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Oval

30 Sep - 18 Nov
Yours Abundantly, From Zimbabwe
For the last eight years, foreign journalists have been banned from Zimbabwe. For the last eight years orphaned Zimbabwean children have written to the playwright Gillian Plowman.
Inspired by these funny, quirky, joyful, sad and often poetic letters, the play written by Plowman and directed by Annie Castledine and Ben Evans, tells the story of Nell, a white British woman who, on holiday in Zimbabwe, meets a young orphan boy named Enock. The subsequent correspondence between the two of them, and later his headmaster Boniface, forms the basis of this poignant and heartbreaking tale.
Yours Abundantly, from Zimbabwe, features a large cast including Gillian Wright (known to EastEnders audiences as the character Jean Slater), Aicha Kossoko, Nicholas Beveney, and Zimbabwean actors Denton Chikura and Tonderai Munyevu, offering a powerful glimpse into the lives of those living in the shadow of Mugabe.
Oval House Theatre, Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm, �12/�6 Concessions, tel: 020 7582 7680.