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  • Princess Bestman presents

    The Daisy Chain

    Wed 6 - Fri 8 Nov at 9pm
    Tickets £8 - £12 (+ booking fee)
    What makes foster kids so “naughty”? A hip-hop-gig-theatre-ted-talk on all the ways it takes a village to raise a child, and how one person can break a cycle you didn't know you were chained to.

    Get 25% off when you book more than one show across our Autumn Season (September - December 2024).

    The Daisy Chain is an informal review of the children's social care system in the UK. Written and performed by care-leaver Princess Bestman, playing the role of Asharn Prior, a troubled teenager who has been moved around so much by the system they have lost faith in the adults around them.

    This show is a hip-hop-gig-theatre-ted-talk on all the ways it takes a village to raise a child, and how one person can break a cycle you didn't know you were chained to.

    Meet Asharn Prior a trouble-making teenager turned independent young person. How did they do it? Who helped them and why? The Daisy Chain beautiful and provoking theatrical case study, looking at how children in the care system navigate labels and emotional regulation with the help - and hindrance - of the adults around them.

    Discount for care experienced people: Use the promo code DAISY8 to get £8 tickets to the show on any night!

    Seed commissioned and supported by CPT.

    Content Notice
    Running Time 65 mins
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Relaxed Performance
    Relaxed Performance
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeAbuse, Neglect, Family estrangement, Negative Mental Health, Addiction/Drug use.
    Health Notice
    Health NoticeLoud Noises, High-pitched noises, Overlapping Audio
    ""Daisy is an Angel... emotional & powerful""
    Audience member (on this show during development)
    ""Princess Bestman performance and delivery was exceptional.... so brilliantly conveyed""
    Audience member (on this show during development)
    ""very powerful""
    Audience member (on this show during development)

    Tickets for The Daisy Chain

    Wed 06 Nov, 21:00
    Thu 07 Nov, 21:00
    Fri 08 Nov, 21:00

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    The Guardian