Kids are full of questions, and it doesn't matter what it is they want to know, there's a good chance it's going to be a curly question.

But while in everyday life these curly questions may leave you stumped, it does provide interesting content for a stage performance.

I've Been Meaning to Ask You, a production from The Good Room, premieres next week at The Street, bringing with it some of the questions Canberra kids have been dying to ask.

"The project has this kind of rolling legacy," The Good Room's Nathan Sibthorpe says.

"Every time we do it in a new city, we get new questions and new answers. We've picked the best from different cities, but there are new questions that we've received from the Canberra young people and new questions that we've received from anonymous adults in Canberra, as well."

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Featuring a cast of 18 Canberra youth performers aged from nine to 13, I've Been Meaning To Ask You brings the voices and ideas of young Canberrans to the stage.

The cast was selected from more than 50 auditionees and chosen for various unique qualities. From those with natural leadership skills to those who are curious and introverted, The Good Room has cast a diverse range of talent.

But what is it that Canberra kids are asking? According to Sibthorpe, a lot of the questions were justice-based.

"There's a kind of political interrogation amongst these young people. I would describe it as a very woke room," he says.

"They're very articulate in talking about ideologies and standards of how we should be treating each other.

"All of our young people over the many iterations of this project have been concerned about climate change. But the Canberra group, in particular, it's the top of their list. It's a loud and vocal, 'what the hell about climate change'? And it's something that in their eyes is unforgivable.

"Although we've also noticed that in the same conversation, they're very casual with breaking up. Apparently, according to these young people, it's acceptable to leave your long-term partner in a text message."

At its heart, I've Been Meaning to Ask You is an intergenerational conversation. As well as creating good content for a stage production, it also puts the kids in the driver's seat.

"That's what's so exciting about this show, because what it does, is it makes people think," The Street's Shelley Higgs says.

"And it's empowering them to ask these questions and to be curious, and also to demand a little bit more of the adult generation.

"I remember growing up, whatever your parents said was the law. You didn't even question it. This generation of young people today is a lot more aware. And therefore, they care about getting to the bottom of things and understanding things."

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