Play written and played by ex or current asylum seekers, this is a very powerful piece with stunning live music and dance.

“Cry My Zimbabwe”, a Theatre that was devised by performers with considerable theatrical and musical experience and who have all been, or are, asylum seekers.

The story they tell is of their decision to leave Africa and start new lives. It takes us to the Yarlswood Detention Centre in England where Zimbabwean asylum seekers meet. Their experiences in Yarlswood and in Africa bring them together despite tribal conflicts. That led to the formation of the United Network of Detained Zimbabweans and they plan strategies to stop deportation and raise awareness of their situation in the outside world. For the whole play audiences are not just audience, they are Spect-Actors as they become part of the piece.

With outstanding talent and dedication to craft, they intertwine their stories, take us to places we have never been.

This is a high energy play for today and tomorrow: funny, moving, full of truth, experience, and determination to survive with dignity. The play is held together by a web of stunning live music and dance.

Suggested donation of £5 or £3.50

For more information, visit the Theatre Under Fire Productions website.