GROWING PAINS

About the show

Growing pains, is a comedic look at the struggles of your mid-twenties and the hidden complexities of the public education system. Tessa is a teacher... or writer... or teacher... Not qualified for much, at 25, Tessa is a failed fringe writer, a sponge for her partner and tasked with inspiring the future with a GCSE class more focused on her demise than their exams. Mid-Twenties angst is real. With no answers, can Tessa, really, teach anyone... anything” The play follows comprehensive school teacher Tessa, who is a reluctant educator and a rejected visionary. At 25, Tessa believes herself to be a failed writer, is a provider for her partner and a rather surly teacher. All this coalesces for Tessa to be, perhaps, the worst example of “those that can do, those that can’t teach.” Tessa’s GCSE class sits in a crucial year... Tessa may come to see that everyone has needs- even teenagers. Can Tessa surprise us all and learn to grow, or will her report card read “could try harder?” Coming up against the bureaucracy of the education system won’t make her life easy. If you’ve ever felt your life was teetering on a brink, with everyone asking what you’ll do next and kids driving you mad... you’re in the right place.