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A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.
A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.
A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.
A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.
A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.
A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.
A young performer sits cross-legged onstage holding a microphone, beneath a giant projected backdrop reading “I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.” The stark text and empty space around them highlight an intimate, reflective moment.

I've Been Meaning To Ask You

by

Cast & Creatives

Directed by

Daniel Evans

What have you been told? What do you know to be true? What do you want to believe?

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SEASON 2021

17 March

17 Mar

–

20 March

20 Mar

I've Been Meaning To Ask You

What have you been told? What do you know to be true? What do you want to believe?

I've Been Meaning To Ask You

What have you been told? What do you know to be true? What do you want to believe?

I've Been Meaning To Ask You

What have you been told? What do you know to be true? What do you want to believe?

I've Been Meaning To Ask You

What have you been told? What do you know to be true? What do you want to believe?

Why do you have to go to work?
How come adults drink to have fun?
What was life like before the Internet?
Is 50 too old to learn to surf?

This is a work full of questions. Asked by young people. Answered by adults. Performed inside a theatre-turned-playground-turned-battleground and delivered by Generation Up Next. Watch as age collides with experience and adults take a backseat as a powerful gang of 9-13-year-olds drop some hard truths… and the mic.

Combining your burning questions with high-impact video design, I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You is a revealing one-hour tell-all conversation built around three key starting points: what you’ve been told, what you know to be true, and what you want to believe.

Don’t miss the hit of Brisbane Festival as the national youth theatre company (ATYP) hits centre stage and lets loose. Built in collaboration with and performed by local young people, audiences both young and old will come together to tackle the big (and little) questions that life throws at us.

Dates

Wed 17 Mar – Sat 20 Mar

Dates

Wed 17 Mar – Sat 20 Mar

Dates

Wed 17 Mar – Sat 20 Mar

Dates

Wed 17 Mar – Sat 20 Mar

Venue

Venue

Venue

Venue

Duration

Approx 60mins (no interval)

Duration

Approx 60mins (no interval)

Duration

Approx 60mins (no interval)

Duration

Approx 60mins (no interval)

Age & Content Warnings

Suitable for ages 9+. Includes some adult themes, theatrical haze, loud noises.

Age & Content Warnings

Suitable for ages 9+. Includes some adult themes, theatrical haze, loud noises.

Age & Content Warnings

Suitable for ages 9+. Includes some adult themes, theatrical haze, loud noises.

Age & Content Warnings

Suitable for ages 9+. Includes some adult themes, theatrical haze, loud noises.

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A group of young performers strike a low, energetic dance pose beneath a large projection reading “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks. The cast leans forward with playful intensity under purple stage lighting, creating a bold, unified image on a wide theatrical stage.
A diverse group of children and teenagers stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing the audience, lit by stage lights. Behind them, a large projection partially reads “PARENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS…” suggesting a bold question or statement in the performance.
Two young performers stand centre stage with arms stretched wide in a joyful pose, while the rest of the cast bends forward behind them. A large projected question fills the backdrop, reading, “If you could go back to one day in your life, what would you change?”, creating a playful and reflective moment in the show.
Silhouetted young performers face a bright spotlight as confetti rains across the stage. One performer stands elevated at the centre with arms outstretched, creating a powerful, triumphant image framed in falling shadows.
A child performer speaks into a microphone while seated beneath a flowing sheet lit with shimmering purple patterns, resembling water. Other children sit behind them, suggesting a dreamy or imaginative storytelling scene.
A group of young performers strike a low, energetic dance pose beneath a large projection reading “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks. The cast leans forward with playful intensity under purple stage lighting, creating a bold, unified image on a wide theatrical stage.
A diverse group of children and teenagers stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing the audience, lit by stage lights. Behind them, a large projection partially reads “PARENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS…” suggesting a bold question or statement in the performance.
Two young performers stand centre stage with arms stretched wide in a joyful pose, while the rest of the cast bends forward behind them. A large projected question fills the backdrop, reading, “If you could go back to one day in your life, what would you change?”, creating a playful and reflective moment in the show.
Silhouetted young performers face a bright spotlight as confetti rains across the stage. One performer stands elevated at the centre with arms outstretched, creating a powerful, triumphant image framed in falling shadows.
A child performer speaks into a microphone while seated beneath a flowing sheet lit with shimmering purple patterns, resembling water. Other children sit behind them, suggesting a dreamy or imaginative storytelling scene.
A group of young performers strike a low, energetic dance pose beneath a large projection reading “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks. The cast leans forward with playful intensity under purple stage lighting, creating a bold, unified image on a wide theatrical stage.
A diverse group of children and teenagers stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing the audience, lit by stage lights. Behind them, a large projection partially reads “PARENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS…” suggesting a bold question or statement in the performance.
Two young performers stand centre stage with arms stretched wide in a joyful pose, while the rest of the cast bends forward behind them. A large projected question fills the backdrop, reading, “If you could go back to one day in your life, what would you change?”, creating a playful and reflective moment in the show.
Silhouetted young performers face a bright spotlight as confetti rains across the stage. One performer stands elevated at the centre with arms outstretched, creating a powerful, triumphant image framed in falling shadows.
A child performer speaks into a microphone while seated beneath a flowing sheet lit with shimmering purple patterns, resembling water. Other children sit behind them, suggesting a dreamy or imaginative storytelling scene.
A diverse group of children and teenagers stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing the audience, lit by stage lights. Behind them, a large projection partially reads “PARENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS…” suggesting a bold question or statement in the performance.
A group of young performers strike a low, energetic dance pose beneath a large projection reading “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks. The cast leans forward with playful intensity under purple stage lighting, creating a bold, unified image on a wide theatrical stage.
Two young performers stand centre stage with arms stretched wide in a joyful pose, while the rest of the cast bends forward behind them. A large projected question fills the backdrop, reading, “If you could go back to one day in your life, what would you change?”, creating a playful and reflective moment in the show.
Silhouetted young performers face a bright spotlight as confetti rains across the stage. One performer stands elevated at the centre with arms outstretched, creating a powerful, triumphant image framed in falling shadows.
A child performer speaks into a microphone while seated beneath a flowing sheet lit with shimmering purple patterns, resembling water. Other children sit behind them, suggesting a dreamy or imaginative storytelling scene.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to our Partners and Supporters who made this production possible. This project has been assisted by Critical Stages Touring, The Good Room, the Queensland Government, and The Russel Mills Foundation.

Special thanks to our Partners and Supporters who made this production possible. This project has been assisted by Critical Stages Touring, The Good Room, the Queensland Government, and The Russel Mills Foundation.

Special thanks to our Partners and Supporters who made this production possible. This project has been assisted by Critical Stages Touring, The Good Room, the Queensland Government, and The Russel Mills Foundation.

Special thanks to our Partners and Supporters who made this production possible. This project has been assisted by Critical Stages Touring, The Good Room, the Queensland Government, and The Russel Mills Foundation.