Sami and Hanibal. Sami plays the charcater which is based on the real journey that Hanibal made when he escaped illegally forced military training in Eritrea.
Hanibal works with Sami on improving the detail of the military training scene.
Friday, 6 August 2010
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Reviews from the July previews
“Mesmerising, vivid, utterly believable. When youth speaks this loudly everyone should listen”
(Sam Butler, Associate Director of Fevered Sleep)
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“Moving, poignant...these are stories that really must be told and this is a production that really must be seen”
(Cassie Friend, Co-Director of Redcape, winner of Fringe First and Total Theatre Award 2008)
(Sam Butler, Associate Director of Fevered Sleep)
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“Moving, poignant...these are stories that really must be told and this is a production that really must be seen”
(Cassie Friend, Co-Director of Redcape, winner of Fringe First and Total Theatre Award 2008)
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
NEWS RELEASE: One stays, another goes – refugees who inspired the play
The real-life counterpart of All the Queen’s Children’s central character, Marcus Hanibal, represented as Samuel and played by Sami Chokri, has been granted ‘leave to remain’ after a long and arduous application process.
The 19 year old Eritrean arrived in the UK on his own when he was just 14, after a year long journey across deserts and seas. The company are delighted for Hanibal, because they all became good friends when he agreed to share his story with them.
This is what one of them had to say after they worked with Hanibal for the first time:
“None of us could imagine anything that he had been through ... It was just so different from anything we had ever experienced. Everyone felt in awe, knowing he had been through so much and had come out the other side, and the same age as us”
Whilst the company celebrate Hanibal’s success story, they are sorry to hear another of the young men they interviewed as part of their research process has been put into a detention centre and is likely to be sent back to Afghanistan, which he says is likely to lead to his persecution as he escaped recruiters of the Taliban.
The company met the teenager when he was in the process of his age dispute. On the second night of All the Queen’s Children’s Edinburgh previews in Reading, Rosanna found out what had happened:
“When you think about what he has lived through, in a war-torn place, of course he will seem old. We thought he was coming to see the play tonight, we thanked him in the programme but he won’t know that now.”
Now, the reality of his situation reminds the young people of the importance of performing All the Queen’s Children in Edinburgh, where they hope to attract refugee audiences and entertain those who don’t know anything about the plight of unaccompanied refugee minors in the UK.
The 19 year old Eritrean arrived in the UK on his own when he was just 14, after a year long journey across deserts and seas. The company are delighted for Hanibal, because they all became good friends when he agreed to share his story with them.
This is what one of them had to say after they worked with Hanibal for the first time:
“None of us could imagine anything that he had been through ... It was just so different from anything we had ever experienced. Everyone felt in awe, knowing he had been through so much and had come out the other side, and the same age as us”
Whilst the company celebrate Hanibal’s success story, they are sorry to hear another of the young men they interviewed as part of their research process has been put into a detention centre and is likely to be sent back to Afghanistan, which he says is likely to lead to his persecution as he escaped recruiters of the Taliban.
The company met the teenager when he was in the process of his age dispute. On the second night of All the Queen’s Children’s Edinburgh previews in Reading, Rosanna found out what had happened:
“When you think about what he has lived through, in a war-torn place, of course he will seem old. We thought he was coming to see the play tonight, we thanked him in the programme but he won’t know that now.”
Now, the reality of his situation reminds the young people of the importance of performing All the Queen’s Children in Edinburgh, where they hope to attract refugee audiences and entertain those who don’t know anything about the plight of unaccompanied refugee minors in the UK.
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Reading Refugee Support Group performance
Last night we performed half of 'All The Queen's Children' at The Cultural Night, organised by Reading Refugee Support Group at South Street Arts Centre. We had a great audience who were really engaged and seemed to really enjoy the performance. We had some great feedback from people praising our research and saying that they really understood and recognised the issues raised, and related to some of the characters.
The response from the audience was great and really rewarding for the group, since it was clear that the refugees who watched it related with the characters and stories. It has given us confidence that the play is an important and meaningful piece.
Overall the night was great fun, we saw some local bands, dancers and a designer showing off her dress creations. A highlight was the gorgeous food prepared by the women's group - a few members of the company even tried Mopani worms!
We are now going to resume rehearsals for the South Street performances on the 6th and 7th July. Keep checking out this blog for updates!
The response from the audience was great and really rewarding for the group, since it was clear that the refugees who watched it related with the characters and stories. It has given us confidence that the play is an important and meaningful piece.
Overall the night was great fun, we saw some local bands, dancers and a designer showing off her dress creations. A highlight was the gorgeous food prepared by the women's group - a few members of the company even tried Mopani worms!
We are now going to resume rehearsals for the South Street performances on the 6th and 7th July. Keep checking out this blog for updates!
Sunday, 13 June 2010
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All The Queen's Children in The Edinburgh Fringe programme!
On Friday The Edinburgh Festival Fringe brochure came out, and we were so excited to see our show in it! All we need to do now is create a fantastic flyer - we'll be printing about a thousand to cover the streets of Edinburgh with so it has to be striking and unique. We've also got a great show time - 4:50 which means that we have plenty of time before each show to grab audiences and then the whole evening to see shows ourselves and enjoy the Edinburgh Festival experience.
Our rehearsals are now in full flow again in preparation for our July performances. Already the show is a lot better, and with cast changes and new scenes added in it is a lot different to the original version, so it is definitely worth coming to see again if you have already seen it.
Here's the link to our slot on the Fringe website, check it out!
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/all-the-queen-s-children
Our rehearsals are now in full flow again in preparation for our July performances. Already the show is a lot better, and with cast changes and new scenes added in it is a lot different to the original version, so it is definitely worth coming to see again if you have already seen it.
Here's the link to our slot on the Fringe website, check it out!
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/all-the-queen-s-children
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