I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda E-Book

Sonja Linden

• Herausgeber: WS
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Seitenzahl: 74

Beschreibung

Inspired by the real life experiences of Rwandan refugees in the UK, the play tells the story of two people from entirely different worlds who meet at a Refugee Centre in London: Juliette is a young Rwandan asylum seeker, detemined to write a book on the genocide that killed her famiily; Simon is a middle-aged failing novelist, whose job is to help people write. The play follows their funny and touching relationship and tackles issues that face many refugees who live in the UK today.
Nominated as Time Out Critics’ Choice, the play has been broadcast by the BBC World Service and was toured nationally by iceandfire in Autumn 2004 with the support of the Arts Council England.

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Sonja Linden

Sonja is an award-winning playwright, whose plays have been produced in London and in regional theatres in the UK as well as in the United States and Australia. London productions include Call Me Judas (Paines Plough, Finborough Theatre), The Jewish Daughter, sequel to Brecht’s The Jewish Wife, (New End Theatre) and The Strange Passenger (Paines Plough, Battersea Arts Centre and National Tour).

I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda was written in response to her encounters with a number of young Rwandan refugees at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, where she has been Writer-in-Residence since 1997. The play will receive its American premiere at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre in April 2005.

Sonja is currently working on a commission from APT Films and BBC Films to co-write with director Sarah Gavron a feature film about a young Iranian asylum seeker.

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ISBN 978-0-9546912-9-5 (print)

ISBN 978-0-9542330-3-7 (ebook)

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Inspired by the real life testimony of people who have sought refuge in the UK Crocodile Seeking Refuge is an incisive look at the asylum stories behind the headlines.

‘Its theme could hardly be more topical, or more powerful – hope, human resilience and courage are set alongside descriptions of torture and injustice that are deeply affecting.’

THE TIMES

iceandfire

presents

I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda

by

Sonja Linden

First printed in 2004 by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.www.aurorametro.com Tel: [phone]

I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda © copyright 2004 Sonja Linden

Introduction © copyright 2004 Sonja Linden

Cover design © copyright 2004 Jimmy Turrell

Permission for the use of any copyright music mentioned in the text must be agreed in advance with the Performing Rights Society, Live Music Centre: 020 7580 5544.

All rights whatsoever in this play are strictly reserved. Application for a licence to present performances including professional, amateur, recitation, lecturing, public reading, broadcasting, television and translation into foreign languages should be applied for, before rehearsals begin, to:

Ice and Fire Theatre Company, 75 Hillfield Park, London N10 3QU. Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]

In accordance with Section 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the author asserts her moral rights to be identified as the author of the above work.

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

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ISBNs:

978-0-9546912-3-3 (Print version)

978-1-911501-00-8 (Ebook version)

To Lea Chantal

whose remarkable story and indomitable spirit inspired this play

iceandfire

We passionately believe art has a role to play in communicating one of the most pressing issues of today – the growing displacement of peoples from conflict zones. In a world increasingly overshadowed by international tensions, we aim to present to British audiences stories of individuals whose lives have been touched by these events.

The company was founded in January 2003 by Sonja Linden, playwright and Writer-in-residence at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Here she set up the Write to Life Project, a creative and testimonial writing programme offering clients of the Foundation the opportunity to discharge their painful experiences of persecution and exile through the act of writing. Inspired by her seven year residency at the Medical Foundation, Sonja Linden is concerned to represent refugees as “ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances.” (Eli Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, writer, Nobel laureate)

The company’s launch production I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda was first produced at the Burton-Taylor Studio Theatre, Oxford in July 2002 for one week as part of Oxford Africa Week. The play’s London premiere, a four week run in June 2003 at the Finborough Theatre, marked the launch of iceandfire. This production received considerable critical acclaim and was subsequently produced by Theatre Works at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival, and by BBC Radio World Service Drama.

In 2004, the Arts Council England awarded the company funding to tour the play to 30 venues across the UK in autumn 2004, to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Rwanda genocide.

The company’s second production, Crocodile Seeking Refuge is currently in development for a London run in 2005.

