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APHIEMI

24TH - 28TH MAY 2022

THE GOLDEN GOOSE, KENNINGTON

Written by Vicki Berwick after her ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ show, 'The Mozart Question' at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester and directed by David Frias-Robles, co-creator, co-writer and director of 'Arkham Asylum' for Warners Bros. and DC Comics and director of ⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviewed ‘Us’ at the White Bear Theatre, Kennington

Oliver asks for his sister’s help but first, he needs the ultimate forgiveness

from her

ἀφίημι - a-phee-mi 

(Greek)

to set free, to send away, to let go

 

Oliver arrives at his family home, twenty years since he was last there. He finds the home unchanged, and his younger sister Lainy now caring for their elderly mother. Bad memories of their childhood come flooding back and Oliver asks for his sister’s help in bringing some peace to their lives, but for this he will need the ultimate forgiveness from his sister. 

 

Aphiemi is a re-imagining of Aeschylus' 'The Libation Bearers' set in Northern Ireland.