the burma play

... a superb melding of the talents of a writer, performers and director who obviously believe in what they are doing to create a moving and powerful evening of theatre. Author Pam Sandiford has combined scholarly research and humanitarian passion with an awesome gift for putting words into mouths to unfold her story.

The play, constantly updated, communicated a potted history of Burma from British colonisation to the present. David Bowen, sensitive, vulnerable and versatile, and Cilla Baynes, optimistic, inscrutable and grounded, were the two superb performers who seamlessly took on many roles - Evening Mail, Cumbria

the burma play is a sharp, clear and vivid way into the complicated back story of Burma/Myanmar.

It has a track record of performances for Amnesty groups, conferences, high schools, theatres and arts centres, and at the Burmese community in London's Thingyan festival.

The play highlights the U.K.’s special connection with Burma. It has been part of celebrations in Edinburgh and Sheffield when the freedom of these cities was granted to Burmese democracy leader and Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi in her absence.

In lively post-show discussions Burmese people and activists bear witness to their own experience – of the flight from brutal repression, of life in refugee camps. Others say frankly – before we knew nothing: now, we do. The production is a call to action, encouraging people to get involved with the Burma Campaign UK, to donate funds, and to lobby their MPs.

the burma play is approximately one hour long.

These performances are generously supported by