This is a play about the beautiful, messy and joyful journey through teenagehood.
It’s about memory, joy and dreams for the future. It’s about beaches and GCSEs. It’s about what it’s like to be told to grow up, but never being given the space to do that.
Join eight teenagers as they discover themselves and the world together.
Grow Up is co-created with and performed by the company of thirteen to sixteen-year-olds from Islington, drawing upon their life experiences.
Company Three returns to Park Theatre with Grow Up, written and directed by Amber Ruby and created as part of the Grow Up Exchange, a collaboration between Beyond Face, Company Three, Mortal Fools and Prime Theatre.
Winner of the Stage Community Award 2022
‘One of theatre’s consistently interesting and inspiring companies’ Lyn Gardner, The Stage
Praise for previous productions
★★★★ ‘Capturing the hormonal rush and wild mood swings of the teenage existence’
The Guardian
★★★★★ The Times
★★★★ The Observer
Cast
Created and performed by:
BASIRU JAMMEH
HATTIE MCCAUGHEY
ILIA ARISTOVICH
ISAIAH ASOMANI
MYLO MONTEFIORI-OPOKU
RENATA QORRI
SHAYMA ZOURDANI
SHILOH BASILUA
Created with:
ADAM KHENCHELAOUI
INAAYA ALI
JASMIN KORDOFAN GADALLA JAILY
KADEASHA NOEL
MARYAM BELAOUD
MENABE HAILEMARIAM
SURAYA HALL
WAAD AHMED
ZACKIAH UMAH-ALLEN
Creative Team
WRITER / DIRECTOR | AMBER RUBY (She/They)
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER I RŪTA IRBĪTE (She/Her)
LIGHTING DESIGNER | ABI TURNER (They/Them)
SOUND DESIGNER | DURAMANEY KAMARA (He/Him)
DRAMATURG I ABI ZAKARIAN (She/Her)
PRODUCER | GABI SPIRO (She/Her)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | ANYEBE GODWIN (He/Him)
PROJECT ASSISTANT | PIA RICHARDS (They/Them)
PROJECT ASSISTANT COVER | ALPHONSO BROWN (He/Him)
STAGE MANAGER I MAJA LACH (She/Her)
PRODUCTION MANAGER I COREY BOVELL (He/Him)
ACCESS CONSULTANT | TOURETTESHERO
Freesheet
View the freesheet here.
Company Three in association with Park Theatre presents the World Premiere of
Grow Up
Created by Amber Ruby and the Company