Would you call out your friend's toxic behaviour?

What would you do if your best friend did something and you knew it was wrong?

Would you turn a blind eye or call them out?

These are just some of the questions being posed by a play that has been shown for free to about 1,500 schoolchildren and young people in Northern Ireland in recent weeks.

The one-man show, Called Out, aims to get more young people thinking about issues surrounding toxic behaviour towards women and gender-based violence.

The play has just finished a run at the Craic Theatre in County Tyrone.

Caelum Devlin, a 20-year-old student from Coalisland, recently saw the play.

"I was kind of speechless after it, it has definitely changed how I look at certain things and made me reflect on certain situations I've witnessed in the past," he said.

The show revolves around the characters of Conor and Aidan who have always been best mates.

It explores what happens when they no longer see eye to eye and one of them crosses a line.

Caelum added: "It has stayed with me because the themes of the play are more relevant than ever unfortunately.

"You just have to look at the news headlines and especially with the horrible misogyny on social media that young men can be so influenced by, so we need to be having this conversation out loud, and the play does that."

Fourteen-year-old Lillyanna also recently saw the play.

"On the one hand it was really eye-opening, but on the other hand there were many behaviours that I immediately recognised sadly," she said.

She added: "I was really struck by how the play shows how something that is said as a joke, can then build and build into something more serious, so it's important to address that behaviour early.

"I think the play probably has given me more confidence to speak out about that type of behaviour towards women and girls, and that's a very powerful message for people my age to hear."

The play was produced by Wee Yarn Productions and was co-produced by Craic Theatre.

It was directed by Aoibh Johnson-Clarke, who is originally from Coalisland.

"The obvious choice was for me as a woman to write something about the experience of women, but actually it's about men so I felt it needed to be written by a man."

The script was written by Aoibh's husband, Cahal Clarke.

He said it explores the line between "being an active bystander and calling violent behaviour to account".

He added: "I think initially I just had to look close to home and my own opinions and experiences of men's attitudes.

"It's very easy to say as a man that you wouldn't engage in violence towards a woman, but it's about looking at the things that we are complicit in that we watch happen and don't say anything about, hence the name 'Called Out'."

Aoibh said she had been immediately struck by the authenticity of her husband's script but had known it needed the female perspective as well.

She added: "I felt the script was unapologetically real, very much rooted in this place we live in, but I felt we also needed some way to reflect the female experience.

"So we made the decision to feature audio within the play of extracts from real accounts of women who have survived abuse, and when it comes to that part you can hear a pin drop."

A strong family connection runs throughout the play, as the one-man show is also performed by Aoibh's brother, Rónán Johnson.

The production comes as 30 women have been violently killed in Northern Ireland since 2020.

In all but one case the perpetrator or suspected perpetrator has been a man and in most cases the man was well known to the woman.

Aoibh said she saw the play as a call for change and empowerment in County Tyrone and beyond.

She said: "The feedback has been amazing. A lot of young men have talked about how they're really thinking about these issues properly for the first time.

"We've had schools telling us about numerous young women coming forward with disclosures after the play and seeking help - that's art impacting real change."

The play was commissioned by Mid Ulster Council, in partnership with Coalisland's Craic Theatre, with support from the Education Authority as part of Stormont's Ending Violence Against Women campaign.

Its initial run at Coalisland's Craic Theatre finished at the end of March, but those behind it are hopeful for a further rollout across Northern Ireland in the near future.

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