Open Sky Theatre Company presents

The Home by Gill Parsons

In the impoverished, post-war London of the 1950s, seven-year-old Uma lives with her brothers and her working-class parents; Ronnie and Shahine. When Uma is removed from the family home by the state and placed indefinitely in a rural convalescent home, a personal odyssey begins. Uma must contend with the formidable Sister, racist bullying and a hostile environment. Cut off from her family and armed only with her trusty teddy bear, Uma will learn a new meaning for the word home.

Writer Gill Parsons is a retired lecturer and magistrate. The Home was developed from her own lived experience as a child. Co-created by Claire Coaché and Lisle Turner, the artistic directors of Hereford’s own Open Sky, the work combines new writing with physicalised performance, object manipulation, sound design and music, from both past and present. 

Open Sky is a multi-award-winning production company specialising in the interface between live theatre and technology, and are returning to The Market Theatre after a long absence.  Funded by the UK Government.

Suitable for ages 12+.