A “surreal exploration of adolescence, folklore and the stories we tell to survive the dark corners of growing up”, Bernadette and Other Teenage Folk Tales will have five performances in Stoke-on-Trent.
Written by Florence Espeut-Nickless, Bernadette and Other Teenage Folk Tales is a collaboration between Stoke-based arts organisation Restoke, a team of independent creatives from across the UK and the Power Project Company, young people aged from 13 to 17 from Stoke and North Staffordshire.
The show includes three original stories which will be performed around a set designed by April Dalton and with original music composed by Paul Rogerson.
Restoke artistic director Clare Reynolds said, “we’ve taken the idea of folklore as something that helps us make sense of our world and brought it to life through the eyes of young people. In these tales, the challenges of adolescence are woven into myths that speak to universal themes: identity, transformation and resilience. The teens involved in this production have poured their hearts into this work, creating something truly special and personal.”
Bernadette and Other Teenage Folk Tales will run at Fenton Town Hall, Stoke from Thursday 20 until Sunday 23 March. Each performance will last an hour and the immersive nature of the show means the audience will be invited to move around the space as the tales unfold. It is suitable for anyone aged 12 and over.