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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 GO ONLINE view our interactive festival map at festival.org By Train: Stratford (Underground & Overground); Hackney Wick (Overground) 18/19 Our volunteers wear yellow T-Shirts. 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 For further information on access facilities please visit festival.org/ access or email access@festival.org A full accessibility map 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. Frantic NEED HELP? FIND A VOLUNTEER Carpenters Lock Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 2 Stratford, E20 FREE Runs approx 25 mins 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