Wednesday, 01 Jul
18:30
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6:30pm
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Venue Studio, York Theatre Royal
Playhouse provides school children with a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform on our stage! Delivered across the UK, Playhouse is a unique participatory theatre project that connects schools with professional theatres, script writers and theatre makers, so they may be inspired and empowered to experience the benefits of professional theatre making.
This year, six York primary schools will take over YTR’s Studio theatre which will reimagine the traditional school play with performances which will excite, delight and inspire its audiences. In bringing their characters to life, children are able to have heartfelt, authentic conversations about big issues in the world today and learn to express themselves freely as they experience the joy of theatre.
‘Why?’ is an ensemble play driven by questions, curiosity, and the restless energy of a wet lunchtime. Set in a classroom where the children are not allowed outside to play, the piece begins in boredom, where time stretches, rules hover, and imagination starts to fizz.
Written in Welsh (Pam?) and translated into English, the play joyfully explores language as play and borrowed words that evolve and mutate as the story unfolds. Language becomes a toy: bent, questioned, repeated, misunderstood, and reinvented.
At its heart, Why? celebrates the importance of play, curiosity, and collective imagination. It is a joyful, anarchic exploration of how boredom can become inspiration, how questions can open worlds, and how asking “why?” might be the most powerful act of all.
Wed 01 July
6.30pm Scarcroft Primary School