Coming to the Wales Millennium Centre’s Weston Studios in Cardiff this month, for one weekend only, is Fabio Geda’s play In The Sea There Are Crocodiles, a dramatic story of survivorship told from the perspective of a 10-year-old child.

When Einaiat Akbari’s village falls under Taliban rule, he and his mother flee. He’s soon left alone, however, in a strange and hostile world, hoping he’ll be able to find a new place to call home. For five years, Einaiat lives by the skin of his teeth, travelling through Europe until he reaches Italy, hardened by experiences that should be well beyond his years. It makes for a good companion piece to WMC’s The Boy With Two Hearts, which also champions the experiences of asylum seekers. 

Produced by Mary Loudon and adapted and directed by Nicola Moran, the young company that performs In The Sea There Are Crocodiles, LoudonMoranProductions, was founded specifically for it. Proceeds from the play go towards a charity called Young Roots, providing aid to child refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

words HANNAH COLLINS