25 Sep - 31 Oct  |  For everyone aged 10+

Unicorn Theatre presents

 

The Garbage King

When Mamo meets Dani in a graveyard in Addis Ababa, he sees a spoiled little rich boy. To someone who’s been abandoned on the city streets and forced to flee child-traffickers, it seems that only a fool would run away from such a privileged life.

But the two runaways turn out to have more in common than they first imagine, and soon strike up an unlikely friendship. And when the struggle for survival draws them into a street gang, they rapidly find themselves entirely dependent on their ties to their gang-mates, and one another.

Inspired by the true stories of courageous African children growing up on the edge of destitution, the Unicorn follows its acclaimed adaptation of Siobhan Dowd’s The London Eye Mystery with the world stage première of Elizabeth Laird’s hit novel. Live music and Jean Chan’s Linbury-Prize winning set made from recycled and found objects combine in a striking production that brims with the sight and sounds of the Ethiopian capital city.

”The characters are alive and three-dimensional, and the texture of life in Ethiopia… the details of place, are conveyed in a way that makes them almost instantly recognisable, no matter how unfamiliar the reader may be with the country.” The Guardian on Elizabeth Laird’s novel The Garbage King.

 

FAMILY DAYS
3, 10, 17, 31 October
Enjoy the full Unicorn experience - attend a 90-minute drama and puppetry workshop, see The Garbage King and meet members of the cast.  All tickets £26 per person.

MEET THE AUTHOR
Elizabeth Laird will give a post-show Q&A after the 1.30pm and 7pm shows on 7 October.

POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS
With the Cast and Director. After the 1.30pm performances on 13, 14, 20 and 21 October.

 

Are you a teacher interested in The Garbage King? Check out our teachers event.

To celebrate the opening of The Garbage King, the Unicorn has teamed up with Recyclewise. Find out more about  how you can help the Unicorn and the environment by recycling your old phone.