To think this is grooming in plain sight

I got a message about that update today, SnowberryZ, which was good news, but I was amazed that there was no contrition from @thisegg at all on their Twitter feed. Two of their posts:

It is regrettable that violent and illegal threats and abuse directed at the company and venues by a small group of people with extremist views has prevented families from opting to attend something that was transparent, consensual and legal.
Nothing at all about the 39,000 signatures from worried parents and educators.

We believe that what has happened is reflective of structural and societal attitudes towards Relationships and Sex Education as well as art, culture and who is allowed to create and what we are allowed to engage with in the UK.

Nope, no contrition whatsoever.

I am so glad that their nationwide shows have been cancelled due to huge parental outcry that this is nothing more than exploitative child grooming and that the NSPCC and CEOP have been asked to investigate. If you would also like to report to CEOP, this is their url:

www.ceop.police.uk/ceop-reporting/

some common sense at last.

Good to see there are some normal, sane people out there who want to bring up their children as children.

@ThisEgg won't go away though.

Twitter:
The creative team will spend the next two weeks finishing the show, ready for a time it might be able to meet a public. We also want to respond to the events of the last few weeks and how we move forward
ThisEgg
@ThisEgg_
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Removing work that celebrates freedom of expression from stages cannot be the answer

They cannot admit that thousands of parents and educators are right and that they are wrong.

They might well have to if the CEOP carry out an investigation and conclude that it isn't suitable viewing for children under 16 Callistemon.

It does seem odd that there is no agency like the film board (or whatever they are called) for plays.

The people in this "performance" are just perverts getting their kicks from this exploitative stuff. They make me feel quite queasy.

I've already copied and pasted parts of The Family Sex Show's website onto another thread but, as this thread is specifically about them, I'll copy it here too. The site is specifically designed for child interactivity, from the age of just 5 years old; this is just a small section of it:

Sex, exploring names and functions, boundaries, consent, pleasure, queerness, sex, gender and relationships. Using real life bodies, personal stories, songs and movement. This show contains nakedness.

In the show, we mention ​masturbation.
All kinds of animals masturbate - not just humans! Use the internet to find some examples of other animals that masturbate. Why don't you draw the animals you’ve found?
Have a go at drawing a penis
Have a go at drawing a vulva

If you'd like to make your own Playdoh genitals, have a go with these instructions.........

Remember: not all women have vulvas and not all vulvas belong to women.

If some of your pleasures are sexual, are there any sexual practices you might like to try?

Their video reminding young children that love has no age makes me shudder Jimmy Saville flashbacks

Chilling isn't it Chewbacca ?

sounds like P.I.E. all over again, trying to blind the rest of us with pseudo-science. the same motives, by another name.
how could any decent person think this was ok ?

It is Rosie51, I have 5 year-old and 9 year-old GC and felt physically sick when I thought of them being involved with it; particularly If some of your pleasures are sexual, are there any sexual practices you might like to try?

Interestingly, their web site is currently "not found" but this blurb explained:
This show is a reimagining of Relationships and Sex Education that is quite different from what we might get at school. It’s not been made for solely educational purposes and doesn’t give audiences facts or statistics.

Yeah, I don't suppose many schools would be too enthusiastic about helping 5 and 6 year olds to Google for images of animals masturbating in their sex ed lessons.

Chewbacca

It is Rosie51, I have 5 year-old and 9 year-old GC and felt physically sick when I thought of them being involved with it; particularly If some of your pleasures are sexual, are there any sexual practices you might like to try?

Interestingly, their web site is currently "not found" but this blurb explained:
This show is a reimagining of Relationships and Sex Education that is quite different from what we might get at school. It’s not been made for solely educational purposes and doesn’t give audiences facts or statistics.

Yeah, I don't suppose many schools would be too enthusiastic about helping 5 and 6 year olds to Google for images of animals masturbating in their sex ed lessons.

I saw a Twitter response where the poster had Googled the animal masturbation and been directed to animal/human sex encounters ? Just what you want 5 years and up to be studying ??

welbeck

sounds like P.I.E. all over again, trying to blind the rest of us with pseudo-science. the same motives, by another name.
how could any decent person think this was ok ?

Nowadays they identify as MAPs ..... minor attracted persons.
Why not be honest and just say "perverts who would abuse children"

No decent person could condone this.

A lot of these theatres have famous patrons (usually older people) who support them.
I think these famous patrons should let their views be known. I'm sure a lot of them have grandchildren. The theatres would soon distance themselves from this disturbing production if they thought they would lose their famous patrons.
Who wants their good name associated. wth a place that has no regard for child safeguarding and has dubious connotations similar to the the Jimmy Saville fiasco.
Apparently Camilla is a patron of Bath Royal Theatre.
I think they are one of the yesterday still going ahead with a 'private showing' of the production.

Well it’s been cancelled - and rightly so.
The theatre show that encouraged parents to bring their five-year-old children along to “learn about sex” has been cancelled following public backlash
The Family Sex Show, which featured naked actors, was described as “an alternative to porn”, with the organisers receiving nearly £20,000 from Arts Council England.
The tour of the show has now been cancelled after more than 38,000 people signed a petition calling for the performance to be scrapped
The production, created by the theatre company ThisEgg, was due to start touring in Bath on April 28, with dates at the Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol, and the Norfolk and Norwich Festival included.

Excellent news.

I’m dipping in occasionally as lots to be busy with currently.

Thanks for the info Chewbacca. What a relief it’s been cancelled. Adults who are sexually attracted to children and are caught out, claim the child enjoyed sex with them. I’ve heard more than one adult male claim to be having a ‘love affair’ with a 9 year old.

This production should never be allowed to see the light of day. It’s perfect grooming material, just like pornography but because it’s theatre, it’s ‘respectsble’

Their YouTube channel has disappeared, too.

A screenshot from the Family Sex Show website asking children to google “animals that masturbate’.
Given that online grooming of children and access to hard pornography is so prevalent and damaging I can’t see how encouraging children to google sexually explicit material can be anything other than grooming.

It has been cancelled

Let’s hope it isn’t resurrected and that the perverts who dreamed this thing up are investigated.

My life has been so badly affected by vile things happening, as children, to people I love. I would boil these twisted f*cks in oil if I could.

Sir Bradley Wiggins is the latest brave soul to speak out. It really does take some guts to do so and my heart goes out to him and his family.

Thank you so much for starting this thread snowberry. We have to be super vigilant in protection of our children and your and all the other posters' information helps so much in tackling this.

Being taken for fools by snide predators using "hey! What's the problem?" agendas to cover their stinking tracks is not an option here on GN.

These "actors" are trying to normalise paedophilia through art and theatre and thank goodness they have been stopped.

However, these kinds of perverts won't give up easily.

I hope everyone, especially those outraged parents on Mumsnet, will stay alert and look out for their next attempts to infiltrate and broadcast their perverted messages.

Thankyou Nannee.
I know some people don't like seeing threads like this and it can be a bit hard hitting.
But sometimes, as unpalatable as it is, it's important we don't let things like this slide.
It's too easy to ignore and think
"I'm sure other people will sort it out"

This sums it up perfectly. It mentions the people behind this 'show'
These people aren't very talented.

this delusional young woman in the far-left arts. There are many people like her and they are entering all professions. They see themselves as your benevolent educators. They think they're like evangelists or prophets of a type. They don't really create theatre, more like pop crap for small arty venues. They're the type that talk about theatre being about 'having a conversation' and all that unbearable crap. Theatre that is a pulpit for exhibitionist weirdos.

I bet these people are all pretty nice in person. They're just delusional woke morons with a mandate to preach talentless crap to your kids.