Slave: A Question of Freedom

The true story of a girl's stolen childhood and her journey to freedom...

This exceptional award-winning play tells Mende Nazer’s inspirational story. Set in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and London, the story of her joyful childhood and subsequent enslavement is told by an outstanding ensemble of eight international actors as a feast of storytelling, music and dance.

Slave: A Question of Freedom celebrates Mende’s indomitable spirit, the beauty of the ancient Nuba culture, and exposes the inhumanity and horror of trafficking and modern slavery. Mende’s story transcends borders and her voice beckons us to consider the essence of freedom, and to offer thoughts on how to help the 49.6 million people around the world enslaved today.

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“The play’s integrity and timeliness had the audience rapt. Like Mende, we can and should make a difference by standing up and being counted.” 
– Manchester Evening News

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“This show packs a serious punch/ This is first-class theatre – powerful, moving and disturbing.”
– Liverpool World

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“Committed, campaigning, true-life drama”
– Theatre Reviews North

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“Does not shrink from reality, a powerful personal story and a clarion call on behalf of all victims of slavery and trafficking today.”
– The Spy In The Stalls

Join us following the performance on Thursday 24 October at 4:30pm for an anti-slavery symposium in the Exhibition Gallery.

This thought provoking round-table discussion will explore the issue of modern slavery and the challenges faced, particularly by women, in negotiating a place of safety through the asylum system.  It will be led by Dr Rubina Jasani from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Unit at The University of Manchester alongside women from Women Asylum Seekers Together.  WAST women are experts by their lived experience and will share some of their stories which resonate with Mende’s story in ‘Slave – A Question of Freedom.’