Be-Longing: stories and songs of longing, refuge and hope

New to Coventry Phoenix Performing Arts Trust is all about cathartic experience of theatre and physical theatre - catalysing change in individual mindsets and in society on the tough issues that face humans; in this case seeking asylum and facing homelessness. Working in collaboration with companies and cast members who have lived these experiences we bring both excellence and authenticity.

Crossing Over (Monologue by Mary Scott TouchPoint Productions)

Immigration officer Margaret a worn-out overworked cynic is at last retiring from her job— but cannot throw off the guilt and shame of barely fulfilling her duty to a young asylum seeker who had got under her skin. Whilst battling with her own feelings of failure Margaret relives her encounter with this extraordinary woman who had an unexpected effect on her life and changed her forever. Exploring themes of faith hope and love.

Recycle: Disposable Lives? (by Danny Scott Pointzero Physical Theatre) "Powerful, deeply moving and authentic" (Oxford Mail ****)

Three characters are found rummaging through rubbish bins on the street. The rubbish is representative of each of the individuals' fractured hopes and dreams - ‘jig-saw pieces’ of their life-stories. Each life-story unfolds before us with tangible humour and sadness hope and hopelessness hurt joyfulness and tender beauty expressed through a compelling fusion of physical-theatre contemporary dance monologue poetry mime and symbolism.   Recycle: Disposable Lives? explores the questions of isolation value and human fragility and belief. Will these lives continue to be side-lined and considered disposable by society or can they be recycled and restored to value and meaning?  

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