Silkworm |
Written by Vlad Butucea, directed by Mojisola Elufowoju.
Silkworm is the story of two young women, Abidemi and Omolade, living in a Glasgow tower block, seeking asylum from the UK Home Office on the basis of their sexual orientation, and waiting to hear the result of their case. How do they prove their claim, and how far will they be pushed in order to justify it? A witty, intimate and intense study of two vulnerable, strong women as they desperately seek the words to help them navigate their way through a savage and dehumanising system — told throughout with a lightness of touch and mordant humour.
Silkworm is the story of two young women, Abidemi and Omolade, living in a Glasgow tower block, seeking asylum from the UK Home Office on the basis of their sexual orientation, and waiting to hear the result of their case. How do they prove their claim, and how far will they be pushed in order to justify it? A witty, intimate and intense study of two vulnerable, strong women as they desperately seek the words to help them navigate their way through a savage and dehumanising system — told throughout with a lightness of touch and mordant humour.
a co-production with the Byre Theatre and in association with Assembly Festival
WORLD PREMIERE
Assembly ART Award Winner 2022
CAST
Abidemi Ewa Dina
Omolade Antonia Layiwola
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Mojisola Elufowoju
Designer Jen McGinley
Lighting Designer Katharine Williams
Composer | Sound Designer Patricia Panther
Movement Director Jack Webb
AV Designer Glenda Rome
Intimacy Coordinator Vanessa Coffey
PRODUCTION TEAM
Line Producer Gemma Smith
Production Manager Natalie Welch
Stage Manager Marisa Ferguson
Production Manager (St Andrews) Jonny Reed
Set Construction Kevin McGuinness
Production Photography Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Publicist Joseph Crerar-Blythe for The Corner Shop
WORLD PREMIERE
Assembly ART Award Winner 2022
CAST
Abidemi Ewa Dina
Omolade Antonia Layiwola
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Mojisola Elufowoju
Designer Jen McGinley
Lighting Designer Katharine Williams
Composer | Sound Designer Patricia Panther
Movement Director Jack Webb
AV Designer Glenda Rome
Intimacy Coordinator Vanessa Coffey
PRODUCTION TEAM
Line Producer Gemma Smith
Production Manager Natalie Welch
Stage Manager Marisa Ferguson
Production Manager (St Andrews) Jonny Reed
Set Construction Kevin McGuinness
Production Photography Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Publicist Joseph Crerar-Blythe for The Corner Shop