08 – 17 July
LIFT 2010: Aftermath, The Old Vic Tunnels
From the award winning creators of The Exonerated comes this piece of documentary theatre based on interviews conducted with thirty seven Iraqi civilians displaced by the violence of war, and driven to seek refuge in Jordan.
A cast of nine portray the experiences of an extraordinary cross section of Iraqi society over seven years after the US invasion, from the voice of an Imam imprisoned in Abu Ghraib to a young mother whose family was caught in a car bombing, a Shiite couple forced to flee after a militia pressured them to inform on their Sunni neighbours.
The result vividly brings to life the realities of wartime, its innocent victims, and the appalling carnage of conflict.
Time: 7.45pm Address: The Old Vic Tunnels, Station Approach Road, London SE1 Info:www.oldvictheatre.com
