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Asylum Monologues // Manchester University
2022-03-30 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London)
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Asylum Monologues // Bangor University
2022-03-25 11:00 - 12:30
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Asylum Monologues //Student Action For Refugees (STAR) Norwich University
2022-03-16 18:00 - 19:30
Details to follow

Asylum Monologues // Angelfield Festival Liverpool
2022-03-16 18:00 - 19:30

Asylum Monologues // Oxford Brookes University
2022-03-15 17:00 - 18:30

Asylum Monologues // York St Johns University
2022-03-02 18:00 - 19:30

This Is Who I Am // SOAS British Red Cross
2022-02-23 18:00 - 19:30
British Red Cross on Campus at SOAS are so excited to be hosting ice&fire Theatre for LGBT+ History Month.

About this event

“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like “how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
This Is Who I Am is a rehearsed reading of first-hand accounts from LGBT+ refugees’ experiences of fleeing their home country and the challenges they face undergoing the UK asylum process. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights network at ice&fire Theatre, the reading will be accompanied by a panel discussion.
ice&fire explores human rights stories to make accessible theatre for UK audiences which shares real people’s human rights stories in order to change prevailing negative attitudes and promote inclusion. All our work centres on real people’s experiences. We believe sharing these experiences with the public can change minds, encourage a deeper understanding and encourage positive action.
“This was not what I expected. I was expecting some kind of inauthentic moralising verbatim theatre experience.The acting was delicate, minimal, allowing the words to speak for themselves. Although we know it must go on, it’s still shocking to hear the first-hand accounts of people devoured by the heartless machine of bureaucracy. This was brave, honest, close to the bone” OXFORD THEATRE REVIEW
*Please note that the testimonies include accounts of state, sexual and homophobic violence*

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-who-i-am-with-actors-for-human-rights-tickets-251892997737

This Is Who I Am // St Margarets House
2022-02-16 19:00 - 20:30

This Is Who I Am - The Women // University of the West of England
2022-02-14 14:30 - 16:00

Asylum Monologues // Survivors UK
2022-02-12 13:30 - 15:30

This Is Who I Am // University of York
2022-02-10 17:30 - 20:30

This Is Who I Am // Reading University
2022-02-02 15:00 - 16:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ RichMix, Shoreditch
2021-10-16 19:30 - 20:30
We Like To Move It Move It | Just Another Immigration Variety Show

How do you solve a problem like immigration? Karaoke, moral philosophy and immigration controls come together in an all-immigrant variety show, serving up jokes, songs and plenty to chew over. There’s something for everyone! (But should there be?)
https://vimeo.com/594201454
What is behind our collective acceptance of immigration control? What does it say about us and what do those who have come to the UK from somewhere else want to say about it? ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle productions (in collaboration with the Philosophy Department at King’s College London) invite you to join the (very jolly) conversation. Directed by Olivier award winner Donnacadh O’Briain.
Written by Amy Ng and Donnacadh O’Briain
Produced by ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle Productions
The Company – Jahmila Heath, Tomoko Komura, Gaël Le Cornec and Sergio Maggiolo
Director – Donnacadh O’Briain
Set and Costume Designer – Elizabeth Rose
Sound Designer – Tingying Dong
Stage Manager – Kayleigh Atkinson
Booking details HERE

We Like To Move It Move It @ Stanley Arts, Norwood
2021-10-15 19:30 - 20:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ St Catherine’s Church, Neasden
2021-10-14 19:30 - 20:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ The Roundwood Community Centre, Harlsden
2021-10-13 19:30 - 20:30
We Like To Move It Move It | Just Another Immigration Variety Show

How do you solve a problem like immigration? Karaoke, moral philosophy and immigration controls come together in an all-immigrant variety show, serving up jokes, songs and plenty to chew over. There’s something for everyone! (But should there be?)
https://vimeo.com/594201454
What is behind our collective acceptance of immigration control? What does it say about us and what do those who have come to the UK from somewhere else want to say about it? ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle productions (in collaboration with the Philosophy Department at King’s College London) invite you to join the (very jolly) conversation. Directed by Olivier award winner Donnacadh O’Briain.
Written by Amy Ng and Donnacadh O’Briain
Produced by ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle Productions
The Company – Jahmila Heath, Tomoko Komura, Gaël Le Cornec and Sergio Maggiolo
Director – Donnacadh O’Briain
Set and Costume Designer – Elizabeth Rose
Sound Designer – Tingying Dong
Stage Manager – Kayleigh Atkinson
Book at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/168865243489

We Like To Move It Move It @ The Granville Community Centre, South Kilburn
2021-10-12 19:30 - 20:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ Lewisham Irish Community Centre, Catford
2021-10-11 19:30 - 20:30
We Like To Move It Move It | Just Another Immigration Variety Show

