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ABOUT USWE PROUDLY SIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS, CULTURE & SOCIAL ACTIVISM.
We are the UK’s first and leading Theatre Company of Sanctuary, committed to making work with and for people seeking sanctuary (refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants). We proudly sit at the intersection of arts, culture & social activism. Through a rigorous and adventurous co-creation programme we provide thousands of people seeking sanctuary with regular, long-term making opportunities and events in order to celebrate, platform and ensure equality of opportunity.
Stand & Be Counted was founded in 2010 with a passion for platforming the voices we need more of. Our work is adventurous and highly political, merging lived experience with new ideas. We have always believed that theatre is a vital tool in the pursuit of positive social change and justice. Art is activism and by changing hearts and minds we will change policy.
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SpotlightFiras’ Story
I started my SBC journey in 2019 as a participant, Interpreter and Advisor. In 2021 I took on my first performance role, in Hidden Winter, as English and Arabic Narrator and joined the company as an Associate. I became the Community Director for Stand & Be Counted in 2022.
I am incredibly passionate about work that centres people seeking sanctuary and educates the public on these experiences. I lead on SBC’s Culturally Sensitive Spaces Initiative and Language Access - ensuring language skills are never a barrier for participants and audience. I work closely with participants before, during and after every creative project to provide ongoing support, remove barriers and ensure every opportunity is a safe and empowering experience. I’m fluent in 3 languages (Arabic, French and English) and have worked across the country as an Interpreter and Translator for various industries including work with Cast, Doncaster and the National Theatre.
SBC TIMELINE
Our Story So Far
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Rosie Macpherson & John Tomlinson Create SBC Theatre
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ELASTIC BRIDGE Debut - Tabard Theatre, London
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North West Tour of ELASTIC BRIDGE
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SBC Take INSIDE to Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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INSIDE goes to Canterbury Festival
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‘TANJA’ is taken to Houses of Parliament in partnership with City of Sanctuary
THE NEST - commissioned by NIHR, directed by Peter Bradley
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SBC Named Uk’s First Theatre Company Of Sanctuary
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‘TANJA’ - Sold out National Tour (ACE)
WINNERS of ARC, Stockton’s ‘Bridging The Gap’
THE NEST recommissioned
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WHERE WE BEGAN - Sold out National Tour (ACE)
THE JOURNEYS - caravan showcase, Brighton Festival in collaboration with Third Angel
MANIFESTO MOVE! - Latitude Festival, commissioned by Leeds Beckett University
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Applied Theatre In Practising Integrated Approaches - European Erasmus + Project, Romania
Organisation Development (Ace, Theatre In The Mill, Cast, East Street Arts)
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RESIDENT COMPANY - Theatre in the Mill, Bradford
WHERE WE ARE - Creative Documentary commissioned by Journeys Festival International, Camden People’s Theatre, Cast and Theatre in the Mill
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Can You Hear Me, Now? - commissioned by Coventry City of Culture Trust, in partnership with The Belgrade Theatre and Coventry Refugee Migrant Centre
Sheffield Embraces - commissioned by Sheffield Theatres, supported by The Victoria Wood Foundation
Coventry Welcomes - commissioned by Coventry City of Culture Trust
Soap Box Coventry - programme funded by Coventry City Council
Family Fun Days - summer and winter holiday programme commissioned by The Montgomery Theatre
Sheffield Hallam University - Guest Artist
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Secret Summer - commissioned by The Space and Theatre in the Mill, supported by The Montgomery Theatre
Together - commissioned by Sheffield Theatres, supported by The Montgomery Theatre
Youth Theatre of Sanctuary - programme continues in partnership with The Montgomery Theatre
Soap Box - programme & interactive exhibitions across Sheffield, leeds, Barnsley, Coventry and Bradford.
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A brand new audio piece and essay by Salome Hakunandaba on growing up as a refugee in the UK, the impact of racism and the importance of following your dreams.