On Ageing

Performed by seven children aged between 7 and 13, On Ageing was a performance for adults which explored, through image, sound, light, text and the choreography of hundreds of objects, what it is to change, to grow, and to age. Cast: Georgie Barnes Madeleine Jones Joe Chanyacharungchit Theo Peters Tsipora St Clair Knights Vaughn Clark Phillips David Harradine & Sam Butler - Direction and Design Ali Beale - Design & Production mangement Ged Barry - Music Hansjorg Schmidt - Light Mark Webber - Film Sam Evans - Technical stage manager Synne Behrndt - Dramaturg Beth Hoare-Barnes - Stage manager On Ageing was created through an eighteen-month devising process, working closely with children, parents, grandparents, other artists, elders, and an advisory group of gerontologists. We also worked closely with Professor Maria Evandrou, Dr. Athina Vlachantoni and Dr. Rebecca Johnson at the Centre for Research on Ageing at the University of Southampton, to curate a symposium about theatre and ageing at the Young Vic