The Hundred
we Are
The Yard Theatre
A play by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, translated by Frank Perry & supported by the Arts Council of England, about making sense of life through fantasy, memory and imagination.
Writer: Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Translator: Frank Perry
Director: Jamie Harper
Producer: Hugo Thurston
Designer: Florence McHugh
Lighting Design: Joshua Pharo
Sound Design: Josh Richardson
Cast: Karen Archer, Elien Hanselaer & Katherine Manners.
Translator: Frank Perry
Director: Jamie Harper
Producer: Hugo Thurston
Designer: Florence McHugh
Lighting Design: Joshua Pharo
Sound Design: Josh Richardson
Cast: Karen Archer, Elien Hanselaer & Katherine Manners.
Press:
"Jonas Hassen Khemiri's The Hundred We Are is a piece that eludes easy definition. It is surreal, playful and quietly devastating. It is about the multiplicity of the individual, the unreliable nature of memory, the lies that we tell ourselves in order to keep on keeping on, and the constant and lingering appeal of the road not taken."
- Post Script Journal
"Jonas Khemiri’s understated and poetic script, translated from Swedish by Frank Perry, creates a world of lost dreams, where our protagonist is crushed under the weight of suffering in the war-torn world, but equally trapped by the pressure of domestic duty that society expects from her. At times warm, at others desolate, it is provocative throughout. We’re finally left with a disturbing thought: the fear that we might betray our younger selves and miss the chance to fulfil our erstwhile dreams."
- The Upcoming
"Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s dialogue is pacey yet poignant and Jamie Harper’s direction is energetic and keeps the story moving with great pace. He uses every inch of the space creating pockets of immense claustrophobia in tight corners and under the feet of the front row. This is a lovely piece of innovative, clever and intimate theatre...a wonderful exploration of how easy it is to lose our self, our dreams and our ideals."
- LondonTheatre1
Press:
"Jonas Hassen Khemiri's The Hundred We Are is a piece that eludes easy definition. It is surreal, playful and quietly devastating. It is about the multiplicity of the individual, the unreliable nature of memory, the lies that we tell ourselves in order to keep on keeping on, and the constant and lingering appeal of the road not taken."
- Post Script Journal
"Jonas Khemiri’s understated and poetic script, translated from Swedish by Frank Perry, creates a world of lost dreams, where our protagonist is crushed under the weight of suffering in the war-torn world, but equally trapped by the pressure of domestic duty that society expects from her. At times warm, at others desolate, it is provocative throughout. We’re finally left with a disturbing thought: the fear that we might betray our younger selves and miss the chance to fulfil our erstwhile dreams."
- The Upcoming
"Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s dialogue is pacey yet poignant and Jamie Harper’s direction is energetic and keeps the story moving with great pace. He uses every inch of the space creating pockets of immense claustrophobia in tight corners and under the feet of the front row. This is a lovely piece of innovative, clever and intimate theatre...a wonderful exploration of how easy it is to lose our self, our dreams and our ideals."
- LondonTheatre1