Description
"Accident at the Cotton Mill" is a theatrical and educational team-building activity: during dinner, actors in period costume reenact a real workplace accident inspired by historic safety regulations from the cotton mill era.
Participants, organised at tables, receive excerpts from period documents, fact sheets, and materials to investigate what happened, who broke the rules, and what should have been done. The narrative setting is Crespi d'Adda, but the show takes place at your location.
Learning Objectives
- Workplace safety: understand why rules exist and how they apply.
- Shared responsibility: recognise roles, procedures, and consequences.
- Problem solving & decision making: guided investigation of facts, evidence, and alternatives.
- Collaboration & communication: work in groups with a final submission.
Activity Format
- Where: Any restaurant or location (included in the dinner).
- Performance duration: ~50 minutes total (excluding service breaks).
- Participants: 20 to 100+ people (scalable).
- Cast: 2-4 actors.
- Engagement: Historical excerpts, note cards, and investigative questions for each table, with feedback at the end.
- Technical/logistical: No stage required; viewing area for actors and passageways in the room; microphones recommended for large rooms.
Why Choose This Team Building Activity?
"Accident at the Cotonificio" is more than just a theatrical dinner: it's a learning and discussion workshop that brings to life a crucial topic: workplace safety. An experience that remains etched in the memory and strengthens shared responsibility, communication, and team spirit in participants.