SecondAdolescence is a theatre company making queer and trans work, which won three awards for its debut show BABY IN THE MIRROR at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
BABY IN THE MIRROR
Writer
Stella Marie Sophie & Sammy J Glover
Director
Sammy J Glover
Lighting
David Doyle
Sound
Roly Botha
Movement
Loe D'arcy
Dramaturgy
Heloise Lowenthal
Producer
SecondAdolescence
SUMMERHALL - EDINBURGH FRINGE - 2025
★★★★★ Young(ish) Perspective
A stunning debut – Baby In The Mirror is an absolute must see representing queer parenting with exceptional heart
★★★★★ Binge Fringe
"SecondAdolescence have brought something very special to Summerhall"
★★★★★ North West End
"one of those rare Fringe shows that lands with total emotional clarity
★★★★ Theatre & Tonic
"sophisticated storytelling"
★★★★ EdFest Mag
"Intimate, emotionally rich characters and complex relationships... SecondAdolescence are absolutely one to watch"
"I felt all Jo’s wants and reservations as clearly as if they were drawn onto their skin...Baby in the Mirror is a quiet, thoughtful contribution to the emotionally and logistically complex world of a queer couple" - Kate Wyver
Awards
2025 Fringe Theatre Award
2025 Bragi Award for Excellence & Creativity in New Writing
2025 Bragi 'Staff Choice' Award
feat.theatre is a collaboration with Josie Lena Davies. Our work asks questions of social and political urgency and is made with and for communities.
PREVIOUS WORK
An intergenerational co-creation project made with queer communities in Stockton and Teesside, commissioned by ARC Stockton in 2024.
We shared a documentary video to an invited audience in Stockton, which explored the queer ancestry of the area and looked towards creating a legacy for the area.
We will archive the project a year on from its conception, and in the meantime are still accepting submissions to a Teesside-based Zine.
HEAR ME OUT
THE WELCOME REVOLUTION
A one woman show made with communities around the UK, exploring the idea of Welcome.
We performed at Camden People's Theatre, Gerry's at Theatre Royal Stratford East, ZOO Venues at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018, Warwick Arts Centre, York Theatre Royal, Hull Truck Theatre and Artsdepot after engaging with communities in Camden, Stratford, Finchley, Edinburgh, Stockton, Coventry, Hull and York.
Stella is an incredibly skilled storyteller and has a gift for making every single audience member feel included
Lucy Caradog, Three Weeks Edinburgh
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A multi-authored piece interrogating the UK’s response to the Refugee Crisis in 2016.
After developing the piece as part of Wilton’s Music Hall’s Plays Without Décor scheme, it performed at the National Student Drama Festival 2017.
a powerful spoken-word piece directed by Josie Davies, appealed to the fence-sitters to act... screamed for us to take action - and underlined the consequences for refugees if we do not
Mary O’Connor, The Sunday Times