Artistic Director – Sonja Linden

Producer – Sarah Sansom

Patrons – Oona King MP, Juliet Stevenson, Arnold Wesker

Directors – Jane Dorner (chair), Moris Farhi (MBE), Katherine Klinger, Malcolm Smart, Matthew Reisz, Alexis Rwabizambuga.

iceandfire 75 Hillfield Park London N10 3QU Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]Email: [email protected]

The company is supported by the Indigo Trust and Arts Council England. iceandfire is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 4648400 Charity 1062174

Biographies

Drew Ackroyd – Director

Drew trained at Rose Bruford College. Recent directing credits include the London Premiere of I Have Before Me…, the European Premiere of Larry Kramer’s The Destiny of Me (Finborough Theatre), Ciboulette (San Francisco Opera Studio), Fish Tales (National Tour), No Time To Cry (MTV). Rehearsed Readings include Castro’s Beard (The Arts Theatre), A Minor Dark Age (The Actors’ Centre), The Modern Man (Producers Club NYC). Assistant Directing credits include Natural Inclinations (Finborough Theatre), Barber of Seville (European Chamber Opera National Tour) and Dark of the Moon (Westminster Theatre). He studied Forum Theatre and the methodology of Augusto Boal with the Centre for the Theatre of the Oppressed, Physical Story Telling with Clive Mendus of Theatre de Complicite and Contact Improvisation with Rick Zoltowsky. Drew also teaches, is a freelance script reader for BBC Radio Four, Co-Artistic Director of Productions Absolute and an Associate Director at the Caird Company.

Mishi L. Bekesi – Asst Company Stage Manager

Mishi (aka Deeperred) is a sound designer, sound engineer, DJ and stage manager. He works extensively on the International and London theatre, music, fashion and club scenes. His recent works include: technical manager of several projects for Steve Frost, Boothby Graffoe comedy, Antonio Forcione music, Linda Marlowe theatre, Fresco Theatre 2003 tour and Prince O’neill productions.

Rebecca Clatworthy – Deputy Stage Manager

Becky is in her final year at the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she is studying for a BA in stage management. She has worked on numerous productions within college including, The Storm, Rape upon Rape, As You Like It, and most recently The Quest at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall. Outside of college Becky has worked on a new musical The Biz, Now That’s Musicals… with Cygneture Productions and this year’s festival for new writing at the Polka theatre, Wimbledon. Her television work includes Record of the Year 2002 and Basil Brush.

Atlanta Duffy – Designer

Atlanta trained at Motley Theatre Design School and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. She has designed for Theatre, Opera and Dance for: Bristol Old Vic, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Tricycle Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, RADA, Arcola Theatre, BAC, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Birmingham Rep and Oxford Playhouse. Recent work includes Come Out Eli – Time Out Award Winner, The Way of the World – Dir. Selina Cadell, Wilton’s Music Hall, Trojan Women – Dir. Deborah Paige, RADA, Masquerade Costumes for Waingi – Dir. Peter Badejo, Greenwich & Docklands Festival, Women of Owu – Collective Artistes Tour, and Death and the Maiden – Dir. Chuck Mike, Lagos, Nigeria.

Suzann McLean – Juliette

Suzann trained at the Italia Conti Academy and has worked extensively in theatre; credits include Isabella in Measure for Measure (RNT), Sense of Belonging (Manchester), Angie Baby (Young Vic), Trojan Women, (Chipping Norton) Romeo and Juliet, (Keswick), Equianano, (National Tour), The Magic Box, (Tricycle Theatre), Vengeance, (Hackney Empire), Ozulumba, (Bloomsbury Theatre), Jack & The Beanstalk (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Little Shop of Horrors, (Ipswich), Blue Girl (Vienna’s English Theatre) and the critically acclaimed national tour of Bonded (Tiata Fahodzi). Suzann recently shot a medical video to help those with Sickle Cell Anaemia. She has also appeared in various commercial, television and audio productions including Casualty, Face at the Window, Coupling, The A-Force, Baby Father (audio) and Grange Hill (all for the BBC). Film credits include To Strike A Chord, (Central TV), Coco Dance (Slim Chance Productions), Jesus Christ Superstar, (video) and the female lead in White Light for UIPL, an independent film based on a modern day Jesus Christ, to be released this year.