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!