Stone Baby

“We are human. We are human. We feel, we think, we dream!”

From Summer 2026 to early Spring 2027, we are touring our adaptation of the classic Greek myth of Kronos and his children to primary and special schools in North Solihull, Walsall and East Staffordshire. There will be a limited number of additional dates available in other areas.

The tour is aimed at children aged 5-11 and involves two adaptations of the story by our Associate Artist Chris Cooper: one for children aged 5-8; the other for those aged 8-11. It intertwines a version of the story, set in a modern day conflict zone, with an exploratory Theatre in Education programme.

The story of ‘Stone Baby’ centres around the mighty Titan Kronos, god of gods. He is told of a prophecy that one of his own children will overpower and replace him. Compelled by his own survival, he decides to devour all his children. His distraught wife Rhea eventually saves their new-born baby Zeus, by substituting him with a stone.

‘Stone Baby’ is a tale as old as time, a tale that isn’t just a thing of the past.

Our TIE programme gives time and space for children to explore the meaning of the story.

Big Brum sees ‘Stone Baby’ as a necessary story for the children we work with. People have kept coming back to the story for thousands of years. In our world, two children tell it to each other. How else can they survive in a world driven to consume them?