Refugee Boy
By Lemn Sissay
Year staged: 2013
Opening night: 19/03/2013
Theatre Company: West Yorkshire Playhouse
Staged in: West Yorkshire Playhouse
Cast Size: 6
Synopsis
Alem and his father are in a B&B in Datchet. Alem has lived in Ethiopia and Eritrea but this is his best holiday ever. But in the morning Alem’s father is gone, and a note explains that his parents didn’t want him to risk his life in the war at home. So they have left him in the UK. A refugee. From care home to foster home, from school to court, Alem’s journey makes him reach inside himself to find courage to go on and strength to speak out. Refugee Boy is adapted by poet and playwright Lemn Sissay from Benjamin Zephaniah’s novel.
Original Cast
Becky Hindley
Cast
Andrew French
Cast
Fisayo Akinade
Cast
Rachel Caffrey
Cast
Dominic Gately
Cast
Dwayne Scantlebury
Cast
Becky Hindley
Cast
Andrew French
Cast
Fisayo Akinade
Cast
Rachel Caffrey
Cast
Dominic Gately
Cast
Dwayne Scantlebury
Cast
Production Team
Malcolm Rippeth
Lighting Designer
Emma Williams
Designer
Kay Magson
Casting Director
Gail McIntyre
Director
Mic Pool
Projection Designer
Jonnie Khan
Composer
Ian Trollope
Sound Designer
Ben Jancovich
Dramaturg
Malcolm Rippeth
Lighting Designer
Emma Williams
Designer
Kay Magson
Casting Director
Gail McIntyre
Director
Mic Pool
Projection Designer
Jonnie Khan
Composer
Ian Trollope
Sound Designer
Ben Jancovich
Dramaturg