Diary of an expat
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ LONDON THEATRE 1
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Faced with an uncertain future, an expat shares a decade of living in the hinterland between being British and Italian.
DIARY OF AN EXPAT is a solo show, directed by Katharina Reinthaller (Labels, Fringe First Winner 2015), telling the comic story of the encounter between modern migrant Cecilia and London – a contemporary El Dorado craved by generations of young Europeans.
Faced with the possibility of having to leave her home of ten years, Cecilia Gragnani is sharing her personal experience and testimonials of others to ask: what does it feel like to be an expat? A comic story of the encounter between a modern migrant and London – a contemporary El Dorado craved by generations of young Europeans – Diary of an Expat looks at the road to becoming a British citizen, embracing a new nationality whilst staying true to your roots, and the knocks your identity takes when no country claims you as their own. From amusing miscommunications to bewildering legal technicalities, Cecilia delves into the day-to-day of living in a country that can’t pronounce your surname.
Supported by the Arts Council UK.
TOUR DATES 2019
27th March, 7.30pm – ELECTRIC THEATRE, Guildford
https://electric.theatre/shows/paper-smokers-diary-expat/?spektrix_bounce=true
2nd – 5th April, 7.30pm – ALPHABETTI THEATRE, Newcastle
https://www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/whats-on-menu/coming-up/17-whats-on-articles/424-diary-of-an-expat
24th – 27th April, 7.45pm – TRISTAN BATES THEATRE, London
https://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/diary-of-an-expat
14th June, 7.30 pm – ST MICHAELS CHURCH Poole Road, Bournemouth
15th – 16th June, 7.30pm – THE CELLAR THEATRE, Sheffield, Migration Matters Festival
21th June, 7.30pm – PHOENIX, Exeter