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KINDERTRANSPORT
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Kindertransport is Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s second project in a new strand of touring theatre work, which began in 2006 with the critically acclaimed production of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Building on that success, the Arts Centre is very pleased to be able to work with director Dan Danson and a talented professional cast and crew to present ‘Kindertransport’, the award winning play by Diane Samuels. The production opens in Aberystwyth on Weds 1st October and runs at the Arts Centre for four performances, prior to touring throughout Wales – to Cardiff, Brecon, Newtown, Swansea, Caernarfon and Mold.
The play is a fascinating one on a number of levels. It tells the story of Evelyn and her daughter, Faith. Faith is moving out of the family home and both she and her mother are finding it hard to make the break. In the attic whilst sorting out the teacups, Faith discovers a battered old suitcase of her mother’s childhood things. Buried inside it is a secret – that Evelyn was once Eva, a nine year old Jewish girl who in 1939 was one of the thousands of children sent by their parents to the safety of the UK on the Kindertransport. Much of the play is based on the testimonies of Kindertransport survivors, but besides telling that story, it is also a play which looks at the relationship between mothers and daughters, the secrets that can divide them and the ties that bind them together.
For more information about the project please call 01970 622889.
Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Weds/Mer 1 - Sat /Sad 4 October/Hydref 7.30pm
Sherman
Tues/Maw 7 - Weds/Mer 8 October/Hydref 7.30pm
Theatr Hafren
Fri/Gwe 10 - Sat/Sad 11 October/Hydref 7.30pm
Theatr Brycheiniog
Wed/Mer 15 October/Hydref 7.30pm
Canolfan Celfyddydau Taliesin Arts Centre
Fri/Gwe 17 - Sat/Sad 18 October/Hydref 7.30pm
Galeri Caernarfon
Tue/Maw 21 October/Hydref 12:30pm & 6.30pm
Clwyd Theatr Cymru
Fri/Gwe 24 - Sat/Sad 25 October/Hydref 7.45pm |
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