Suspended Lives - Rich Mix
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
ERENE Kaptani and Julia Munrow’s Suspended Lives, a theatrical creation by refugee and non-refugee actors, runs at east London’s Rich Mix (Venue 1) from July 2 to July 4, 2009.
Using the real life stories from diverse refugee groups, Suspended Lives is a drama which breaks away from stereotypes and brings forth a multiplicity of refugee voices.
What happens when refugees become the ‘object’ of a play? …when the interpreters misinterpret? …when the child does not go to school? …when the refugee does not fit the stereotype?
Directed by Karen Tomlin, Suspended Lives includes stories from the Kurdish Community Centre, Somali Women Advice Network, Shpresa Albanian speaking group and Shoreditch Trust peer education group.
Suspended Lives, which was performed at Tara Arts in October 2008, is not just a play but an interactive piece which provokes debate and dynamic interventions from the audience and uses specific theatre techniques such as forum and verbatim.
Tickets: £10, £8 concessions.
Time: 7.30pm.
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