Liberation Squares
By Sonali Bhattacharyya
Directed by Milli Bhatia
Three teenage girls forge an unlikely friendship. They challenge each other with Tik Toks, beat-boxing, rap and dance routines… They just want to build their social media empire, or study astronomy, or become as good a rapper as Megan Thee Stallion. But they undergo a political awakening when they realise that what you say – even what you think – is viewed very differently depending who you are.
When they find themselves the target of the state surveillance ‘Prevent’ programme, they have to fight back. Friendships fracture and loyalties are tested as they pursue different avenues of resistance. In an era when dissent is being criminalised, what does it take to speak up?
Target audience age: 14yrs+
Contains sensitive subject matter including references to racism, Islamophobia, and racist and colonial violence.
Running time: Approx. 1hr 15 mins, no interval.
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TOUR DATES
APRIL – JUNE 2024
12 April – 27 April 2024
NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE
nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
0115 941 9419
30 April 2024
THE NORTH WALL, OXFORD
thenorthwall.com
01865 319 450
2 – 11 May 2024
BRIXTON HOUSE, LONDON
brixtonhouse.co.uk
020 7582 7680
16 – 18 May 2024
BIRMINGHAM REP
birmingham-rep.co.uk
0121 236 4455
24 May 2024
NORTHERN STAGE, NEWCASTLE
northernstage.org.uk
0191 230 5151
28 – 29 May 2024
CRUCIBLE PLAYHOUSE, SHEFFIELD
sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
0114 249 6000
5 – 6 June 2024
BELGRADE THEATRE, COVENTRY
belgrade.co.uk
024 7655 3055
8 June 2024
OCTAGON THEATRE, BOLTON
octagonbolton.co.uk
01204 520661
June 2024
CAST
Vaneeka Dadhria – RUQAYA
Asha Hassan – SABI
Halema Hussain – XARA
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Photography by Ali Wright
PRODUCTION TRAILER
ARTISTIC TEAM
Writer: Sonali Bhattacharyya
Director: Milli Bhatia
Set and Costume Designer: Tomás Palmer
Lighting Designer: Joshua Gadsby
Sound Designer: Elena Peña
Movement Director: Iskandar R. Sharazuddin
Dramaturgy: Afshan D’Souza-Lodhi
Creative Associate: Nic Wass
Casting: Arthur Carrington
Assistant Director: Jade Franks
Funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, with additional funding from the Unity Theatre Trust, Teale Charitable Trust, JN Derbyshire Trust and Royal Victoria Hall Foundation.