UK Premiere
Little Brother
BY AMETS ARZALLUS ANTIA AND IBRAHIMA BALDE.
ADAPTED BY TIMBERLAKE WERTENBAKER.
ADAPTED BY TIMBERLAKE WERTENBAKER.
DIRECTED BY STELLA POWELL-JONES.
15 May -
21 June 2025
21 June 2025
Overview
I am Ibrahima and this is my life
In Guinea, West Africa, Ibrahima discovers that his little brother has secretly run away from school and is heading to Europe. Ibrahima drops everything to go after him, setting off on the migrant routes of the Sahara towards the Mediterranean. Risking his life countless times, Ibrahima encounters the best and worst of humanity along the perilous road.
Celebrated playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker brings Ibrahima Balde and Amets Arzallus Antia‘s award-winning memoir to the stage for the first time. Artistic Director Stella Powell-Jones directs this modern odyssey which sweeps across borders to find a path of hope.
People
Amets Arzallus Antia and Ibrahima Balde
Writer
Writer
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Adaptor
Adaptor
Stella Powell-Jones
Director
Director
Natalie Johnson
Set Designer
Set Designer
Falle Nioke
Composer
Composer
Lati Saka
Movement Director
Movement Director
Abby Galvin
Casting Director
Casting Director
Lisa Cochrane
Stage Manager
Stage Manager
Media
“One of Britain's foremost playwrights”
The Guardian
on Timberlake Wertenbaker