Swallows and Armenians by Karen Babayan - an Actor Musician Theatre Production
Karen Babayan
What three words: ///effort.defeat.boats
Where East and West collide in a story of friendship and family, love and jealousy, with a good measure of sailing thrown in! Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons is a classic book about children having adventures on a lake. The Walker family have always been depicted as quintessentially English but what is not widely known is that Ransome modelled his characters on an Anglo-Armenian family from Aleppo, Syria.
This joyous actor-musician production delves into the uniquely fascinating but often fractured relationship between the British author and the family who inspired him to write this iconic book for children. This is a theatre experience all ages will enjoy. Directed by Persia Babayan-Taylor.
A pop-up art exhibition on the theme can be viewed in the theatre foyer and bar. There will be a free talk by Karen at 6.30pm prior to the performance, then to follow, audiences will be invited to join The Circle of Life, a participatory circle dance event with renown dance artist Shakeh Major Tchilingirian.
Performances on Friday 27th June 1.15pm and 7pm at stage@leeds, University of Leeds LS2 9JT.
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