Fragments Podcast

Rank & File Theatre
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Rank & File Theatre in partnership with Arts Council England, Reading City of Sanctuary and UEL OLIve, and Reading Refugee Support Group premiered a six-part series of short films documenting the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.

Episodes

  1. 07/23/2021

    We are not party to the theft

    We are not Party to the Theft by Elizabeth Achola sees a group of freedom fights take on the oppressing military. Although there was a clear leader, each message of unity is always said in unison, and in particular: “We refuse this sham election. We are not be party to the theft.”. The theme of unity against all odds is a powerful statement, helping the listeners understand that although each podcast details a different aspect of each personal story, their unity in theatre is what brings them together. “We are not party to the theft” is based on Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which recognises that mass demonstrations have been the way people demand social change. With the fragility of human rights across the globe, people are rising up to demand for their rights and freedoms. Now, I love seeing women take up seats at the political table alongside men. My role as the “Rascal Leader” in this piece highlights the role and importance of women and our voices in championing and advocating for social change.”

  2. 07/22/2021

    Margins of Innocence

    UK detention centres, hostile environment,

  3. 07/21/2021

    My Story

    South Sudan, Juba, Conflict, War, 1960s history

  4. 07/20/2021

    My Zimbabwe

    Free Speech, Dictatorship, Zimbabwe

  5. 07/19/2021

    Hostile Environment

    Oliver Mbolokele’s Hostile Environment, is a powerful and direct message to the Home Office. Staged in a home office interview, Oliver is repeatedly asked questions along the lines of “Who are you?” and “What is your status?”, to which he replies: “My status is love. My status is loyalty. My status is my time.”. His true response to the never-ending Home Office questions is one that stays with the audience, who are the only ones in this short monologue that truly see him as he is – an individual with thoughts and feelings that go beyond a name on a piece of paper.

  6. 07/17/2021

    Violent Bureaucracy

    DWP, benefit system, disability

    Violent Bureaucracy

  7. 07/14/2021

    Episode 0 - An introduction

    Fragments was a 6 months theatre and playwriting project which took place with asylum seekers and survivors of domestic abuse online and over lockdown between January and June 2021. Here Jude Haste discusses the importance of theatre as a vehicle to promote social change, and tell untold stories that put personal experiences before stereotype. Ira Putilova is a podcast and documentary maker and non binary Russian refugee.

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Rank & File Theatre in partnership with Arts Council England, Reading City of Sanctuary and UEL OLIve, and Reading Refugee Support Group premiered a six-part series of short films documenting the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.

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