Tanika's Journey
From: Wednesday, 26th September 2012
To: Saturday, 20 October 2012
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Synopsis
Tanika's Journey is an insight into the world of a young Sri Lankan girl who escapes from the aftermath of a bloody war and embarks on a dangerous journey that will push her to the limits.
Our Review:
1 October 2012
Walking into the auditorium at the Southwark Playhouse's Vaults, the audience enters a snow-filled landscape populated by sparse trees in a swirling, ethereal fog. On a postcard, the image would be tranquil and beautiful, but in reality, it's a harsh, unforgiving terrain, one that could easily lead to death.
Tanika's Journey charts the story of young, deaf Tanika, a Tamil refugee who is escaping war in Sri Lanka to travel to England via a trek across the forests of the Ukraine. As she rests, exhausted, in the snow-covered clearing, she remembers her previously happy family life in Sri Lanka and the milestones in her refugee journey.
Deafinitely Theatre's moving production combines dance, sign language, music and speech, with just the right amount of humour and warmth to lighten the dark subject matter. In places though, the mixture of forms does not sit happily, and a few scenes are a little hard to follow without an understanding of sign language. But thi...
Creative
Deafinitely Theatre (Producer)
Paula Garfield (Director)
Simon Daw (Design)
Ben Rogers (Lighting)
Philippa Herrick (Sound)
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