Dumb Kids is smart playwriting … lit up by excellent direction Jason Blake, Limelight
★★★★★
Haven’t seen theatre like this EVER Spot On Sydney
open, intelligent, articulate, talented and courageous – because they break boundaries, lift taboos. They don’t preach, or moralise! They say, “This is how it is. This is how we are dealing with it. We want to share it.” Stage Whispers
★★★★
sharp and witty … highly recommended Suzy Wrong
★★★★★ Sydney Arts Guide
Experience what Indie theatre does best Theatre Thoughts
Dumb Kids is a modern, queer response to Wederkind’s Spring Awakening, telling the story of ten year 11s navigating their way through identity and sexuality. Set in a contemporary Australian playground, the students meet to plan the best ever Year Eleven Social (Y.E.S). From ten completely different walks of life, they awkwardly discover what it means to grow up in a world where everyone knows exactly what they’re doing. They want love, they want passion, they want to be friends for life, but they need answers and they need to be the most authentic versions of themselves.
Above all else, they need this Y.E.S to be the best Y.E.S ever.
Director Sophia Bryant with Fraser Crane, Ryan Hodson, Mym Kwa, Oli McGavock, Lou McInnes, Dominique Purdue, Connor Reilly, Rachel Seeto, Kate Wilkins, Angharad Wise
Set and Costume Design Benedict Janeczko-Taylor Lighting Design Thomas Doyle Sound Design Christine Pan Stage Manager Alex Liang Movement Director Emma Van Veen Intimacy Coordinator Steven Ljubovic Promotional Photographer Bryan Ruiz Production Photographer Philip Erbacher Producers Tom Hanaee, Annie Stafford, Mathew Lee Presented by Legit Theatre Co