Wives of Guantanamo Inmates — the Opera

From The Southbank Centre

Waiting – A play by Victoria Brittain

Date: March 12th and 13th. Time: 7.45pm
Venue: Purcell Room
Southbank Centre (near Waterloo station)

“Five women speak and sing their stories in their own words, stories of the unseen fallout of the war on terror. These are stories of real women from cultures as varied as Senegal, Jordan, Palestine and the English Midlands. They mostly came to the UK as refugees, or married refugees, but after 9/11 the world they loved here vanished overnight. One after another they were engulfed by private terror.”

“After each performance, Victoria Brittain chairs a debate discussing the issues raised during the evening. The panels include Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Gareth Peirce, Manjinder Virk, Riz Ahmed, Salma Yacob, Vanessa Redgrave and Moazzam Begg.”