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the children’s inquiry

★★★★★

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The CHildren’s Inquiry

‘Children aren’t silent.
Children are fearless’

Social workers tell Jelicia that she is their success story. Frank is on his eighth foster home. At school no one knows Amber and Angelica are in care. To own their present, these teenagers must first unearth their past. How else can they make a better future now?

At their youth club, worlds are about to collide. Heart thumping beats and anarchic choreography intertwine to tell the hidden stories of children in care.

This isn’t just a musical. It is a call to arms about the value of childhood and how love can be found in the most unexpected places.

A revolutionary true story crafted from the voices of the children themselves.

HARI AGGARWAL
DARA AJAGBE
JOSH CAIN
LOGAN CLARK
ANTONIA TOM-DOLLAR
JUDE FARRANT
JERSEY BLU GEORGIA
KENYA GRACE
FAYTH IFIL
VINICIO KORCH
FEARNE I'ANSON
LINEO NOMONDE
CHIZARAM OCHUBA- OKAFOR
ANNA DE OLIVEIRA
KAI PARILLON
EVA PHILLIPS
MIA RAGGIO
ARCHIE SMITH
GRACE THOMAS
NOAH WALTON
AUDIO CAST
Joey Akubeze
Delroy Atkinson
Nick Armfield
Alex Austin
Paul Beech
Jonathan Coote
Crystal Condi
Dermot Daly
Kay Eluvian
Souad Faress
Olegar Fedoro
Luke Francis
Gurkiran Kaur
Helen Monks
Corey Montague-Sholay
Adrian Richards
Laura Dos Santos
Sid Sagar
Steve Speirs
Liyah Summers
Maanuv Thiara
Rob Witcomb
Zach Wyatt
Company Stage Manager
Anastasia Booth
Fundraiser for LUNG
Rachael Brimley
Technical Stage Manager
Hayden Camidge
Costume Supervisor
Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan
Sound Engineer
Matt Coulson
Production Manager
Crin Claxton
Composer / Sound Designer
Owen Crouch
Deputy Head Chaperone
Rachel Davies
Arranger
Allyson Devenish
Composer
Clementine Douglas
Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Ruth Hannant
Musical Director & Alternate Conductor
Philippa Hogg
Communities & Campaigns Producer
Sarah Kadri
Rehearsal Company Stage Manager
Preece Killick
Casting Directors & Children’s General Management
Keston & Keston
Head Chaperone
Mitch Kolebuk
Producer
Camille Koosyial
Musical Supervisor/Conductor & Additional Musical Arrangements
Kate Marlais
Writer
Helen Monks
Lighting & Projection Designer
Will Monks
PR
MOBIUS
Photography / Graphic Design / Videography
Alex Powell
Assistant Stage Manager
Rachel Rieley
Choreographer
Alexzandra Sarmiento
Assistant Choreographer
Lauren Stroud
Set and Costume Designer
Lulu Tam
Academic Advisor
Dr Lisa Warwick, University of Nottingham
Writer/ Director
Matt Woodhead
Angelica
Amber
Frank
Jelicia
Co-commissioned by The Lowry, originally developed with Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Havering Council. Developed with support from the National Theatre‘s Generate Programme.
Dr Lisa Warwick, University of Nottingham

‘It’s a feat of a show, delivered with courage and devotion, kindling rage as well as offering soaring hope”

★★★★★

The Stage
‘An exhilarating piece of political theatre: engaged, sophisticated, insistent'

★★★★

The Guardian
‘Zippy soundtrack that embraces everything from beatboxy electro to doo-wop'

★★★★

The Evening Standard
'An urgent and sophisticated call to arms. And it’s one none of us should ignore'

★★★★★

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