Details

The production, which is an exploration of Europe through the literature and political speeches that has defined its history, will open with Michael Morpurgo reading Phoenix of Peace a new text by the author which has been specially commissioned for the Manchester performance. In a year when a deeply divided Britain is set to leave the European Union, this production uses video footage and the words of artists, thinkers and political leaders

Cast/Performers

Michael Morpurgo, Juliet Stevenson, Christopher Eccleston, Adjoa Andoh, Lemn Sissay

Creatives/Company

Producer(s): Manchester International Festival, De Balie, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Director: Ivo van Hove