Elena Kostyuchenko

by Christine Bacon and Noah Birksted-Breen.

iceandfire’s 2010 production, scheduled for the autumn, is a new play about six individuals who are linked by their determination to challenge the official version of the truth in their countries.

‘When I’m writing articles, I’m not scared at all. I’m on a high. It’s such a rush. The fear comes later.’

Welcome to Ramallah

It’s late afternoon when a Jewish woman arrives at her sister’s home in the occupied city of Ramallah. Dusk settles and with the call to prayer come neighbours – an uncle and nephew – to greet the new arrival. As night falls an unexpected curfew prompts the sharing of old stories which threaten to tear apart the fragile harmony of the sisters’ memories.

Crocodile Seeking Refuge Tour

Five individuals have sought asylum in the UK – from Africa to Iraq, Latin America to Iran. Linking them all is asylum lawyer, Harriet, whose dedication to her job begins to play havoc with her marriage. When her relationships begin to blur the personal and professional we are confronted with the question: ‘Where must we set our boundaries?’

...A Young Lady from Rwanda

“They came to our house in the morning. Some of them were our neighbours. The president had been killed in the night. On the radio they said nobody can go out or they will be shot. We all stayed together the whole night. And in the morning there was a knock at the door. Our next door neighbour he said ‘Now is the time for all the Tutsi cockroaches to die.’”