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What does it mean to feel foreign? A family of famous circus artists flee communist Romania for the promise of a better life in the West, knowing they can't ever return home. As the youngest daughter tries to adjust to her new life in Switzerland, it becomes clear that she must go to extreme lengths to provide for her family.

Archive listings for Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta

Work type: One person show.

T02099181662

Based on the autobiographical novel by Aglaja Veteranyi. Edith Alibec witnessed the refugee crisis in Germany first-hand, as she met with refugees and visited their social camps. Her adaptation seeks to highlight the vulnerability in being forced to leave home and trying to find a new place in the world. It explores what it is to feel foreign and isolated and how it feels when the place you live in does not let you feel like you belong.Director Dana Paraschiv. Performer Edith Alibec.
27 Jan 22 to 29 Jan 22The Garage, Norwich :: V602991522
listing details L1233732101
15 Sep 21 to 16 Sep 21Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803
listing details L1063448724
14 Sep 21Camden People's Theatre, Outer London :: V176
listing details L0205379137
13 Sep 21ADC Theatre, Cambridge :: V18
listing details L1598087529
22 Mar 20Camden People's Theatre, Outer London :: V176
listing details L1626268613

T1890837964

Gate Guest, Romanian artist Edith Alibec brings her multi award-winning one-woman show to the Gate Theatre based on the autobiographical novel by Aglaja Veteranyi. Edith Alibec witnessed the refugee crisis in Germany first-hand, as she met with refugees and visited their social camps. Her adaptation seeks to highlight the vulnerability in being forced to leave home and trying to find a new place in the world. It explores what it is to feel foreign and isolated and how it feels when the place you live in does not let you feel like you belong.Director Dana Paraschiv. Performer Edith Alibec.
1 May 19 to 4 May 19The Gate Theatre, Inner London :: V231
listing details L0481487378
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