THE CHILDREN’S INQUIRY
Southwark Playhouse Elephant (July 2024)
Composer / Sound Designer: Owen Crouch
Arranger: Allyson Devenish
Composer: Clementine Douglas
Musical Director & Alternate Conductor: Philippa Hogg
Casting Directors & Children’s General Management: Keston & Keston
Producer: Camille Koosyial
Musical Supervisor/Conductor & Additional Musical Arrangements: Kate Marlais
Writer: Helen Monks
Lighting & Projection Designer: Will Monks
Choreographer: Alexzandra Sarmiento
Set and Costume Designer: Lulu Tam
Writer/ Director: Matt Woodhead
Co-commissioned by The Lowry, originally developed with Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Havering Council. Developed with support from the National Theatre‘s Generate Programme.
“…the pioneering theatre company Lung pursue the changing British care system over 150 years, exposing the heartbreakingly arbitrary way in which children’s fates can be sealed…The stage picture is constantly mobile in Woodhead’s production, choreographed by Alexzandra Sarmiento – the will for change is in every fibre.”
- The Guardian ★★★★★
“This relentless energy is matched by Alexzandra Sarmiento’s choreography – ambitious and wide-ranging”
- WhatsOnStage ★★★★★
“The score is challenging and set to lyrics that adhere to the patterns of natural speech, with all the repetition and filler words left in. The young cast impressively masters the close harmonies, unusual keys and awkward beats, as well as Alexzandra Sarmiento’s body-popping choreography.”
- The Stage ★★★★★
