Who Do We Think We Are?
Published on 5. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
100 pages
978-1-906582-89-0 (ISBN)
Description
* A play about history, identity and migration.
* Originally produced by Visible Ensemble Theatre Company, who explore the issues that affect older people in the UK.
A kaleidoscope of stories about war, displacement, revolution and liberation taking us on an emotional journey across three continents. Based on the actors' personal and family experiences, the stories interweave and overlap, exploring moments of joy, sadness and laughter set against key historical events over the last hundred years. Poignant, moving, funny, inspiring, this is the first piece of work created by the Visible, a new ensemble, dedicated to putting older performers and their rich lives centre stage.
* Originally produced by Visible Ensemble Theatre Company, who explore the issues that affect older people in the UK.
A kaleidoscope of stories about war, displacement, revolution and liberation taking us on an emotional journey across three continents. Based on the actors' personal and family experiences, the stories interweave and overlap, exploring moments of joy, sadness and laughter set against key historical events over the last hundred years. Poignant, moving, funny, inspiring, this is the first piece of work created by the Visible, a new ensemble, dedicated to putting older performers and their rich lives centre stage.
Reviews / Votes
"You made age beautiful and something to value and celebrate. This play is of huge value and relevance to people of all ages." Bruce Nixon, Writer, National Theatre StudioMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Twickenham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Aurora Metro Publications
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
139 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906582-89-0 (9781906582890)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Born in London to German refugee parents, Sonja is a theatre producer and writer whose plays have been produced on radio and on stage throughout the UK and the United States. She is the founding artistic director of Visible Theatre Ensemble, having previously founded iceandfire theatre (www.iceandfire.co.uk), a company that explores human rights through performance (nominated for a Liberty award in 2010).
Sonja's plays for iceandfire include: On A Clear Day You Can See Dover (Wilton's Music Hall, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and UK national tour), Welcome to Ramallah, co-written with Adah Kay, and its companion piece, Palestine Monologues, (Arcola Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Compass Theatre, San Diego); Crocodile Seeking Refuge (Lyric Hammersmith, UK national tour), Asylum Dialogues (Tricycle Theatre and UK national tour), I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (Finborough Theatre, UK and USA tours, BBC World Service Radio), and Asylum Monologues (UK national tour). Previous work includes: The Strange Passenger (Paines Plough, Battersea Arts Centre and UK National Tour); The Jewish Daughter, sequel to Brecht's The Jewish Wife (New End Theatre); Call Me Judas (Paines Plough, Finborough Theatre) and Present Continuous (Edinburgh Festival, Fringe First, BBC Radio 4).
Sonja's plays for iceandfire include: On A Clear Day You Can See Dover (Wilton's Music Hall, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and UK national tour), Welcome to Ramallah, co-written with Adah Kay, and its companion piece, Palestine Monologues, (Arcola Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Compass Theatre, San Diego); Crocodile Seeking Refuge (Lyric Hammersmith, UK national tour), Asylum Dialogues (Tricycle Theatre and UK national tour), I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (Finborough Theatre, UK and USA tours, BBC World Service Radio), and Asylum Monologues (UK national tour). Previous work includes: The Strange Passenger (Paines Plough, Battersea Arts Centre and UK National Tour); The Jewish Daughter, sequel to Brecht's The Jewish Wife (New End Theatre); Call Me Judas (Paines Plough, Finborough Theatre) and Present Continuous (Edinburgh Festival, Fringe First, BBC Radio 4).
Content
Scene List
PROLOGUE
PART 1.
Mostly though not entirely around the time of the First World War
1. SKYPE. Banbury/Tokyo 2014.
2. QUESTION. Ikaria 2014.
3. IT'S 1914 AND...
4. DISPATCHED. Vienna 1914.
5. FAREWELLS. Ikaria 1914.
6. DEPARTURE. Winnipeg 1915.
7. MUD AND DEATH. The Western Front 1916.
8. CAPTIVITY. Siberia 1918.
9. RETURN. Winnipeg 1918.
10. ESCAPE. Siberia 1918.
11. DUST TO DUST. Winnipeg 1918.
12. TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS. Chita Station 1918.
13. BROKEN-HEARTED. Vienna 1918.
14. HOMECOMING Teheran, 1918.
15. HOMECOMING. Vienna 1920.
16. BANISHED. Winnipeg, 1920.
17. CSARDAS. Transylvania. 1919/1970.
PART 2.
