ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS
Written by Marc-Emmanuel Soriano
Translated by Amanda Gann
Performed by Wisdom Iheoma and Ola Teniola
Presented in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre
Director Alice Hamilton
Set and Costume Design Sarah Beaton
Lighting Design Jamie Platt
Sound Design and Composition Dan Balfour
Musicians Louis Gulliver King and Alyssa Lynch
Stage Manager Jessica McGarry
Set Builder Louis Gulliver King
Production Photography Ali Wright
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‘‘In the water now up to the waist, there are some who struggle to walk, staying upright as best they can, holding what’s left of their belongings, clinging to one another, like soldiers returning from battle...”
One Who Wants To Cross has no identity.
Their nationality has little meaning.
They are from a country where leaving is forbidden.
They could be a factory worker, a geographer, or a journalist.
They could be escaping by beach, open sea, desert, or forest.
They are leaving everything behind them to reach the other side and make a new start over there, risking everything – including unimaginable suffering and often death.
Bringing a contemporary human tragedy into devastating focus, One Who Wants To Cross is a dramatic meditation on migrants, wherever their place of origin…
This production is supported by the Arts Council England.
