Curious Monkey was a community theatre company based in the North East of England. The company was renowned for its work with marginalised communities like refugees and care-experienced young people.
Curious Monkey worked with these communities in partnership, and in depth, to create compelling stories that challenged prejudice and stigma, educated audiences and empowered the individuals from those communities who were involved.
One of Curious Monkey’s long-running programmes of work was Troupe. Troupe brought together a group of care experienced young people, over the course of a year, to develop their theatre skills, explore themes, and educate audiences about the care system in England.
Members of Troupe worked with writer Paddy Campbell to produce three short Virtual Reality (VR) films, to be viewed through VR headsets, that explored the theme of family contact within the care system.
The three films provide three different perspectives on the events surrounding a ‘contact visit’ between Serena and
