NINE

The year they were born President Trump was inaugurated for the first time, fidget spinners became a thing, the #MeToo movement gained traction, and we were all busy listening to Justin Bieber’s Despacito.

Since then, it’s been an eventful nine years; a new pope, 5 Prime Ministers, a climate change emergency, COVID-19.

But what do a group of local nine-year-olds remember and what was important to them?

Nine years old is halfway to becoming an adult. It’s an opportune age to remember the past, imagine the future, and take stock of what’s happening right now.

NINE is an intergenerational collaboration between Bootworks Theatre Co. and a local group of nine-year-old children. The project aims to amplify the voices of young people and share their thoughts on the world that they live in.

• Directed by James Peachey-Baker, with Rob Daniels and Andy Roberts

• Devised and written by Bootworks, with different groups of children

• Performed by a new cast of child-collaborators each performance

• Lighting Design by Vince Field and Natalie Rowland

• With Original Music by Ayesha Pocock and Dougie Evans

• Dramaturgy by Adele Senior 

Arts Council England, HOME Slough, Hawkwood Hall, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, The ShowRoom Chichester, Ideas Test, The Point Eastleigh, Attenborough Arts Centre Leicester and Strike A Light.