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SBC Theatre welcomes Amal to Sheffield, the first City of Sanctuary

 

Credits

  • Artistic Director: Rosie MacPherson

    Assistant Director: Firas Chihi

    Producer: John Tomlinson

    Digital Director: Smart Banda

    Support Team: Khaled Aljawad, Mubanga Kauseni, Ruth Vassallo

  • Nawal, Ruaa, Layan, Muhamad, Mediya, Levyar, Selen, Samar, Loreen, Diana, Dilbreen, Nawal, Hassan, Abdelkarim, Abdelwahab, Tafawal, Omran, Sara, Shoa, Amad, Yusuf, Hasia, Mohamed, Farzana, Somaya, Oadir, Mohammed, Mshale, Maryam, Reem, Melek, Omar, Esra, Bara, Mahir, Mahari, Qadir, Slein, Ayoub, Yaqood, Mlele, Asia, Maria and Farah.

  • Ali Bird, Sheffield Hallam Performance students, Mount Lebanon Restaurant, Gemma Thompson.

 

“Welcome, Amal! We are The Welcome Party! We’re your new friends! We’ll show you around…”

To celebrate the arrival of Amal (Good Chance and Handspring Puppet Company) to Sheffield we are throwing an unforgettable performance party!

In weekly creative sessions, young people from Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan and their families come together to explore their creativity, make new friends and practise English. We share stories and food, we play games and our favourite music, we teach other dances, we practise our camera skills (we’re making a behind the scenes documentary!) and we plan the dream party for our special guest, Amal.

Credit: Directed by Gemma Thorpe

“welcome to our home… “

The Welcome Party were the first group to officially welcome Amal to Sheffield, greeting her at Victoria Quays in front of a gathered crowd of 3,000 people. We presented our performance poem, written by our young ensemble aged 4-18 and performed it with the Lord Mayor of Sheffield Gail Smith. We then led the parade, singing and playing the percussion, back to Tudor Square to enjoy the rest of this truly magical day.

Co-creators

Nawal, Ruaa, Layan, Muhamad, Mediya, Levyar, Selen, Samar, Loreen, Diana, Dilbreen, Nawal, Hassan, Abdelkarim, Abdelwahab, Tafawal, Omran, Sara, Shoa, Amad, Yusuf, Hasia, Mohamed, Farzana, Somaya, Oadir, Mohammed, Mshale, Maryam, Reem, Melek, Omar, Esra, Bara, Mahir, Mahari, Qadir, Slein, Ayoub, Yaqood, Mlele, Asia, Maria and Farah.

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