‘We all live under the same sky.
It’s just that, beneath that sky, there’s some arsehole saying “don’t stand here, stand over there and shut your mouth”.’

From award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim, a poetic fable of an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. Directed by Gate Theatre’s Associate Director Yasmin Hafesji.

Wed 19 Oct – Sat 5 Nov 2022

written by Sami Ibrahim, directed by Yasmin Hafesji

Elif shears sheep for a rich landowner. Every other waking hour she spends queuing outside the palace, hoping that the King will let her live within the city walls. 

She comes from a far-away land.
She is searching for sanctuary.
And this is what we call a hostile environment.

A Gate Theatre, Paines Plough and Rose Theatre production.

★★★★ The Observer
★ The Scotsman
★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide
★★★★★ Robbie’s Backstage Bants
★★★★ The Skinny