New Voices 3: Fairytales from Home
English Theatre Leipzig and Neues Schauspiel Leipzig present
6 countries. 6 stories. 6 languages. 6 women.
Old fairytales and legends passed down through generations.
New stories devised by an ensemble of women.
A reflection on home, migration, war and the power of storytelling to connect us.
A play performed primarily in English, with elements of Ukrainian, Portuguese, Italian, Vietnamese, Gaelic and Farsi.
Ensemble
Karen Mesquita | Brazil | Iara, the Mother of Water
Maria Gallo | Italy | Saint Maria Goretti, the virgin
Tetiana Bielun | Ukraine | The fortune-teller of St Andrew’s Eve
Asisa Schlechte | Iran | Arash the Archer
Aoife McGovern | Ireland | Selchi, the Dancer in the Moonlight
Jun | Vietnam | Toad is Heaven’s Uncle
Production
Devising Director | Josiane Segar
Artistic support & outside eye | Letizia Rivera
Acting coach & production | Connor Fox
Stage manager & production | Sophie Schulze
Hair, Makeup & Costume | Amy Varcoe
Ukrainian writer | Alina Kuvalina
This production is kindly supported by Kulturamt - Stadt Leipzig.