Award-winning writer Chris Goode asked forty 8- to 10-year-olds to talk about their lives. About being scared, getting lost, being brave, growing up. About the adult world that surrounds and awaits them. About family and faith and their favourite sweets. In Monkey Bars, their words are spoken by adults – playing adults in adult situations. Read more …
Monkey Bars is a funny and endlessly surprising verbatim show which offers a revelatory insight into what children are trying to tell us about their lives that we don’t always hear.
This production is unique and based on an imaginative idea. Not only does it make you think, it makes you realise that we should take what children have to say seriously - for it comes from the heart.
Interview: theatre maker Chris Goode on verbatim piece Monkey Bars
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday October 31, 2013, until Saturday November 2, 2013. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
The Arches, Glasgow from Tuesday November 5, 2013, until Wednesday November 6, 2013. More info: www.thearches.co.uk
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