As I said earlier this week, I¹ve been directing a devised theatre piece, in Open Space. When the daughter (aged 6) of one of our designers came to rehearsal (there was no other childcare available for her, but it¹s def not a kid¹s show), she got on with her own things, watched us for a bit, and then did some drawings for us - some butterflies and bees for our Open Spaces. She also drew a flower. We weren't sure what it was the symbol for, but as she had made it we decided it had a relevance and we put it up on the wall anyway - because we liked it. Last night, at our post-show discussion talking about making a show in Open Space, I worked out what it stands for. It stands for 'children welcome' in the room. Children in utero, children in the space. As a woman with no children I¹m really excited that we are starting to find a way to welcome those children (and therefore those parents/guardians who often find they¹re not the right people¹ because they cannot manage both events and childcare) into our spaces. Stella x
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