Bad Immigrant
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It's a roller disco about immigration. Obvs.
Post-Brexit, UK immigrant Jennifer, is told “go home.”
But Canada doesn’t want her either.
So, she straps on skates, embarks on a hilarious and chaotic quest, asking: why can’t we all just belong?
Jennifer Irons, a UK immigrant from Canada, is told after Brexit to "go home". But she hasn't lived there in 25 years, and the kicker: Canada doesn't want her either.
Apparently, she's too old, too broke and not sporty enough?
Channeling her childhood hero, 'Canada's sweetheart' Elizabeth Manley, Jennifer straps on roller skates and dives helmet-first into a glittering world of freewheeling misfits.
With German techno, dancing salmon and absurd humour, award-winning choreographer and dancer Jennifer embarks on a chaotic, darkly surreal quest through colonialism, identity and the search for belonging.
This show is creative captioned.
‘This is an exceptionally engaging and uplifting piece which illustrates its points fantastically without sinking into inspirational pastiches or caricatures.’ ★★★★★
‘Funny, raw and unexpectedly uplifting, Bad Immigrant left me rolling out of the theatre feeling hopeful in a time that rarely is.’ ★★★★
‘Bad Immigrant is a unique, bonkers journey through belonging, colonialism and identity’ ★★★★
‘Bad Immigrant is one that every person owes to themselves to go and see.’ ★★★★
Credits
Conceived, written, and performed - Jennifer Irons
Director - Tom Roden
Dramaturg - Lou Cope
Sound design and original music - Stewart Baxter
Lighting - Lucy Hansom
Design - Nicolai Hart Hansen
Projection Design - Harshini J. Karunaratne
Captions Operator - Harshini J. Karunaratne, Raph Lambrakis-Haddad
Production Manager - Simon Booth
Roller skating Coaches - Danielle Taylor and Frankie J. Plague
Creative Collaborators - Sophie Passmore and Majid Dhana
Research Consultant - Dr. Martha Newson and Dario Brentin
Project Producers - Lisa Wolfe, Madeleine Wilson
Tour Producer - Natalie Richardson
Photo Credits - Rosie Powell, Zoe Mander
Film Credits - Rosie Powell, Zach Walker, Raph Lambrakis-Haddad
Marketing - Andrea Edwards
Social Media - 3amEnergy
Design - Tom Partridge
PR - SFP Communications
Evaluation - Kirsten Hutton
Production Assistant (Friday) - Christian From
Production Assistant (Saturday) - Nick Lawson