Iceandfire

Asylum Monologues reading @ Reading University
2018-11-06 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London)
This is a closed event

This Is Who I Am reading @ Lincoln Drill Hall
2018-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Details TBC

Detention Dialogues at AVID AGM, London
2018-10-04 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London)
A reading of Detention Dialogues a new script from the Scottish arm of Actors For Human Rights. At the AVID (Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees) Annual General Meeting 2018: Detention, Activism, and lived experience in East London.
For more information click here

This Is Who I Am reading @ Friends Meeting House, Bolton
2018-09-18 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
City of Sanctuary Bolton present:

This Is Who I Am – Ice & Fire Theatre Company

7.30pm Tuesday 18 September 2018 – Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton BL1 1PP – as part of Bolton Pride 2018 Fringe

“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK about their experiences in their own country and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights Network.

“The monologues simply but powerfully illustrate the pain, hurdles and humiliation they encounter and are given an unadorned reading… the accounts speak for themselves and allow a light to be shone on the plight of a particular group of refugees that are ignored or met with incomprehension or minimisation of what they go through.” Audience Member

admission free

#ArmingtheWorld @ the Greenbelt Festival
2018-08-25 14:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
14:40 and 18:45
More info #ARMINGTHEWORLD presented by ice&fire, Teatro Vivo and takis – Greenbelt

This Is Who I Am @ Journeys Festival International, Leicester
2018-08-22 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)

This Is Who I Am reading @ Stour Space, Hackney Wick
2018-08-08 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
This is a free event

Here is a link to the event on facebook and eventbrite

Affected by Detention

What goes on in our immigration system and inside detention is often kept very hidden and migrant lives are misrepresented. Those with experience are not always in a position to speak out.
This exhibition is a series of photographs created and directed by people who have survived immigration and detention. The work is an expression of individual experiences, focusing on the matters that the individuals most wanted to communicate about their journey. It is an opportunity to hear directly from those who have been affected.
A little background…
**”It’s not good, you are locked. It’s like jail. There’s barbed wire all around the fences.’**
In the UK, the Government detains approximately 30,000 people for immigration purposes per year. Many are detained in conditions that challenge fundamental human rights, just for administrative purposes. It is not a criminal procedure, yet migrants are similarly locked up and denied their freedom.
About SIFH+…
See It From Her + (SIFH+) is a project that supports women and those who feel oppressed because of their gender identity, to have a voice and be heard through photography and image.

This Is Who I Am @ Theatre Deli Sheffield
2018-07-25 19:30 - 21:30 UTC
This is event is open to all and free
First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK about their experiences in their own country and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights Network.
“The monologues simply but powerfully illustrate the pain, hurdles and humiliation they encounter and are given an unadorned reading… the accounts speak for themselves and allow a light to be shone on the plight of a particular group of refugees that are ignored or met with incomprehension or minimisation of what they go through.” Audience Member
Supported by Lesbian Asylum Support Sheffield – LASS, ASSIST Sheffield, City of Sanctuary Sheffield and Theatre Deli Sheffield
Facebook event here

This Is Who I Am reading @ Transpride Brighton
2018-07-21

Asylum Monologues reading @ Notre Dame High, Norwich
2018-07-11 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
This is a closed reading

What Do I Know?
2018-07-08 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
What Do I Know?

Premiering at the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, What Do I Know? is a new performance piece by ice&fire looking at the effects of the current war in Yemen, taking inspiration from the poetry of Amina Atiq and the reflections and realities of Khaled Ahmed, a young, self-taught English teacher living in Yemen, played by Waleed Akhtar. Ana Silvera, an acclaimed composer and singer/songwriter of Syrian Sephardi heritage, provides the sound world of the piece and Christine Bacon dramaturgs and directs.
Followed by post-show discussion with cast and creative team

Philharmonic Music Room, Liverpool | £4.50

Detention Dialogues - the Solas Festival
2018-06-23

Asylum Monologes @ Everyman Cheltenham Theatre
2018-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
Presented by ice&fire
“This waiting for the Home Office to decide – me, I always say that it is a diplomatic form of torture. They are not raping us, they are not burning us with cigarettes, they are not hitting us with guns, but they are torturing us mentally, and that’s the worst. Because – my scars, they heal. It was painful but if I touch them now, I feel no pain. But the torture that is mental – this is constant…”
The first script created for our Actors for Human Rights project, Asylum Monologues is a first-hand account of the UK’s asylum system in the words of people who have experienced it.
The Actors for Human Rights programme was founded in 2006 and is a network of more than 700 professional actors across the UK who are dedicated to drawing public attention to human rights concerns. We respond to requests for rehearsed readings of our documentary plays and can go anywhere at any time.
ice&fire explores human rights stories through performance. We put human rights at the core of everything we do to make accessible theatre for a wide range of audiences across the UK.
https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/m-shows/asylum-monologues/

