Cherry Blossom: Performance And Post-Show Discussion Forum, Traverse Theatre

Berry, R. (2008) Cherry Blossom: Performance And Post-Show Discussion Forum, Traverse Theatre. [Performance]

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Abstract

<p>Part of the CRCEES Winter Festival of Central and East European Cultures</p> <p>This ambitious and critically acclaimed bilingual production, written and performed in Polish and English, tells the fictional story of a mother who leaves her family and native Poland in search of better paid work in Scotland. This fictional account of Grażyna’s experience is interwoven with selected quotes from interviews conducted with Polish migrants during the play’s development stage. On the evening of 2 October, fifty undergraduate and postgraduate students from the University of Glasgow together with staff from CRCEES attended the play, followed by a private question and answer session hosted by the writer, director and cast of Cherry Blossom.</p>

Item Type:Performance
Performance Type:Drama
Audience Size:50-100
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Berry, Professor Richard
Authors: Berry, R.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
424961Centre for Russian, Central and East European StudiesRichard BerryEconomic & Social Research Council (ESRC)ES/D005019/1SPS - CENTRAL & EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES