The play is about two families.
There is Danny, an English teenager, who lives with his mum,
a drama and English teacher. Danny’s mum and dad are
divorced – so that’s one ‘half-family’. And then there’s Zainab,
a refugee teenage girl from Syria, and her dad – the other
‘half-family’. They had to leave Syria because of the war and
now live in the UK.
Zainab and Danny both go to Bournemouth High School – and
this is where they meet! For Danny the UK is home and
English is his mother tongue, but Zainab comes from a foreign
country with a very different culture and a different language.
Things are quite difficult for her in the beginning. But thanks to
Danny, school life soon becomes much easier for her…
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Die heurige Vorstellung des Englischen Theaters „A Family Affair“, die Geschichte zweier Jugendlicher aus
verschiedenen Ländern, mit verschiedener Sprache und verschiedener Kultur, fand am 10. Jänner 2018 im
Stadttheater Wiener Neustadt statt.
Das Stück greift die Alleinerzieher- und Patchwork-Thematik auf sowie das Thema Flüchtlingsintegration.
Obwohl der Inhalt wirklich zum Nachdenken anregt, schaffen es die Schauspieler doch, dieses Thema
behutsam, mit viel Gefühl, und unterhaltsam zu behandeln.
Thank you for the performance. We all enjoyed the play!
Vienna’s English Theatre