We Come from Far Away
by New International Encounterchildren-and-family, theatre
A show for younger audiences about refuge - performed in an immersive setting using live music, story telling and shadow puppets
about the production
Inside the tent there is a smaller tent, and inside the smaller tent there is boy. He has travelled a long way. He has travelled mostly on his own. He can show you the things he has brought with him, he can tell you the reasons for his journey, he can tell abut the route he has taken, he can’t tell you where the story ends.. NIE worked with the Hero Reception Centre in Hvalstad in Norway, a centre that provides a first reception point for young refugees (aged 13 – 18) who have arrived alone to claim asylum.
about the artist
New International Encounter (NIE) is an award-winning international company creating new theatre shows and participation projects with young people through a mix of physical theatre, live music and storytelling. We create spellbinding narrative theatre and have worked in 34 countries spanning 4 continents, from New York to Cape Town to Shanghai.
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stage dimensions
width: 7 metres
height: 3 metres
depth: 7 metres
The show will be made to fit into a studio space or a school gym hall.
The set will be a larger tent that the audience go inside to see the show. It will seat 60 kids on cushions on the floor and on folding stools.
Lighting will be inside the tent so quite simple.
Recommended audience age is 10 – 13.
Supporting workshops and resource packs available detailing the topics and context of the show.
