Sydney Theatre Company, Force Majeure and Sydney Festival present
Never Did Me Any Harm
Devised By Force Majeure

Over the past few decades the word ‘parenting’ has crept insidiously, almost imperceptibly, into our vernacular, bringing with it increasing anxiety around issues of raising children. Is the pressure to get it right overwhelming us? And what is good ‘parenting’ anyway? Are children today given too much choice? Too few boundaries?

Drawing inspiration from Christos Tsiolkas’ best-selling novel The Slap, Director Kate Champion and her company interviewed a sample of people of all ages and backgrounds to garner their views on the subject of parenting.

In a familiar yet disconcerting Aussie backyard six actors and dancers create myriad familiar characters from the verbatim text collected. This will be a fascinating Schools Day as young people have the chance to consider parenting and perhaps ponder what it means for them?

WHARF 1

Cost:  $22/student - $11 PFSP students

Duration:  1 hour (excluding Q&A)

Suits:  Yrs 11-12

Why Book?
~ Drama links for Physical Theatre, Verbatim Theatre and Group Devised Performance
~ Wonderful opportunity for students studying Dance

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival and Melbourne International Arts Festival. Force Majeure is assisted by the Australia Government through the Australia Council and Arts NSW.