We Need New Names

Author(s): Based on the book by NoViolet Bulawayo, adapted by Mufaro Makubika
Company: Fifth Word and New Perspectives in association with Brixton House
Running time: 1h 50min approx
Age recommendation: 14+

Paradise. Home of 10-year-old Darling and her friends: four children on the edge of innocence. A playground overflowing with mischief and games where they imagine countries a luxurious life away from theirs in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe.

But when Darling moves to Michigan, the western world she encounters as a teenager is far from the American utopia of her dreams…

Performances

Brixton House, London 28 Apr–6 May 2023

The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford 9–10 May 2023

Derby Theatre, Derby 12–13 May 2023

HOME Manchester, Manchester 17–20 May 2023

Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne 23–25 May 2023

Key Theatre, Peterborough 27 May 2023

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol 30 May–3 Jun 2023

The Crucible / Lyceum Theatre / Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield 5–6 Jun 2023

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham 9–10 Jun 2023

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