About this event:
Having fled her own country, Hanna, 16, from Kosovo meets Hannah, 16, from Margate.
Hanna kissed the ground when she arrived and she loves Margate. Hannah hates Margate, and all the Kosovans coming to live there. But both of them find an escape in pop music. Can a shared love of karaoke bring about an unlikely friendship or will the racist tensions of small town Britain prevail?
In the shadow of the recent general election, when UKIP picked up over 13% of the national vote and replaced the Liberal Democrats as the party with the third largest share of the vote, at a time when prejudice is being granted a legitimate face, CultureClash and Greenwich Theatre join forces to revive John Retallack’s pulsating classic.
With razor-sharp dialogue and an uplifting karaoke score, Hannah and Hanna remains as relevant as it was when it premiered in 2001.
mobo – Winner of the 2015 Mark Ralston Enterprise Award.
60 minutes of pure action and suspense… Five stars to Greenwich for a brave choice and five stars to Culture Clash for musicalising one of the deepest wounds of our time. Beautifully told, beautifully sung.
Female Arts
genuinely very funny… the performers, Cassandra Hercules (Hannah) and Serin Ibrahim (Hanna), are engaging, fresh… Hannah and Hanna reminds us of the importance of our shared humanity and the need for basic decency.
Broadway Baby
very moving, often funny… so very important
British Theatre Guide
wonderful… I get the feeling this isn’t all Culture Clash can do ? they’re one to keep an eye on for next year
Three Weeks
versatile, emotionally vivid talent
Fest
If CultureClash continue to engage with work as intelligently as they do here, there’s a lot to look forward to
The List
a little scorcher that gets right to heart of community tensions
The Guardian
Presented by: CultureClash and Greenwich Theatre
By: John Retallack
Directed by: James Haddrell
Performed by: Cassandra Hercules & Serin Ibrahim
Performance time: 8pm
Ticket prices: £13.50, Conc £11 (£12.50 & £10 tickets plus £1 booking fee)
Suitable for ages: 12+
Details are subject to change so please make sure you check with the venue before setting out. Thanks!
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