How do we really prepare to be an adult? There are certain things that you just don’t learn about – being orphaned at 18 is one of them. The Ballad of Adulthood follows two teens and their survival into adulthood. Through grief, friendship, love, loss, thrush, and everything in between, we are all taken back on the journey of what it means to be young. Now I am older I am less sure, more sure, or too sure. Friendships, dreams, music, grief, and the reality of growing up.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
