SWIM, AUNTY, SWIM!

Swim, Aunty, Swim! by Siana Bangura

“Swim, Aunty, Swim! is a poetic story of friendship, loss, sisterhood, motherhood, and the sublime power of water.”

20 May — 01 June, Belgrade Theatre Coventry

DAT REN WE BIT BITA-LIF SOTE I BITA, NA-IN BIT SHUGA KEN SOTE I SWIT – Krio Proverb

Translation: The same rain that beats bitter-leaf until it’s bitter, beats sugar cane until it’s sweet.

Fatu is in search of a new life and a fresh start. Leaving London behind, she makes her way to Coventry, where she forms a friendship with fellow members of her new church, Aunty Blessing and Aunty Ama. This fiery, entertaining, and sharp-witted duo of West African women in their prime, are also navigating changes and transitions in their own lives.

What begins as light-hearted fun and a distraction from the mundane routine of life and church, becomes a ritual of healing and rebirth, after a season of grieving.

On Ama’s whim, the three of them embark on a watery challenge that might just send them out of their depth.

This heartwarming and powerful new play, set across Lagos, Accra, Freetown, London, Birmingham, and Coventry, is a truly universal story that will connect with everyone.

Swim, Aunty, Swim! is written by Siana Bangura and directed by Madeleine Kludje.

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