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Redemption Song on tour

Socialist Outlook no. 4, April 1997 · 386 words

of the few alternative theatre groups to have survived into the 90s with their unique form of theatre.

Banner Theatre's latest show highlights two crucial questions of contemporary injustice - the sacked Liverpool dockers and the Asylum and Immigration Act.

The play was written by African-American author Cheryl Martin and follows the story of a Janine, 16-year old student from the ivory Coast. Her flight to Britain from rape, torture and almost certain death at home is rewarded by imprisonment in a detention centre.

As usual in Banner's productions, it is their use of multimedia that makes so clear that this is much more than the powerful story of one individual but the story of countless thousands of black people whose voices are rarely heard.

The links between the struggle of asylum seekers and the Liverpool dockers are llkewise made through these mechaDon't miss It when It comes to your area.

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