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Forgiving (My Mother) - Voila! Theatre Festival
A thought-provoking exploration of family dynamics, reconciliation and free will, or rather
the lack of it. Have you got mummy issues too? So do Pat and Emilia, migrant theatre-makers working on a play about two siblings unpacking their childhood emotional damage (aka post-
Soviet parenting). This ‘intimate’ and ‘witty’ **** (BingeFringe) meta-theatre production is “not to be missed ***** (Lost in Theatreland), it explores the removal of moral judgement from the tangled mass of generational trauma… and the absolute chaos of creating autobiographical performances.
Cast and creatives:
Director and co-deviser: Anna Udras
Cast and Co-devisers: Emilia Nurmukhamet, Patrycja Dynowska
Designer: Alexandra Orekhova
LX Designer: Theodor Spiridon
What Press Thinks:
‘I’ve never seen an audience so confused, troubled, and emotionally released with a mix
of laughter and tears hovering in the room long after the performance ended’… ‘not to
be missed’ … ‘Anna, Emilia, and Patrycja will force you to reach out to find the person
you might be hiding; the person who is hurting and is suddenly screaming to get out and
I’m sorry to say you don’t have a choice in the matter.’
By Sonia Hadj Said from Lost in Theatreland
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“A brilliant critique on the art form using the form itself as a weapon.”
“Socratic dance with the audience, deeply rooted in auto-fiction a la Sergio Blanco and
(perhaps) Sami Ibrahim's Multiple Casualty Incident.”
By Emma Dorfman from Apart Together
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“ The show forced me to face my expectations of what theatre is and what theatre can do
for us.”
By Aditi Mohan from Binge Fringe
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“Forgiving (My Mother) can touch everyone who watches the play regardless of race or
religion.”
By Elaine Chapman from Theatre, Films and Art Reviews
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the lack of it. Have you got mummy issues too? So do Pat and Emilia, migrant theatre-makers working on a play about two siblings unpacking their childhood emotional damage (aka post-
Soviet parenting). This ‘intimate’ and ‘witty’ **** (BingeFringe) meta-theatre production is “not to be missed ***** (Lost in Theatreland), it explores the removal of moral judgement from the tangled mass of generational trauma… and the absolute chaos of creating autobiographical performances.
Cast and creatives:
Director and co-deviser: Anna Udras
Cast and Co-devisers: Emilia Nurmukhamet, Patrycja Dynowska
Designer: Alexandra Orekhova
LX Designer: Theodor Spiridon
What Press Thinks:
‘I’ve never seen an audience so confused, troubled, and emotionally released with a mix
of laughter and tears hovering in the room long after the performance ended’… ‘not to
be missed’ … ‘Anna, Emilia, and Patrycja will force you to reach out to find the person
you might be hiding; the person who is hurting and is suddenly screaming to get out and
I’m sorry to say you don’t have a choice in the matter.’
By Sonia Hadj Said from Lost in Theatreland
? ? ? ? ?
“A brilliant critique on the art form using the form itself as a weapon.”
“Socratic dance with the audience, deeply rooted in auto-fiction a la Sergio Blanco and
(perhaps) Sami Ibrahim's Multiple Casualty Incident.”
By Emma Dorfman from Apart Together
? ? ? ?
“ The show forced me to face my expectations of what theatre is and what theatre can do
for us.”
By Aditi Mohan from Binge Fringe
? ? ? ?
“Forgiving (My Mother) can touch everyone who watches the play regardless of race or
religion.”
By Elaine Chapman from Theatre, Films and Art Reviews
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General Information:
Running Time: 50 min, no interval
Age Guidance: 16+
Where: Barons Court Theatre as part of Voila! Theatre Festival
Address: 28a Comeragh Road, London W14 9HR
When:11 November - 19:30
12,13 and 14 November - 18:00
Tickets:Full price £15, Concessions: £10
Running Time: 50 min, no interval
Age Guidance: 16+
Where: Barons Court Theatre as part of Voila! Theatre Festival
Address: 28a Comeragh Road, London W14 9HR
When:11 November - 19:30
12,13 and 14 November - 18:00
Tickets:Full price £15, Concessions: £10
Barons Court Theatre
28a Comeragh Road, London W14 9HR
Mon 11 Nov to Thu 14 November