Timberlake Wertenbaker’s stage adapatation of Amet Arzallus Antia and Ibrahima Balde’s award winning memoir Little Brother will run at the theatre from the 15th May until the 21st June.
This May, the Jermyn Street Theatre will present the world premiere of Little Brother, directed by Stella Powell-Jones and with orginal music composed by celebrated Guinean singer and percussionist Falle Nioke.
In Guinea, West Africa, Ibrahima discovers that his little brother has secretly run away from school and is heading to Europe. Ibrahima drops everything to go after him, setting off on the migrant routes of the Sahara towards the Mediterranean. Risking his life countless times, Ibrahima encounters the best and worst of humanity along the perilous road.
Timberlake Wertenbaker said: “I read Little Brother (Miñan in Basque) soon after it was published. I remember not being able to put it down despite the fact that reading Basque is not that easy for me. The story, the way it is told, Ibrahima’s spirit through all of extraordinary things he goes through, left me wanting to tell everyone about it. I felt compelled to adapt it for the theatre in order for Ibrahima’s story to be heard and shared with an audience here. The pandemic had just struck and I translated the book first, then adapted it in Basque and at last, it is coming to London’s Jermyn Street where I had always hoped it could be.”
The production will also feature set design by Natalie Johnson, costume design by Maariyah Sharjil, the lighting design by Jahmiko Marshall and the sound design is by Max Pappenheim. The movement director is Lati Saki and the casting director is Abby Galvin.
Casting has yet to be announced.
To book tickets visit: https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/little-brother/