How do you solve a problem like immigration? Karaoke, moral philosophy and immigration controls come together in an all-immigrant variety show, serving up jokes, songs and plenty to chew over. There’s something for everyone! (But should there be?)
https://vimeo.com/594201454
What is behind our collective acceptance of immigration control? What does it say about us and what do those who have come to the UK from somewhere else want to say about it? ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle productions (in collaboration with the Philosophy Department at King’s College London) invite you to join the (very jolly) conversation. Directed by Olivier award winner Donnacadh O’Briain.
Written by Amy Ng and Donnacadh O’Briain
Produced by ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle Productions
The Company – Jahmila Heath, Tomoko Komura, Gaël Le Cornec and Sergio Maggiolo
Director – Donnacadh O’Briain
Set and Costume Designer – Elizabeth Rose
Sound Designer – Tingying Dong
Stage Manager – Kayleigh Atkinson
BOOK HERE

We Like To Move It Move It @ The Library at Willesden Green, Willesden
2021-10-09 19:30 - 20:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ The Yellow, Wembley
2021-10-08 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-10-07 19:30 - 20:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ Queens Theatre Hornchurch, Hornchurch
2021-10-05 19:30 - 20:30

We Like To Move It Move It @ St Margarets House
2021-09-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-09-28 19:30 - 20:30
We Like To Move It Move It | Just Another Immigration Variety Show

How do you solve a problem like immigration? Karaoke, moral philosophy and immigration controls come together in an all-immigrant variety show, serving up jokes, songs and plenty to chew over. There’s something for everyone! (But should there be?)
https://vimeo.com/594201454
What is behind our collective acceptance of immigration control? What does it say about us and what do those who have come to the UK from somewhere else want to say about it? ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle productions (in collaboration with the Philosophy Department at King’s College London) invite you to join the (very jolly) conversation. Directed by Olivier award winner Donnacadh O’Briain.
Written by Amy Ng and Donnacadh O’Briain
Produced by ice&fire theatre and Matthew Schmolle Productions
The Company – Jahmila Heath, Tomoko Komura, Gaël Le Cornec and Sergio Maggiolo
Director – Donnacadh O’Briain
Set and Costume Designer – Elizabeth Rose
Sound Designer – Tingying Dong
Stage Manager – Kayleigh Atkinson
Book tickets HERE

Asylum Monologues // Queen Marys University
2021-07-22 10:00 - 11:30

This Is Who I Am // Birkbeck University // LGBTQIA+ History Month
2021-06-29 18:00 - 19:30
“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
Read by actors and performers, This Is Who I Am is a piece of documentary theatre sharing first-hand accounts of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum about their experiences on arrival in the UK, the impact of the hostile environment and the particular challenges they face.
Bookings can be made here

Asylum Monologues//Preston City of Sanctuary//Refugee Week
2021-06-16 18:00 - 19:30
Booking here

This Is Who I Am // University of East London // Refugee Week
2021-06-15 16:00 - 17:30
Ice & Fire Present : THIS IS WHO I AM co-hosted by UEL Students, Living Refugee Archives and The Centre for Migration,Refugees and Belonging

About this event

“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
Read by performers, This Is Who I Am interweaves first hand accounts of LGBTQIA+ peoples experiences of the UK asylum process. The reading will be followed by a Q&A discussion panel.

ice&fire are a theatre company dedicated to exploring human rights stories through performance, putting human rights at the core of everything they do to make accessible theatre for a wide range of audiences across the UK.
The Actors For Human Rights project is ice&fire’s campaigning & outreach programme, presenting readings of first hand accounts of people’s experiences relating to a range of human rights themes.
This event is co-hosted by Living Refugee Archive and The Centre of Migration, Refugees and Belonging at University of East London. It is open to the public and free to access on Zoom. Booking is required via Eventbrite and an event link will be sent to you shortly.

Detention Dialogues- UNESCO Spring School 19/5/21
2021-05-19 11:30 - 12:30
Detention Dialogues( revisited )

Detention Dialogues are a series of verbatim scripts which feature the voices of migrants from different countries and continents. Created as part of IceandFire’s Actors For Human Rights project, and in collaboration with Scottish Detainee Visitors(SDV) this piece of documentary theatre allows people to share their own story as told in their own words.

Testimonies tell of people’s experience being held in immigration removal facilities across the U.K. Their powerful stories tell of an uncomfortable truth which all too often goes unheard, the Detention Dialogues project aims to address this.

UNESCO’s Spring School has featured live performances of Detention Dialogues before but this year we are presenting the material in a new way- giving participants the chance to listen to newly recorded audio extracts and explore their resonance through a different medium. Participants will be able to share thoughts in a facilitated Q&A with Steven Ritchie( Director, I&F Actors For Human Rights Scotland) and Kate Alexander (Director, SDV)

Asylum Monologues // University of Manchester // UK
2021-04-28 17:00 - 18:30
