The true story of a girl’s stolen childhood and her fight for survival.
Adapted from the autobiography of Mende Nazer a member of the Nuba community originally from Sudan, and directed by Caroline Clegg.
Slave: A Question of Freedom, told with an 8 person cast to be announced, shines a light on the inhumanity of modern slavery and trafficking that takes place in towns and cities around the world today.
It is told in the voice of the writer Mende Nazer who eventually gained her freedom and is now a nurse.
From the autobiography “Slave (Virago)” by Mende Nazer & Damien Lewis
Written by Kevin Fegan
Adapted for stage and directed by Caroline Clegg
Directed by Caroline Clegg; Written by Kevin Fegan; From the autobiography “Slave (Virago)” by Mende Nazer & Damien Lewis.
The true story of a girl’s stolen childhood and her fight for survival…
This exceptional award-winning play tells Mende Nazer’s inspirational story. Set in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and London, the story of her joyful childhood and subsequent enslavement is told by an outstanding ensemble of eight actor-musicians as a feast of storytelling, music and dance.
Slave: A Question of Freedom celebrates Mende’s indomitable spirit, the beauty of the ancient Nuba culture, and exposes the inhumanity and horror of trafficking and modern slavery.
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