The Kids With Nae Hame – C Arts, C Venues
This new play gives a voice to children who have been taken into ‘care’. They are ‘The Kids With Nae Hame’.
The script, written by Geraldine Smith, is based on the personal experiences of the care system by some of the cast members.
The company formed to present this play is called ‘It’s About Time (Scotland)’. That title encapsulates the campaigning spirit of this play.
Children in care have, for a variety of reasons, been taken away from their parental homes. But sadly, in the care system they’re not necessarily getting the care and attention they need. In this play we see acts of emotional ill-treatment, even cruelty, by care workers. There seems to be a continuous battle being waged between the staff and the teenagers.
The ongoing Scottish Child Abuse enquiry has hear...