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This is a story for you, my son - A song for you to learn to sing - The story of kingdoms lost then won - And here is where we must begin. Two boys. A prince from a fairy tale - the only child of a King and a Queen. A kid from the inner city - the only son of Polish immigrants. Both boys need to leave home. Both are out in the night. Both are looking to find golden opportunities. When they meet, a riot breaks out. With woods, wildmen, the fairytale Iron Hans and the words of William Blake, Song of Riots explores how boys cross the bridge from childhood to maturity and what happens if they fail to make that journey. Who are these wild boys, running loose in our cities and on our streets? And is there a kingdom left for them to inherit? Please take me to your forest deep - Please take me to your forest den - I'll leave my parents fast asleep - I'll leave and not come back again. This dynamic, physical piece is acted, danced, spoken and sung by an international cast including four members of the Polish company Song of the Goat.

Creatives/Company

Author: Lucy Maycock
Presented by(s): Awake Projects, The North Wall
Music(s): Maria Sendow, Hanna Bjork
Director(s): Christopher Sivertsen, Lucy Maycock