Writers and performers announced for HOME? at the Old Vic Theatre

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As part of their next One Voice series of monologues, presented for free as part of Your Old Vic, today The Old Vic  have announced the writers and performers for Home?.

Curated by actor and refugee-child Noma Dumezweni, HOME? connects global voices, stories and experiences to mark Refugee Week 2021 across three new commissions, created in collaboration with refugee artists. The three specially commissioned monologues are: Now I’m Gonna Get Paid, written by Dina Nayeri and performed by Betsabeh Emran; The Displaced, written by Viet Thanh Nguyen and performed by Elizabeth Chan, Taheen Modak, John Pfumojena and Michael Phong Le; and Then and Now, written by Natasha Walter and performed by Harriet Walter. All three of the monologues are directed by Old Vic Baylis Director, Katy Rudd.

The series of world premiere monologues will celebrate and recognise those who have sought safety from their homes, their place within our collective community and the journey that it took to get there.

Noma Dumezweni, who curated the series of monologues, said: “The voices who speak to this worldwide journey, physical and emotional are desperately needed. I thank The Old Vic for giving me this curating gig. I learned. Our writers’ voices were a privilege to get involved with”.

HOME? is part of The Old Vic’s One Voice series, funded by the TS Eliot Estate, celebrating the rawest of theatre forms – a single voice on a stage without scenery and with nothing to rely on but words. It follows QUEERS, curated by Mark Gatiss, currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube, originally commissioned in 2017 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, which has two new commissions with stories from the LGBTQ+ community to mark this year’s Pride Month.

You can find out further information about The Old Vic’s One Voice series and book tickets for Home? by visiting their website here .