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August 2024
Cheryl Martin talks about the issues tackled in the musical, the impact theatre can have and the importance of supporting local arts organisations.
Sanctuary is your first Red Ladder show as director. How did it come about? Work started on it last year before I arrived, but in a previous role I worked for about eight years with mostly women asylum seekers and refugees creating big community shows in Manchester. So while I didn’t choose this play, if I […]
Award-winning playwright, campaigner and co-creator of ‘Sanctuary’ Sarah Woods discusses the origins of the musical, the importance of artistic collaboration, and why theatre can help tackle serious subjects.
Where did the idea for Sanctuary come from? Boff and I have been collaborating for a while now. We’ve done quite a lot of work co-creating community pieces, largely for Welsh National Opera, with people seeking refuge and asylum, and this was a story that we came to over a number of years. We also […]
Boff Whalley, co-creator of Sanctuary, discusses the idea behind the story, the power of musicals and why this is a story that needs to be told.
Writer and composer Boff Whalley is the co-creator of Sanctuary along with award-winning playwright Sarah Woods. Here, he discusses the idea behind the story, the power of musicals and why this is a story that needs to be told. Where did the idea for Sanctuary come from? It came from the fact that Sarah and […]
Red Ladder Theatre Company statement concerning the recent racist riots and violent disorder
We have been shocked and appalled by the recent racist, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant attacks and rioting that brought fear and destruction to our streets. As a theatre company with a rich tradition of amplifying voices that are often overlooked in society, including refugees and asylum seekers, we stand in solidarity with all those impacted by […]
