The Unseen Child is the story of a young carer who escapes his daily life through fantasy worlds and battling mythical beasts in a quest to keep his family together.
Directed by Phill Gregg, this moving drama is part fairy story that involves puppetry, animation and performance.

Karen Evans, Theatre Factory Director of Community Development, said: 'This is the story of a young carer who is living a good childhood until his brother comes along and he is non-verbal autistic. Suddenly his parents don’t seem to have the same amount of time for him. It’s a moving and lovely play. We worked with Furness Young Carers to understand their experiences, so the work is based on real-life. These young carers also worked on the animation for the play.'
A puppet created by artist Maddy Humberstone is used to depict the non-verbal autistic child.

Karen added: 'This is an important production that would be really beneficial for teachers to see. It would help them understand some of the issues that their pupils may be going through.'

 The Unseen Child is performed over two nights - Thursday and Friday 3 and 4 September, 7.30pm at Cooke's Studios, Abbey Road, Barrow.
The work is part of Theatre Factory’s IF! Inclusion Festival which has seen seven dramas performed across Barrow to sell-out audiences.
The festival reaches its finale on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October with 67 Thousand Barrovians Can’t Be Wrong which tells the story of the people, places, events and moments that have shaped the town.

Tickets - which are FREE or by donation - are available at The Unseen Child and 67,000 Barrovians Can't Be Wrong

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