This February, Theatre Royal Stratford East’s Gerry’s hosts a festival showcasing work focusing on the current state of affairs in the world today from 8 new theatre companies and artists. Playing across both the studio and the café space, Stronger than Fear – a festival of hope, opens 8 February and runs until 24 February.
In reaction to recent times, the festival aims to channel hope, positivity and community – theatre that galvanises and uplifts. The participating companies will showcase a wide range of performance forms that break traditional notions of theatre and the 8 pieces cover topics including race, gender, nationality and bringing communities together – February is set to be ambitious and full of activity.
Producer of Gerry’s Daisy Hale said today “Recently, I’ve seen a lot of great, powerful work commenting on our world today, but so often I leave with a sense of ‘What should I do now?’ ‘Where can I go to change this or talk about this?’ and ultimately a sense of sad catharsis. That’s why I wanted to create this festival and call on artists to bring us their work about today’s issues in all its widest ranges, but also to uplift their audiences, galvanise them with resources, options and hope. This is about theatre that goes beyond the room.”
The festival includes:
The Girl with Glitter in her Eye 8 – 10 February 7:15pm
F*cking European 8 – 10 February 9pm
Beyond the Blue 15 – 17 February 7:15pm
Moon-stained, a collection of conversations 15 – 17 February 9pm
Timbuktu 22 – 24 February 7:15pm
Play Ground 22 – 24 February 9pm
Polaris 6 & 14 February 7:30pm
The Welcome Revolution 21 February 7:30pm
Full details of the festival can be found here. http://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows
