Details

Through its stories and songs, East touches upon a huge range of human experiences. There's an amazing and flourishing Bangla culture scene in the East End, but it's also part of a complex ecosystem which consists not only of other contemporary cultures but also the older English and immigrant cultures that came before it. East embraces this. We have Bangladeshis telling Jewish stories and vice-versa. We have English, Traveller, Bangla, Korean, Thai, Somali and Middle-Eastern and Jewish contributions. Comprising of people from the local community (living in or otherwise linked to Tower Hamlets) supported by three professionals: storytellers Shamim Azad and Sef Townsend, and theatre-maker/musician Paul Burgess. We gather and share a mix of traditional tales and real-life personal stories, along with music from our various cultures.

Creatives/Company

Company: Daedalus Theatre Company