The Periodicals

Set in the near future - a group of young people live as a feral group of techno-savvy fugitives, living off-the land on a rubbish dump. They stay out of sight of the authorities - particularly the education authorities who are desperate to get them back into school because the optics are not good. However school has lost its allure. When the young people are in school they are overlooked and underestimated - seen as being more trouble than they are worth. So now, for this group, school’s out forever.

➡️Trigger Warning⬅️

This show contains some noises that some audience members may find uncomfortable. Show also contains some mild, flashing lights.

A quite room is available and staff are happy to provide the times at which the noises and lights will occur. Please ask for these timings on arrival. 

The Company Actors from The Young Creatives Havant are proud to perform this new writing by Sian Owen.

The results of our work over the past 3 months celebrates the courage and imagination of each our young creatives. We are grateful to have been given the opportunity to shed light on a current, pressing societal issue through the development of this thought provoking script.

This show is being performed as part of the National Theatre’s annual Connections, a nationwide youth theatre festival. The programme is 29 years old and has a history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK.

Every year, Connections commissions new plays for young people to perform. The programme brings together some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow.