Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Thursday 13 November
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Children have strong views on the world, but no say in the democratic process.
But while they can’t vote until they’re 18 (ie. officially grown-ups), children often have a solid sense of social justice, uneroded by the apathy that comes with age. They are more drawn to what can and should be done than what can’t.
Who else doesn’t get a say in our so-called democracy? What are the flaws of the system? What does our government look like from a child’s perspective – from the bickering in parliament to the cold pragmatism of political decision-making? And what might the world look like if children did have the right to vote?
A group of children aged 8 to 13 including Remy Anderson, Will Beattie, Lazar Feldman and Eve Nixon from St Martins Youth Arts Centre will join our host Simon Abrahams (a big kid himself, really).
Featuring
Simon Abrahams
Simon Abrahams is a strategic arts and cultural leader, dynamic programmer and experienced producer whose work has been recognised nationally and internationally. He is Chair of Theatre Network Victoria, and a freelance arts consultant and performer.
Previously, Simon served as the Wheeler Centre’s Head of Programming, Executive Producer at Polyglot Theatre, Artistic Development Program Manager at Arts Centre Melbourne and Producer at Gasworks Arts Park. In 2010, Simon was named amongst Arts Hub’s Top Ten Australian Arts Leaders.
Eve Nixon
Eve just turned 13. She does drama, swimming, oboe and tries hard at the piano. Eve believes that people take the small things too seriously and the big things not seriously enough. She thinks a lot about how she would design her perfect bedroom and what her life will be like in the future.
Eve collects make-up and thinks she’ll probably be a driver who applies make-up in the car (at traffic lights). Eve is happiest when she is creating amazing things with cool people and her favourite smell is Vicks Vapour Rub.
Remy Anderson
Remy is eight. She loves animals, and doesn’t like eating meat, but her doctor says she has to because of a bad bout of anaemia. Remy gets angry about people killing sharks and whales. She is happy about Spring.
Remy thinks she is an interesting person because she is an interested person. She has been dancing practically her whole life and loves playing interviews with her dad in the car.
Lazar Feldman
Lazar is 11 and wishes he had a twin. He plays guitar, has a band, does swimming, taekwondo and drama. He is a GREAT big brother to Flora and Sol, collects globes and pauses at laundromat doors because he loves the smell of washing powder. Lazar believes that everyone should be accepted for who they are and likes theatre because it lets you express your emotions.
Will Beattie
Will is a 12 year-old comic collector with big plans for a graphic novel business. He believes that Heath Ledger was the best Joker and that playing Minecraft has brought him and his sister Rose closer together.
Will’s favourite smell comes from the pages of a new book and his favourite sound is created from shaking a fresh box of Lego. He has a lot to say about the Simpsons and about how girls and boys should co-exist better.