Asylum Monologues @ Tavistock Clinic/Essex University (Swiss Cottage Location)
2018-06-21 18:30 - 21:30 UTC
DIFFERENT PASTS, SHARED FUTURE:
We are both similar and different, but we will thrive together.
The Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees (University of Essex), The Tavistock Clinic, UNHCR and the Refugee Council invite you to a special event to mark Refugee Week 2018
Light refreshments provided
Entrance is free and open to all. Come and join our discussion!
In addition to discussion with panel members
Andrew Leak (UNHCR)
David Amias (Tavistock Centre)
Angelina Jalonen (The Refugee Council)
Zibiah Alfred Loakthar (CTAR)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/different-pasts-shared-future-tickets-46649177947

This Is Who I Am reading @ Home Manchester for Refugee Week
2018-06-20 19:30 - 21:30 UTC
Ice&Fire presents This Is Who I Am in partnership with Manchester Amnesty
International. Using the verbal testimonies of refugees, This Is Who I Am is a reading
that focuses on the challenges faced by LGBT people going through the UK asylum
process. Followed by a Q&A with Micro Rainbow Family, Asylum Matters & Amnesty International LGBT+ Network

This Is Who I Am reading @ Theatre Delicatessen Old Library
2018-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK about their experiences in their own country and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights Network for Refugee Week at Theatre Delicatessen Old Library
Q&A with Micro Rainbow International & UKLGIG (UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group)
https://www.theatredeli.co.uk/in-camberwell

Detention Dialogues - Glasgow
2018-06-19 | The Glad Cafe, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2HG, United Kingdom

#ArmingtheWorld at the Waterloo Festival
2018-06-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2018-06-16 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Waterloo Festival
We’re performing #ArmingtheWorld as part of the Waterloo Festival
This startling exploration of the British arms trade, is part street theatre performance, part fashion show, part interactive educational exposition, part modern-day agit-prop. Take a selfie with a fighter jet, get cosy with some tear gas and marvel at the capabilities of the UK’s most desired warhead!
Performances at:
2pm, outside 131 Lower Marsh
6.30pm outside St John’s Waterloo
FREE and open to all!
CLICK HERE for more info

#ArmingtheWorld Street Theatre Workshop, London
2018-06-16 | Waterloo Festival
Join Sophie Austin, Artistic Director of celebrated site-specific theatre creators Teatro Vivo, and Christine Bacon, Artistic Director of renowned theatre company ice&fire, as they lead a workshop for anyone, of any level of experience, curious about making exciting and innovative theatre. Learn how theatre can transform minds and present new perspectives by taking plays into public environments. ​
In this workshop Sophie and Christine will explore how to tell stories using public spaces, how to engage and interact with an audience in a safe and inspiring way and discuss the power of theatre and its ability to engage with wide and diverse audiences.
This is a 90-minute workshop.
Start time to be confirmed soon
CLICK HERE for details and to register

This Is Who I Am @ Decolonising Sexuality Festival SOAS
2018-06-09 10:00 - 22:00 UTC
A reading of This Is Who I Am – first-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK @ The Decolonising Sexuality Festival SOAS
Time of reading TBC
Facebook Event
Eventbrite Ticketing

Scottish Asylum Monologues - Knockengorroch festival
2018-05-24 - 2018-05-27

This Is Who I Am Reading @ Pride Exhibition (of Art), University Church of St Mary The Virgin, Oxford
2018-05-18 19:00 - 21:30 UTC
This is Who I am: LGBT+ Asylum Monologues
“To mark the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), theatre company ice&fire present an empowering and challenging performance of first-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK. Come and hear movingly of the particular challenges faced by LGBT+ people in countries across the world, as we seek to hope, work, and pray for change. The performance is followed by a drinks reception to launch the Oxford Pride Parade exhibition. Tickets £3, available from eventbrite.com or on the door.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1626796270690191/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/this-is-who-i-am-lgbt-asylum-monologues-oxford-pride-tickets-45524894184

This Is Who I Am reading @ AirBnB London Headquarters
2018-05-17 17:00 - 19:00 UTC
A closed reading for AirBnB of This Is Who I Am

Scottish Asylum Monologues - Glasgow
2018-05-11
UNESCO event, Glasgow University

This Is Who I Am reading @ University of Hertfordshire Oral History Showcase
2018-04-25 16:30 - 18:00 UTC
A day of presentations and reflections on the power of oral history for individuals, for
communities and for posterity.

This Is Who I Am reading @ Open Doors Camden
2018-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Opening Doors London (ODL) is the biggest charity providing information and support services specifically for older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* (LGBT*) people in the UK.
This is a closed reading.

This Is Who I Am reading @ Migrant Connections Festival
2018-04-07 10:00 - 19:00 UTC
Join us for a migrant-led festival fostering community & solidarity via education & creativity for people of all backgrounds.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1577943758926128/

Broke - Edinburgh
2018-03-29
Readings of testimonies related to homelessness and low income at a NHS Homelessness event Central Hall, Edinburgh (this is a closed event)

Palestine Monologues reading @ The City Circle
2018-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
http://www.thecitycircle.com/
