A SURREAL game show has been used to help hundreds of teenagers in Darlington learn about social issues.

A Moment of Truth, a play about a TV reality game show using a Wheel of Fortune and music, was performed by theatre group Industrial Pie at Darlington College of Technology.

The piece was commissioned by Darlington's Teenage Pregnancy Partnership to inform teenagers about services available to them.

It was part of an event called Downloading Darlington. Forty-five organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors took part, offering youngsters advice on physical and mental health, finance, leisure and work.

Donna Thorne, Darlington Primary Care Trust's teenage pregnancy co-ordinator, said: "The full-day event brought to life local social, educational, health and wellbeing services and support systems that young people living in Darlington can access confidently."