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Journey's Festival International presents No Direction Home
Selam Amare, Loraine Mponela and Anastasia Chokuwamba have performed with NO DIRECTION HOME at gigs across the country including at London’s Soho Theatre and Southbank Centre, appearing with guest headliners such as Rob Delany, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Romesh Ranganathan.
Loraine and Anastasia are both based in Coventry. They bring humour to their insights into the asylum system, and fresh takes on life in the UK. Loraine is also a poet – her second collection, Now I Sing, was published in 2023.
Selam is a comedy performer and producer based in London who runs her own regular nights, Azmari Bet, bringing together Ethiopian and Eritrean performers across music, poetry and stand-up.
Counterpoints Arts runs NO DIRECTION HOME comedy workshops and performances as part of their PopChange programme.
Age guidance: 12+
Running time: Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes (3 acts, plus compere)
Show warnings: Discussion of migration and forced displacement
Loraine and Anastasia are both based in Coventry. They bring humour to their insights into the asylum system, and fresh takes on life in the UK. Loraine is also a poet – her second collection, Now I Sing, was published in 2023.
Selam is a comedy performer and producer based in London who runs her own regular nights, Azmari Bet, bringing together Ethiopian and Eritrean performers across music, poetry and stand-up.
Counterpoints Arts runs NO DIRECTION HOME comedy workshops and performances as part of their PopChange programme.
Age guidance: 12+
Running time: Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes (3 acts, plus compere)
Show warnings: Discussion of migration and forced displacement
Time: 8pm
Price: £9
Price: £9
Curve Theatre, 60 Rutland Street, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 1SB
Sat 12 October
Website:
www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/shows/journeys-festival-international-presents-no-direction-h
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