Known as UK's leaders of verbatim theatre with political and social slant, The Paper Birds devised Ask Me Anything inspired by magazine's 'problem pages' they read growing up in the 90s and 00s. The Company has asked young people living today in the era of mobile phones and Google to write and ask them anything. Nothing was off limits. The show, filled with The Paper Birds' trademark mischief and mayhem, is its response. So welcome to the 90s, era of dial-up Internet, pen pals and house phones where the Company explores the themes of cyber addition, self-expression, peer pressure, sisterhood and youth suicide, among others, using real-life verbatim stories of young people from across the UK. Set in a teenage bedroom, Ask Me Anything features live video streaming and original live music from the celebrated singer-songwriter Rosie Doonan, BBC Radio 2's Folk Awards-nominee who performed with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Birdy and Chris Martin of Coldplay. Ask Me Anything is for teenagers, grandparents and everyone in between who is also still figuring it all out. It's about what we can teach the next generation and what they can teach us.| 16 Jun 20 to 20 Jun 20 | Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Mar 20 to 26 Mar 20 | Chats Palace Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Mar 20 to 14 Mar 20 | Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Mar 20 to 9 Mar 20 | The Old Market Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Mar 20 to 4 Mar 20 | Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Feb 20 to 26 Feb 20 | G-Live Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Feb 20 to 16 Feb 20 | The Vaults Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Jan 20 to 8 Feb 20 | Live Theatre Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
