The students participated in workshops with the Old Vic Theatre as part of the "Old Vic, New Voices" project. They saw performances of Much Ado About Nothing starring James Earl Jones and Fools Fortunes Gold, which looked at conning money from people. Before each performance, the students worked with Old Vic staff to learn about the play's themes and storyline. They were then seeing Other Desert Cities starring Sinead Cusack and Martha Plimpton.