Glasgow Girls - Theatre Royal Stratford East
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2013-05-26
Glasgow Girls tells the true story of one of the most vocal and powerful asylum campaigns to catch the imagination of the media and inspire a community to unite behind its residents.Set in Scotland in 2005, Glasgow Girls tells of what follows after a famil...
Glasgow Girls tells the true story of one of the most vocal and powerful asylum campaigns to catch the imagination of the media and inspire a community to unite behind its residents.Set in Scotland in 2005, Glasgow Girls tells of what follows after a family is ripped from their home in the middle of the night and taken away to be deported.Driven by a fierce sense of injustice, a group of seven schoolgirls in a high school in Glasgow fight for the life of their friend and for the rights of children of asylum seekers in Scotland.They take on the Scottish Government and the Home Office and succeed where adults and politicians failed.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Feb 8 2013 to Mar 2 2013 |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| Pro Average | |
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| Cheapest ticket | £5 |
| Most expensive ticket | £12 |
| Fiona Mountford (Evening Standard) | Full Review |
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Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Musical | |
| Synopsis | ||
Glasgow Girls tells the true story of one of the most vocal and powerful asylum campaigns to catch the imagination of the media and inspire a community to unite behind its residents. Set in Scotland in 2005, Glasgow Girls tells of what follows after a family is ripped from their home in the middle of the night and taken away to be deported. Driven by a fierce sense of injustice, a group of seven schoolgirls in a high school in Glasgow fight for the life of their friend and for the rights of children of asylum seekers in Scotland. They take on the Scottish Government and the Home Office and succeed where adults and politicians failed. |
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| Author | David Greig | |
| Director | Cora Bissett | |
| Company | Merrigong Theatre | |
| Featured Actors/Actresses | Joanne McGuinness | |
| Frances Thorburn | ||
| Dawn Sievewright | ||
| Patricia Panther | ||
| Amaka Okafor | ||
| Stephanie McGregor | ||
| Myra McFadyen | ||
| Roanna Davidson | ||
| Ameira Darwish | ||
| Callum Cuthbertson | ||
| Designer | Merle Hensel | |
| Lighting Designer | Lizzie Powell | |
| Costume Designer | Merle Hensel | |
| Sound | Fergus O'Hare | |
| Movement/Choreography | Natasha Gilmore | |
| Book | David Greig | |
| Music | Cora Bissett | |
| John Kielty | ||
| MC Soom T. | ||
| Patricia Panther | ||