For hundreds of years, stories have been shared around the dining tables of Britain, and yet, there are still many missing…
Maison Foo, the East Midland’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, brings 2 of their multisensory storytelling experiences to LAC as part of our ‘Home Is Where The Art Is’ season.
Join us, as our global hosts bring new stories to the table, sharing personal anecdotes from their homelands in this intimate and heart warming dining table experience.
Using audio story, visual art, theatre design and live conversation, Maison Foo bring to audiences an infectiously joyous celebration of this very special community.
Audience comments:
‘What an incredible experience, if only everyone could come and have a seat at your table’
‘Intensely moving experience…a joy…it will stay with me a long time’
A Maison Foo Production. Commissioned by Derby CAN in partnership with Derby Museums and Oddfellows UK. Development supported by Evan Cornish, The National Lottery Community Fund and The National Lottery through Arts Council England.
£5 Full Price // £3 Live Pass Members
Doors open 30mins prior to the event start time.
Suitable for Age 14+
NB: We will be serving stories rather than food around the dinner table.
Content warnings: both of Maison Foo’s experiences touch on themes of migration.
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