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Through the Wire goes to Melbourne
For many, our refugee situation is a moral dilemma. Asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without 'proper authorisation' are placed in mandatory detention. Through the Wire is a powerful, gripping true re-telling of amazing human spirit in a world of corruption and tragedy.
In 1999, a young Iranian bought a passage to England. He was without passport or visa, and on arrival presented himself as a refugee. He then learned that he was, in fact, in Perth, Australia, and was put into detention for the next 4 years.
So begins Mohsen Soltany Zand's story of his escape from Iran, and his 4-year detention in Perth and Port Hedland Immigration Detention Centres, and Roebourne Prison in WA. His is just one of four refugees' stories in Through the Wire, stories of the persecution in their homelands that lead them to seek better lives in a new country.
A sell-out hit at the 2004 Sydney Festival, Through the Wire is a play about ordinary people thrown into extraordinary situations halfway round the world from their homes. Through the Wire is a story of people wanting a new life, but first having to endure restraint, persecution and long amounts of time simply not knowing what will happen next. Through the Wire is also the stories of just a few Australians who took steps to develop life-changing relationships with the detainees.
Season Details: THROUGH THE WIRE
Venue:
Grant Street Theatre
Victorian College of the Arts,
Grant Street, Southbank
Dates:
11 May - 28 May
Bookings:
(03) 9685 5111
General Enquiries:
0437 742 383
Through the Wire is presented by Performing Lines in association with the Melbourne Theatre Company (a department of the University of Melbourne)
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