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Rockstar Beowulf and the Hartlepool monkey: kids' shows with big ideas by Lyn Gardner

From a junior Brexit parable to a stadium-gig version of the Anglo-Saxon epic, children's theatre is tackling grownup themes in striking fashion 'After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most of in the world," suggests Philip Pullman. Telling old stories in new ways is one of the things theatre does best. The audience for those stories " whether six or 60 years old " can determine s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM on October 18, 2017

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