EXTANT Theatre - Britain's only blind theatre company - brings to stage the true story of Jacques Lusseyran, a teenage leader within the French resistance movement of occupied Paris during the Second World War.
A play in one act, followed by an epilogue, primarily set in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943, Resistance uses physical theatre, experimental dance and live audio description.
How could a blind teenager have anything to do with resistance activities against the occupying Nazi army?
Performed by six professional blind and visually impaired actors, the play unfolds with a tense, exciting narrative.
The action flicks between time, perceptions and perspectives to uncover the deep mystery at its heart.
In his autobiography And There Was Light, Jacques Lusseyran tells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of eight, became a teenage member of the French Resistance, was betrayed, captured and interrogated by Nazi SS officers, leading to his incarceration in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Adapted for the stage by blind writer Maria Oshodi, you can catch Resistance at Hereford Courtyard on Wednesday at 7.45pm. Call to book on 0870 1122330.
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