The Boy Who Couldn't Sit Still
A movement theatre and puppetry piece for young audiences.
The Boy is told to sit still on a chair, and try as he might, he cannot. The chair comes to life, and the boy learns that even if all the adults think it's bad that he can't sit still, Chair likes him and doesn't like sitting still either.
The Boy Who Couldn't Sit Still is about imagination and creativity and that not everybody learns or behaves the same way. Some of us are bit different, and that's okay.
This piece was researched and developed at Pilton Youth Centre and Forthview Primary School by working with young people aged 8-11 to develop the character's imagination, and to get their ideas, opinions and experiences of being told to sit still.
It has toured to Family Encounters for the Edinburgh Children's Festival, the Pilton Community Festival, the Light the Blue Festival in Aberdeen, and the Merchant City Festival.
The Boy is told to sit still on a chair, and try as he might, he cannot. The chair comes to life, and the boy learns that even if all the adults think it's bad that he can't sit still, Chair likes him and doesn't like sitting still either.
The Boy Who Couldn't Sit Still is about imagination and creativity and that not everybody learns or behaves the same way. Some of us are bit different, and that's okay.
This piece was researched and developed at Pilton Youth Centre and Forthview Primary School by working with young people aged 8-11 to develop the character's imagination, and to get their ideas, opinions and experiences of being told to sit still.
It has toured to Family Encounters for the Edinburgh Children's Festival, the Pilton Community Festival, the Light the Blue Festival in Aberdeen, and the Merchant City Festival.
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