A new musical family show, Just Be You, which explores themes of well-being, nature and identity, is to have its première at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham.
Just Be You is a collaboration between Mobilise Arts, a socially engaged company based in Worcestershire, and MAC’s Generation Q Collective, an LGBTQIA+ emerging artist company,
Written and directed by Hannah Phillips, the show will transport the audience to Fairyland where River, played by Ebony Clarke, “needs your help to find their fairy wings” and Gaia, the goddess of the earth, played by Rachel Jones, “has an important message for us all about saving the planet”.
Phillips, founder and producer of the No Outsiders Family Festival, the first LGBTQIA+ family festival, said, “we all need to be seen and heard and loved for who we are. It’s vital children see our diverse identities represented on stage, in books and on TV and we reimagine how the world might be.
“Just Be You is full of beauty, joy and magic with important messages around love for ourselves, each other and our planet.”
The show, which features original music by Nik Haley and musical direction by Rachel Jones, is suitable for the whole family but is focused on children aged between three and 11.
Just Be You will be at Midlands Arts Centre on Saturday 11 May at 3PM.