National Theatre’s Kin is a timely drama about the experiences of refugees – review
With migration and the lives of refugees never far from the headlines – indeed, this week has seen a crunch vote on the Government’s Rwanda policy – now seems an incredibly timely moment for new play Kin, from physical theatre company Gecko, to be staged at the National Theatre.
Having originally premiered at Manchester’s HOME, it is now in London for a limited run. Devised by Amit Lahav – who also appears in the show – Kin explores the lived migration stories of the international ensemble, sharing their experiences of what ‘home’ means to them.
It’s very much a conceptual play – there is little dialogue, with the stories being told mostly through movement. There’s some impressive choreography in this piece, which is set quite beautifully to the music.
The dialogue we do hear is delivered in brief snippets, usually in another language – we picked up conversations in Hebrew, Spanish and Mandarin, and there are more besides.
