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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.

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Refugee Boy

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Year published: 2001

Original 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

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