/SE tour of I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die, produced and performed by TiE It Up Theatre.  

Tour summary

Tour Period: Wednesday 13th January 2027 to Friday 26th February 2027

Performance Details: Total time is 1 hour 25 minutes – each performance lasts 55 minutes, immediately followed by a drug education workshop of 30 minutes  

Suitability: Appropriate for students in year 9 and up.

Cost: State-funded schools £315, independent schools £675.  Although the cost to the foundation per performance is over £1,000, we’re proud to offer these at a heavily subsidised rate to make them more accessible to schools.   

FAQs for Teachers 

Please download the Information for Teachers sheet for details about: 

  • What is ILYM?
  • How does each performance work?
  • What will the students learn?
  • What do I need to do on the day?
Download Information for Teachers (PDF)

To make an enquiry

To book a performance or for more information please email: 

play@dsmfoundation.org.uk 

Early booking is recommended to secure your preferred dates. 

See more about the previous tour here

"Amazing delivery, 100% Excellent!"
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy, Southall
"The audience were gripped - it's amazing the difference between their emotions at the start and at the end. It was brilliant, informative and age appropriate!"
Harris Academy, South Norwood
"Excellent. They were so energetic and dynamic!"
Park Academy, Hillingdon
"Excellent, although you made me cry at one point!". "Outstanding subject knowledge."
St Martins High School, Tulse Hill
"The team were fantastic, brilliant performers and the message was really well received and considered."
Putney High School, Putney
"Fantastic performances from this group and excellent workshop with real depth and educating questions throughout. It is such an amazing factual piece that just makes you stop and listen."
Darrick Wood School, Orpington
"Perfectly matched the needs of our students."
Royal Russell School, Croydon
"Excellent engagement, brilliant pacing and performances. Staff reported students were raving about it after! From a PSHE view, the workshop was outstanding to dispel rumours of drugs."
Haverstock School, Chalk Farm
"Possibly the best school performance we've seen."
Ricards Lodge School, Wimbledon
"Really powerful and engaging, extremely high level of enjoyment from the whole year group."
Robert Clack School, Dagenham
"Fab performance. Great communication and very accommodation. So glad you could get to us."
Tenbury Wells School, Tenbury Wells
"The content, performance and organisation had the right balance of empathy and education - which is rare. It was awesome."
City of Westminster College, Paddington
"Brilliant delivery by the team, extremely informative."
Holy Cross School, Kingston
"Excellent performance and workshop, loads to think about."
St Thomas Moore, Wood Green
"Excellent feedback afterwards from the pupils and staff. Throughout the performances the students were attentive and engaged because the play 'captured' them."
Graveney School, TootingCEO
"From the booking process to the set up on the day everything was really well managed and delivered."
Graveney School, Tooting
"The power of telling a real story - and telling it so well - really hits home. The workshop is very 'on point' and well delivered."
Graveney School, Tooting
ILYM TiE It Up cast collage

Acknowledgments 

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our funders and partners for 2025/26. Their support has been instrumental in making our previous tour a success. We would also like to extend a special thank you to Latymer Upper School and Archbishop Tenison’s for hosting our showcase and legacy performances.

If you would like to contribute financially to the tour, please see our donation page or contact admin@dsmfoundation.org.uk

TIU London funders 25-26

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