StoneCrabs Theatre presents the award winning ‘Labels’: a Worklight production by Joe Sellman-Leava and directed by Katharinha Reinthaller. The play has been captivating audiences worldwide from prestigious venues like Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East to performances in Singapore, Denmark, Australia, and America.
- Why do we use labels?
- Do they define who we are or do they just pigeonhole us into a stereotype?
- Are you an ‘overner’ or a ‘caulkhead’ and what does that really mean?
- Isn’t it fair to say that each of us is simply made up of many intersecting layers like an onion?
- When humans are ‘processed’ like a commodity, where is the kindness and empathy?
Labels examines how the normalisation of hate-filled rhetoric and the acceptance of blaming certain groups for complex problems, leads to division in society. The show highlights one family’s true story and places it in the context of the fracturing politics of a globalised world by inviting audiences to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. Laugh, cry, and connect with a show that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and the power of storytelling. Join Joe, who was brought up in Devon in the 1990’s after his father had emigrated from Uganda to Cheltenham in the 1970’s. You can expect storytelling, comedy and powerful spoken word performances to illustrate a rollercoaster tale.
Joe explores his life through political shifts and changing attitudes, the global refugee crisis, and everyday life in multicultural Britain. There are paper planes, an awkward romance, and a humorous exploration of identity through sticky labels! Immerse yourself in a show that questions the modern world, a world in ever-increasing conflict and hostility, at the very time we most need to cooperate to solve global threats like climate crisis and ending poverty. Labels sparks meaningful conversations that resonate long after the curtains close.
When: Wednesday May 15 and Thursday May 16 from 7.30pm Where: Quay Arts, Newport. Tickets: available here: https://www.quayarts.org/event/labels/