THE TENDER AGE
On 29 July 2009, a 14-year-old girl was given an on-air lie detector test on a live Sydney radio program. Clearly agitated, the girl announced that she had been raped when she was 12. This infamous incident has been used to examine changes in the way young people engage with sex and sexuality. The rapid advances in communications technology, the proliferation of pornography and the depiction of sexuality as power are changing young people’s attitudes to sex. How do young people negotiate these conflicting messages?
In a social media-saturated performance space, The Tender Age examines the contradictions in the way society educates young people about sexuality, and the ways in which young people themselves negotiate relationships framed by social technologies. Devised and performed by a mixed ensemble of artists from version 1.0 and the Australian Theatre for Young People, The Tender Age is eye-opening, gut-wrenching, and utterly compelling theatre.
Cast & Creative Team
Cast
Marguerite Assat, Valerie Berry, Deng Atok Deng, Shaun Foley, Molly Haddon, Jane Pheagan, Saskia Roberts, Angela Tran
Director
Fraser Cornfield and David Williams
Lighting Design
Christopher Page
Sound Design
Gail Priest
AV operator
Emma Bedford
Video Artist
Sean Bacon
Production Manager
Emma Bedford
Stage Manage
Asha Watson
