Belongings, a playful, inventive and heart-warming show aimed at 7 to 11 year olds and their grown ups, is coming to The Egg Theatre in Bath on 23 & 24 February, 2024.
Exploring the experiences of children living away from their birth families and the fundamental need to belong, the show was created collaboratively with care-experienced children through a ground-breaking model of therapeutic theatre pioneered by the companies.
Cleo arrives into a new home, unsure of what the future holds. She meets the playful Bertie, who brings her out of her shell, and Leila, who she has more in common with than she first thought.
Life has been unsettled for the trio: Bertie is pushing towards the future, Leila is trying to reconnect with her past and Cleo is searching for answers. Together they balance, dance and climb to navigate imagined worlds, divided loyalties and loved ones far away. They unite to discover a place called home, the value of play, and together, learn how to own their own stories.
Belongings is Tangled Feet’s third piece of therapeutic theatre for young audiences, following Need a Little Help (2015-2019) and Butterflies (2017-2023). This model of therapeutic theatre involves working with a targeted population over a long period of time with space for reflection, the use of dramatherapeutic metaphor and elements of audience participation.
Through workshops, devising, design and rehearsals, the companies generate a feedback loop for the young people’s voices and creativity to feed the creation period and help explore and witness their experiences.
Belongings runs at The Egg Theatre Bath on 23 & 24 February. For more information and to book tickets, go to www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/belongings