Mostly around the time of the Second World War
18. BIRTHDAY GIRL. London 2014/Warsaw, 1939.
19. BIRTHDAY GIRL. Rajkot, India 1939.
20. THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR. Vienna 1939.
21. RE-LOCATION. Warsaw/Simla 1940.
22. RE-LOCATION. London 1940.
23. GOODBYE PARENTS. Warsaw 1943.
24. GOODBYE PARENTS. Himalayas, India 1943.
25. GOODBYE BOMBAY? Bombay 1945.
PART 3.
Mostly though not entirely in 1950s
26. RABBITS. Tokyo 1952.
27. SOAP-BOX EVE. Colindale 1956.
28. DISGRACE. Tokyo/London 1950s.
29. LOVE AND WAR Transylvania 1950s.
30. SKYPE 2. London/Tokyo 2014/1945.
INTERVAL
PART 4:
Revolutionary times: the 1960s, 70s, and 80s
31. IF YOU REMEMBER IT, YOU WEREN'T THERE. 1960s.
32. WHERE IS ANNA LAGANA? Italy 1969.
33. THE BRITISH ROAD TO SOCIALISM. Merseyside Docks 1960s.
34. KOMMUNIZMUS. England/Bucharest 1960s, 70s.
35. THE DRAFT. New York 1972.
36. FLIGHT 1978.
37. THE BIRTHDAY SPEECH. Romania 1989.
PART 5:
"Ripeness is all" Mostly the 21st Century.
38. ENDGAME: Wiener Library, London 2006.
39. ENDGAME: Singapore, 1993.
40. LEAR IN VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh City 2012.
41. All RIGHT, DEAR? Royal Free Hospital, London 2014.
EPILOGUE
PROLOGUE
PART 1.
Mostly though not entirely around the time of the First World War
1. SKYPE. Banbury/Tokyo 2014.
2. QUESTION. Ikaria 2014.
3. IT'S 1914 AND...
4. DISPATCHED. Vienna 1914.
5. FAREWELLS. Ikaria 1914.
6. DEPARTURE. Winnipeg 1915.
7. MUD AND DEATH. The Western Front 1916.
8. CAPTIVITY. Siberia 1918.
9. RETURN. Winnipeg 1918.
10. ESCAPE. Siberia 1918.
11. DUST TO DUST. Winnipeg 1918.
12. TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS. Chita Station 1918.
13. BROKEN-HEARTED. Vienna 1918.
14. HOMECOMING Teheran, 1918.
15. HOMECOMING. Vienna 1920.
16. BANISHED. Winnipeg, 1920.
17. CSARDAS. Transylvania. 1919/1970.
PART 2.
Mostly around the time of the Second World War
18. BIRTHDAY GIRL. London 2014/Warsaw, 1939.
19. BIRTHDAY GIRL. Rajkot, India 1939.
20. THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR. Vienna 1939.
21. RE-LOCATION. Warsaw/Simla 1940.
22. RE-LOCATION. London 1940.
23. GOODBYE PARENTS. Warsaw 1943.
24. GOODBYE PARENTS. Himalayas, India 1943.
25. GOODBYE BOMBAY? Bombay 1945.
PART 3.
Mostly though not entirely in 1950s
26. RABBITS. Tokyo 1952.
27. SOAP-BOX EVE. Colindale 1956.
28. DISGRACE. Tokyo/London 1950s.
29. LOVE AND WAR Transylvania 1950s.
30. SKYPE 2. London/Tokyo 2014/1945.
INTERVAL
PART 4:
Revolutionary times: the 1960s, 70s, and 80s
31. IF YOU REMEMBER IT, YOU WEREN'T THERE. 1960s.
32. WHERE IS ANNA LAGANA? Italy 1969.
33. THE BRITISH ROAD TO SOCIALISM. Merseyside Docks 1960s.
34. KOMMUNIZMUS. England/Bucharest 1960s, 70s.
35. THE DRAFT. New York 1972.
36. FLIGHT 1978.
37. THE BIRTHDAY SPEECH. Romania 1989.
PART 5:
"Ripeness is all" Mostly the 21st Century.
38. ENDGAME: Wiener Library, London 2006.
39. ENDGAME: Singapore, 1993.
40. LEAR IN VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh City 2012.
41. All RIGHT, DEAR? Royal Free Hospital, London 2014.
EPILOGUE