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The government has not announced firm dates for theatres to open in England, though a suggested date for indoor performances to restart has been given as 17 May 2021, with capacity restrictions.


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Flight

17 May to 6 Jun 2021

The Bridge Theatre

From a private booth, you'll be drawn in close to this tale of orphaned brothers and their desperate odyssey across Europe, the action unfolding in an exquisite world of miniatures moving before you.
Flight at The Bridge Theatre

Original image design: Owen Ulmer

Show details

Synopsis


From a private booth, you'll be drawn in close to this tale of orphaned brothers and their desperate odyssey across Europe, the action unfolding in an exquisite world of miniatures moving before you.


With their small inheritance stitched into their clothes, young Aryan and Kabir set off on an epic journey by foot from Kabul to London.


Braving bustling train stations, hazardous sea crossings, menacing strangers and threats of violence, their heart wrenching story speaks of terror, hope and survival.


Based on Caroline Brothers' novel Hinterland, Flight combines timely themes with engrossing images to honour the resilience of refugee children adrift in dangerous lands.


You'll be seated alone and given headphones for this intimate experience staged by Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison (magic and illusion designer for Harry Potter and The Cursed Child).


As richly detailed model sets and figures revolve to form gripping scenes, accompanied by enclosing sound and narration, the effect is of an astonishing 3-D graphic novel being unveiled.


Background, advisory warnings


Age suitability: 14+ (under 13s not admitted)


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Dates


Previews from:Monday 17 May 2021

Closes:Sunday 6 June 2021

Performance days & times


Evening:
Performance times TBC

Matinee:
-

Running time: 1 hr 10 mins (approx)

Tickets


Standard:
£18

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Cast


KABIR - Nalini Chetty

ARYAN - Farshid Rokey

NARRATOR - Emun Elliott

ENSEMBLE - Maryam Hamidi

ENSEMBLE - Robert Jack

ENSEMBLE - Rosalind Sydney

ENSEMBLE - Waleed Akhtar

ENSEMBLE - Adura Onashile

ENSEMBLE - Chris Jack


Creatives


Author: Based on the novel by Caroline Brothers; adapted by Oliver Emanuel
Composer: Mark Melville
Director: Candice Edmunds, Jamie Harrison
Designer: Jamie Harrison, Rebecca Hamilton
Lighting: Simon Wilkinson
Sound: Mark Melville
Production: Barbican, Bridge Theatre and Vox Motus

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