the company
northern international theatre

northern international theatre is a group of theatre professionals who came together specifically to present the burma play as a means of drawing attention to the plight of the Burmese people.

Performers Cilla Baynes and David Bowen
Musician Omar Sattaur
Writer Pamela Brough Sandiford
Director David Bell
Photography Damian Hughes (www.dphphotography.co.uk)

Writer Pamela Brough Sandiford is based near Flash, the highest village in England. Her Diary of a Moorland Winter was narrated by Prunella Scales for BBC Radio 4.

Director David Bell was born in Burma. He has clocked up more than 50 plays including Amadeus and The Tempest in regional, touring and fringe theatre.

Anglo-Burmese performer Cilla Baynes’s father was in the government buildings in Rangoon, in the next room to Aung San, the independence leader and father of Aung San Suu Kyi, when he was assasinated in 1947. She runs Community Arts Northwest, based in Manchester, and was awarded the MBE for her work with refugees and asylum seekers.

Actor David Bowen works extensively in television and theatre, including major roles for Compass, Northern Broadsides and the New Vic, North Staffs.

Musician and composer Omar Sattaur lived and worked as an engaged journalist in South Asia before moving to Buxton. He performs with a number of ensembles locally.

This play is supported by



There are many oppressive regimes across the world; however Burma presents a combination of circumstances that makes a compelling case for action. As such, and in line with the call from democratically-elected representatives of the Burmese people, The Co-operative does not trade with Burma, The Co-operative Travel has delisted the country as a tourist destination, and The Co-operative Bank will not finance any commercial organisation with a significant presence in Burma.