Foursight Theatre in collaboration with Black Country Touring & English Heritage present:

APNA GHAR

Home is ...

... where my children are

... the innocence of childhood

... where the air smells familiar

... being close to those I love ...

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A new performance inspired by the stories of Asian women in the Black Country. Stories of home – homes left behind and new homes made.

Stories of school and children's games, of separation and duty, of pink cities and terraced houses, cornflakes, chips, chapattis and dahl. Travelling across continents, adapting to change, discovering lands of colour - women adapt and survive the many journeys from the innocence of childhood through to marriage and adult life.

Through live performance, recorded interview, music, sound and dance, the audience will be taken on a journey through the lives of these women: their strength and determination, their hopes and their desires.

With our thanks to all the women who gave their time and voice in the making of this project.

Apna Ghar forms part of Black Country Touring's reSonAte programme, which is about developing South Asian contacts, promoters, projects and audiences. If you would like to know more about Black Country Touring, please visit their website at http://www.blackcountrytouring.co.uk/

Apna Ghar is also the outcome of an English Heritage Outreach project. English Heritage champions England 's historic environment and aims to actively engage people from all backgrounds in sharing their own perspectives on heritage and learning from, enjoying and valuing the historic environment.  If you would like to know more about the work of English Heritage, please visit their website

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1657