Procreate is a show about making art and making life (no big deal)
“Remember - your life is over when you become a parent. You’ll never achieve your artistic dreams or have fun again. Especially if you’re a mum. Xoxo” (said some intrusive thoughts... and society)
Procreate pokes fun at the motherhood penalty, pesky prescriptive gender roles and expectations that pile on the pressure when you bang out a kid.
This is the debut one-woman show from Bethan Screen... and probably the last one because tbh, combining parenthood and performing sounds too hard :(
Full of clowning, eggs, a sprinkle of audience interaction, practicing my strict telling off voice with voiceover, mid-late 90s cultural references, entertaining the wee ones with puppetry and juggling, Bethan births a surreal, and silly show about contemplating procreating.
This is a show for 90s babies, people who are thinking about having children, for people who don’t want kids, mothers or anyone who is a former baby.
A perfect creative show - we left feeling enlightened, entertained and educated. - Young Londoner
**** A mix of theatre, clowning and puppetry that will bring joy, its imagination is charming,- Voice Mag
Wonderful, clever and heartfelt. Great clowning - which is the best way to deliver an important message about making art and making life. -Peta Lily
Funny, touching, theatrically beguiling riff on the joys and challenges of motherhood and 'broody' feelings. It's unlike anything else I've ever seen in a theatre, richly enjoyable.- Audience member 2023
