Bernadette and other Teenage Folk Tales
Fenton Town Hall
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 March 2025
BSL interpreted performance: Saturday 22 March, 4pm
A trilogy of teenage myth and transformation.
Created with a company of teenagers, Bernadette and other Teenage Folk Tales is a surreal exploration of adolescence, folklore, and the stories we tell to survive the dark corners of growing up.
Spoken word, movement, live music and animation combine to create new worlds where the boundaries between myth and reality blur.
And so, we invite you into a world of storytelling where folklore is not just fantasy, but a necessity in the face of an uncertain future.
A Restoke production. Written by Florence Espeut-Nickless. Co-Created with the Power Project Company. Rehearsal photos by Jenny Harper.
Tickets - £15 / £5 Concessions (teenagers or low income)
Groups please contact us for discounts/free tickets.
Age guidance 12+
Running Time: Approx 1 hour
Please note the audience will move during the performance and you will be required to stand in parts, but there will always be a seat available if you need one!
Wheelchair spaces include a free companion ticket.
Saturday 4pm show will be BSL interpreted.
For access, parking and visitor information see HERE
The cafe will be open serving hot and cold drinks and snacks an hour before the show start time and at the end.
You can access the Easy Read Visual Story of the show HERE
Any questions email info@restoke.org.uk or call us on 01782 656272
About The Power Project
The Power Project started in February 2024 to build a company of young people interested in creating and performing in a new show. Through workshops in schools, holiday projects and weekly sessions the company now consists of 14 young people aged 13-17 from Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. This show has been devised with the company, created from their ideas and working alongside a team of professional artists. This is Restoke's first show with a young company!
Creative Team (Restoke)
Clare Reynolds - Artistic Director
Paul Rogerson - Composer & technical Director
Sarah Richardson - Producer
Georgina Clare - Company manager
Oly Goncalves - Front of house manager
Freelance creative team
Isabella Morse-Pickard - Costume Assistant
Dina Inez, Elliot Ditton & Ruby Gibbens - Costume & Mask Makers
Abi Dyche - Chaperone
Cara-Megan Rees - Stage Manager
Rebekah Tunnell - Assistant Stage Manager
James Loasby - Sound No.1
Alex Shenton - Sound No.2
Ciarán Jordan, Conor Chambers, Tigger, Tom Bevington - Technicians
Scenic elements made by Unit 1
Technical equipment supplied by DG Sound & Light Ltd. and LRSF Audio Ltd.
Jenny Harper - Documentary Photographer
Nicola Winstanley - Creative Researcher
Jess Rooney - Marketing Consultant
Thank yous…
Ned Glasier, Artist Wellbeing, Ellie Jai Hawthorne, Sarah Nadin, aloric, Shania, Sue Moffatt, Ben Husdan, Restoke Board, front of house team. And all of the wonderful young people, teachers and schools we worked with during this project.