The Island

Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway

Event location:
Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway

When:	Event passed! It was on Wed 31st May 2017 to Sat 24th Jun 2017 See more Theatre
Where:	Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD
Map:	Map & Nearby
Times:	8pm, matinees 3.30pm
Admission:	£20/£16

About the event

Two men, unlikely friends, stagger through days of crippling prison work, breaking free in nights of playful escapism and ecstatic, dreamlike joy. With just scraps from their cell, they prepare for a performance of Antigone in front of the prisoners and guards – an act of defiance from people who have lost everything they have to lose.

With gut-wrenching emotion, soaring beauty and exquisite simplicity, this great drama of defiance and determination draws on the stories that linger from Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner.

The Island will be performed in an intimate, in-the-round setting.

“The rough majesty of a classic…it has the force of a wave crashing down on us all.” The Guardian
“Ignites our compassion and terror… Touching, moving and beautiful” The New York Times
“The play speaks to any place, any culture, where liberties are at risk” Variety

Kwisiqithi: a photography exhibition
Photographer Petré Smith spent childhood holidays on Robben Island, gaining a unique insight owing to his father’s employment in the prison service. This exhibition of original pictures of Robben Island in its current state was the result of a recent trip with his own son and will be in the café bar for the duration of the run.

Official Link: http://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/the-island/