[OSList] having children in the open space

[Stella Duffy]

As I said earlier this week, I¹ve been directing a devised theatre piece, in
Open Space. When the daughter (aged 6) of one of our designers came to
rehearsal (there was no other childcare available for her, but it¹s def not
a kid¹s show), she got on with her own things, watched us for a bit, and
then did some drawings for us - some butterflies and bees for our Open
Spaces. She also drew a flower. We weren't sure what it was the symbol for,
but as she had made it we decided it had a relevance and we put it up on the
wall anyway - because we liked it. Last night, at our post-show discussion
talking about making a show in Open Space, I worked out what it stands for.
It stands for 'children welcome' in the room. Children in utero, children in
the space. As a woman with no children I¹m really excited that we are
starting to find a way to welcome those children (and therefore those
parents/guardians who often find they¹re Œnot the right people¹ because they
cannot manage both events and childcare) into our spaces.
Stella x

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