In Chris Bush’s witty play, The Kids are Alright, two dads meet at the playground. Otto definitely knows Jax, from somewhere? They met at the library, the craft thing with the flags? Navigating the chaos of queerness, expectation and presentation, they're both striving to be their best authentic selves while avoiding any major injuries on the monkey bars. This parenting lark is a minefield, but the kids, right? They’re the future.

“Which is yours?

In the blue – with the dinosaur boots.

The little boy by the slide?

Yep. Well, as far as we know.”

Bee and Iris-Maé introduce Our Story: the Podcast.

Tune in for the next five weeks as we release five new audio plays every Friday, written by award-winning and acclaimed playwrights Chris Bush, Jo Clifford, Mika Onyx Johnson, Lettie Precious, and Luke Skilbeck. The plays have been directed by Jo Tyabji and with sound design by Louis Blatherwick and Joseff Harris.

Our Story features new audio plays by award-winning and acclaimed playwrights Chris Bush, Jo Clifford, Mika Onyx Johnson, Lettie Precious, and Luke Skilbeck. The plays have been directed by Jo Tyabji and with sound design by Louis Blatherwick and Joseff Harris.

The plays are inspired by a series of unique oral history interviews with trans and gender diverse people living in Nottinghamshire led by young creatives from, in and around Mansfield. These interviews are available to listen to on our website.