My Hands Are Tied

How far would you go to succeed?

How much are you trapped in your lifestyle?

How long would you suffer in silence?

Afrocats are proud to present their new performance piece, My Hands Are Tied.

This exciting and energetic production involves dance, drama, humour and tragedy.

My Hands Are Tied looks at the many ways that we can all be enslaved. Oppression occurs in our society as well as in the developing world. There are changes we all can make to free ourselves and others.

In two parts, it begins by exploring stories of female trafficking and child labour, also looking at the origins of slavery. In the second part, three characters face struggles in modern Western society. They are ultimately thrown together and forced to confront the paths of their own lives.

The piece features both Afrocats members and students from Levenshulme High School. Don’t miss this powerful and moving piece in the year that marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.

Performance dates:

Fri 12th Oct 7.30pm 2007
Sat 13th Oct 7.30pm 2007

Zion Arts Centre, Stretford Road, Hulme

£6.50 / £3.50 conc

Happy Birthday!  The time has come – time to go home…

Home was somewhere you fled years ago to save your life.  Home then became the back of a lorry for fourteen days.  Home is now here in the UK.  Today you’re turning 18 and a letter from the Home Office is telling you to leave, to return to ‘your home’.  A home that you may not even remember…or a home that does not remember you.  When this happens, where is home?

Where Is Home? shares the real stories of a new generation of refugees and asylum seekers, exploring the human aspect behind one of the most controversial political issues of our time.

This moving, powerful and involving performance features drama, African dance and live music.  Performed by a young cast whose personal experiences helped to shape the piece, Where Is Home? questions our understanding of ‘home’, and the universal need to belong.

The play toured at the following venues in 2005 and 2006 and will be touring nationally at some point in the near future. Watch this space for details of upcoming new shows and performances.

Thurs 30 Nov 2006

Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Fri 17 Nov 2006

Contact Theatre, Manchester

Tues 14 Nov 2006

Robert Powell Theatre, University of Salford

Fri 21st Oct 2005

Zion Arts Centre, Manchester

Fri 9 & Sat 10 Sept 2005

Green Room, Manchester