GLOBAL STREETS MON 23 - FRI 27 JUNE QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK
GLOBAL STREETS MON 23 - FRI 27 JUNE QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK
The Legend of Hamba
Libyan Street Theatre
Tiata Fahodzi
The National Theatre of Tripoli & Periplum
Mon 23 June –
Thu 26 June 20:30
Global
Streets
Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park
1
2 3
Kadogo, Child Soldier
2 The Legend of Hamba
3 Libyan Street Theatre
Please note all shows
have limited capacity.
1
GETTING HERE
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,
Stratford, E20
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By Train: Stratford
(Underground & Overground);
Hackney Wick (Overground)
18/19
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They can help you with directions and
any other enquiries.
By Bus: 388, 308, 25, 69, 86, 97, 104,
108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276,
339, 425, 473, D8, N8, N86
All performances of Kadogo,
Child Soldier are captioned
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facilities please visit festival.org/
access or email access@festival.org
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can be downloaded from
queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk
In 1914 young Hamba sets
off to war. He wins and loses
empires, becomes a king, a
beggar, a oligarch and a thief.
But 100 years later he is no
closer to home and his spirit
lives on through a strange and
powerful mask. The Legend of
Hamba is a modern mystery
play created by Tiata Fahodzi,
See article on page 10
Commissioning credits page 26
GDIF is delighted to be presenting a
midweek, evening programme of exciting
outdoor theatre close to the ArcelorMittal
Orbit at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,
London’s newest visitor destination.
Featuring thought-provoking and
compelling contemporary outdoor
productions telling globally resonant
stories, the programme includes new work
created by Libyan performers specifically
for the Festival, performances from
Britain’s leading African theatre company
and the UK premiere of a Chilean street
theatre production exploring the tragedy
of child soldiers, which combines heartfelt
performances, live music, ingenious staging
and fire effects.
By DLR: Stratford
By Car: Paid parking at Westfield
Stratford City, Stratford International
station and the Stratford Centre.
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Britain’s leading African theatre
company. It is named after
the word meaning ‘let’s go!’ in
Ndebele, one of the three major
languages of Zimbabwe, and its
sense of urgency and perpetual
forward motion sets the pace for
this whirlwind of a contemporary
fable. Told in a unique physical
style by extraordinary looking
characters who have landed from
another world Hamba tells us the
timeless story of winning, losing
and surviving.
“the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
is the one of the most ambitious