Tot ce-am iubit a murit

Everything I loved has died

كل شيء أحببته مات

Internalised racism, resistance & white guilt are explored in this compelling new production from BÉZNĂ Theatre and Romanian theatre company Giuvlipen. The multilingual, form-bending work centres the near-invisible female experience in British immigration detention in the UK. 

Performed in five languages (Romanian, Romani, Arabic, French and English) and inspired by real stories of migrants living in the UK from Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Sudan, How To Break Out Of A Detention Centre is an exercise in solidarity and resistance. 

How to Break Out of a Detention Centre follows the lives of four women working in and experiencing detention in the UK. Faiza battles suicidal ideation after miscarrying in detention, Maria is fighting to be reunited with her children, Elena struggles with internalised racism and Kelly wavers between her duty as Detention Custody Officer and her desire to resist. The show looks at the actions of the individual, alongside actions of the state, the role of the detention centre and the staff who work there, the relationships between the women - as mothers, lovers and co-workers, whilst asking the audience to question their role as residents in the UK. Take a leap into the darkness, as the production asks what it takes to build resistance. 

World premiere of a female, migrant led international co-production between BÉZNĂ Theatre (UK) and Giuvlipen (Romania).

“There’s a bird in my blood screaming to be free.

Do you understand? Either I fly or I flee.”

Tickets available here £15 (£7.50 concession)

www.riversidestudios.co.uk

Funded by British Council & Royal Victoria Hall Foundation